Background
HelpAge International (www.helpage.org) is the secretariat to the HelpAge Global Network, which brings together a wide range of organisations and individuals working together to ensure that older people lead dignified, active, healthy and secure lives. HelpAge International’s secretariat is based in London, UK but works in 41 countries across the world.
HelpAge has been operating in Ethiopia since 1992 and has been engaged on thematic sectors including social protection, health and wellbeing, emergency response and capacity building of partners. HelpAge International is responding to the needs of south Sudanese refugees’ influx with special focus on specific needs of older people and PWDs in Gambella region. The integrated refugee response intervention includes Health, Nutrition, Livelihoods, protection of older people and person with disabilities and capacity building of humanitarian actors to ensure inclusion of older people and their specific needs in the overall refugee response and essential service delivery interventions. The specific projects are implemented with full engagement of older people and other persons with specific needs in refugee camps and in close consultation and coordination with ARRA, UNHCR, RaDO and other humanitarian actors currently involved in various sectors of refugee responses.
Helpage is looking for a motivated Health and Nutrition Officer for its refugee response coordination office in Gambella.
Overall Purpose of the Job
The health and nutrition project officer will be based in Gambella and will have a direct reporting to project coordinator. She/he will be responsible for the overall implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the health and nutrition activities of the refugee response in Gambella. She/he will also be closely working with and provide technical support to stakeholders in Gambella including regional health bureau, civil society partners, ARRA, UNHCR and other humanitarian actors.
Key Responsibilities
Contract Length: 10 months (with possibility of extension)
RESPONSIBLE TO: Project Coordinator
RESPONSIBLE FOR: Management of Health and Nutrition Program in Gambella refugee response
KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
Internal: Gambella Project Coordinator, Deputy Emergency Manager, Communications Officer, Regional Protection and Inclusion Manager, Regional Nutrition and Health Manager and Country Director
External:collaboration with humanitarian actors in Gambela
Qualification and experience:
Essential:
Desirable:
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