Senior Health & Nutrition Officer – Abala
JOB DETAIL
ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender equality, youth, research, technology, communication, and social marketing — creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development and humanitarian challenge in more than 70 countries. FHI 360’s Crisis Response team is responding to the humanitarian emergency in Tigray, focusing on emergency health, nutrition and WASH activities to support the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Under supervision of the Health Coordinator, the Senior Health & Nutrition Officer is responsible for overseeing all start-up health and nutrition activities under the FHI 360 sub-office. S/he will be responsible for managing Health and Nutrition staff, sub-office coordination, cross-sector collaboration, and general management of the sub-office’s Health and Nutrition implementation. S/he will provide technical guidance to ensure that program implementation adheres to appropriate international technical standards and guidelines are technically sound.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DELIVERABLES
Program Management:
- Oversees the implementation of integrated health and nutrition project in three woredas and ensuring that the quality standards and state of the art are met.
- Ensures effective start up, management, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of integrated health, and nutrition projects in three woreads.
- Provide support and guidance to the project team and implementing partners; assess training needs, plan & provides training/guidance for staff in setting up new OTP and SC sites and PHC/RMNCH services and IYCF activities.
- Facilitate trainings for health professionals in Community based Management Acute Malnutrition, PHC and IYCF.
- Participating in and/or leading health, nutrition, and/or multi-sectoral assessments as required.
- Manages all FHI360 resources (equipment, supplies, HR) committed to emergency and other nutrition activities
- Conducts regular field visits to provide supportive supervision to the projects.
- Leads the development of work plans, POPs, budgets, and other required program documents for integrated health and nutrition projects in three woredas.
- Closely work with the finance and program team to ensure that program budgets are realistic, that they are efficiently used complying with donor requirements, and that reports are submitted in a timely manner.
- Conducts regular field visits and review meetings with government officials to monitor the implementation of integrated health and nutrition programs.
Representation and communication
- Represents FHI360 in Zonal level nutrition and health coordination and other forum.
- Documents findings and recommendations of field visits for follow-up actions; shares as appropriate.
- Oversees and leads the development and submission of program reports, ensuring completeness, accuracy and timeliness for three woredas.
- Documents lessons learned in specific technical areas of the woredas.
Staff and Budget Management
- Manage the health and nutrition team in the woredas.
- Conduct regular performance management. This includes work plans and performance reviews.
- Engages in recruitment process of staff for the project as necessary.
- Performs other related tasks as required
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor or Post-graduate degree in public health and related field.
- Minimum 6 years field experience in humanitarian work, including significant experience in managing integrated projects.
- Excellent leadership, coordination and management experience.
- Knowledge of latest health related technical guidelines and standards in emergency nutrition and health.
- NGO Experience in CMAM/IYCF and PHC/RMNCH/IMNCI
- Experience in budget management, report writing and computer skills
- Experience in quality assurance in a clinical setting desirable.
- Demonstrated ability for leadership and independent decision making
- Strong interpersonal skills & excellent team player.
- Willingness and ability to work in hardship environment.
- Cultural and gender sensitivity
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Amharic
This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
FHI 360 is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.
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FHI 360 will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.
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