Save the Children (SC) has an opening for the following position. If you are interested to join our team, please review below position specification and requirement to help you make a decision
Job Title | Zonal Nutrition Coordinator |
Place of Work | Hawassa, Dilla, Wolkite, Worabe & Jinka (One fo each) |
Monthly Salary in ETB | As per the organization scale |
No. of Positions | O5 (Five) |
Length of Contract | One Year (With possible Extension) |
JOB SUMMARY:
Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In Ethiopia and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share.
The Nutrition Zonal Coordinator, based at clustered zonal department, is responsible for the management of the USAID funded Growth through Nutrition-Nutrition Sector activities, at Zonal, Woreda and health facility or community levels.
The zonal coordinator is expected to improve planning, implementation; monitoring and reporting processes as they pertain to Growth through Nutrition program activities. The incumbent works closely with the government structure and other zonal/cluster team members of Growth through Nutrition and related programs to ensure program integration at all level. S/he is expected to concurrently track physical implementation against activity plan and budget utilization under Growth through Nutrition health and Nutrition program component.
The position holder will provide nutrition related technical support at Zonal, Woreda and community level to ensure the quality implementation of the program activities. S/he is responsible to strengthen Zonal and Woreda level nutrition multi-sectoral coordination. He/she ensures efficient and timely implementation of activities as per the approved operational plans; regularly mentor and coach health facility staffs, and facilitate joint supportive supervision.
He/she is responsible to maintain close contact and liaises with Zonal/Woreda Health and Agriculture offices; asses’ gaps and link with regional office to ensure quality of documentation, nutrition and health data utilization at Woreda and health facilities. S/he is responsible for Timely production and submission of reports and other delivera
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Coordinate and technically support Zonal, Woreda, and local stakeholders to assess needs related to Nutrition and Livelihoods and support the implementation of Growth through Nutrition.
Develop terms of reference, facilitate training, and review meeting and joint supportive supervision that will be conducted at Zonal and Woreda levels.
Timely submit training reports, review-meeting proceedings and field travel reports to regional office for documentation.
Ensure multisectoral coordination of nutrition intervention at Zonal, Woreda and community levels
In collaboration with agriculture/livelihood coordinators, ensure the effective implementation and integration of Nutrition, WASH, Livelihood and SBCC components into the existing structures of the Agricultural/Health system.
Ensure that the revised national nutrition program(NNP), nutrition guidelines, and minimum nutrition standard, WASH in the context of nutrition & QI on nutrition specific services, SBCC specific to the program/nutrition, revised HMIS, and monitoring tools are implemented in respective target zones and Woredas.
Provides technical support through regular and joint supportive supervision to Woreda health/agriculture office, health facilities and communities.
Support and ensure that Nutrition agenda is focused in Zonal and Woreda level review meeting conducted in a regular basis.
In collaboration with M&E coordinator, strengthen the capacity of Zonal, Woreda health office and community in nutrition and health information management system for decision making.
Support Zone health Department in mentoring and follow-up of the trained HW and community in implementing planned nutrition and WASH activities at all level( zones, facility community).
Ensure health workers in selected health facilities for implementation of Growth through Nutrition are trained as per the national guideline.
Ensure the provision of appropriate mentoring and on job training for Health workers at targeted Health facilities using agreed tools.
Ensure that resources allocated reached the right beneficiaries, for the right objective in the right time.
Ensure that Nutrition multi-sectoral coordination is strengthened, support the livelihood team to mainstream nutrition in to agriculture and program activities are coordinated at all levels.
Ensure that all donor compliance and save the children rules and regulations are strictly followed during day to day program operations.
Ensure that Growth through Nutrition activities are included in woreda annual implementation plans.
Prepare and submit periodic reports.
Performs other related tasks as required.
bles such as HFs’ program data for data base to regional office.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
Ambition:
Collaboration:
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and
Creativity:
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
MINIMUM QUALFICATION, EXPEREINCE, COMPETENCIES
Education qualification
Experience
At least 6 years of experience implementing in NGO with experience/knowledge of supporting USAID funded grants with good understanding of Health Sector Development Plan(HSDP IV), National Nutrition program (NNP) and other health related policies & strategies.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY
Strong written and oral communication skills, as well as the proven ability to work collaboratively with many organizations and stakeholders. Experience working with private sector, government agencies and beneficiaries on livelihoods programs.
Demonstrated skills in partnership building and interpersonal communication.
Existing relationship with Zonal health and agriculture offices is preferred.
Excellent and demonstrated skills in computer Microsoft office applications::xx Word, Excel, PowerPoint and outlooks, emails
Excellent in report writing skills
Knowledge of local language is mandatory
PERCENTAGE OF TRAVEL
COMPETENCIES
SC Values are: Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. To meet the value system the post holder is expected to demonstrate the following Competencies on ongoing bases ( this varies according to the position please consider the below as example)
Leading ( align with Ambition, Integrity collaboration and creativity)
Thinking ( align with Ambition, Creativity, Collaboration and Creativity)
Engaging ( align with Collaboration, Creativity, :