· Support the development of nutrition technical strategies and support roll out of strategy and updates to all relevant International Medical Corps staff.
· Conduct periodic visit to implementation sites to understand the reality, provide on-site advise /support and come up with recommendations for program quality improvement
· Support and guide the nutrition team to capture /document program lessons at different levels
· Provide technical advice /guidance to the nutrition team while conducting nutrition surveys, evaluations and other assessments, including in the design, conduct, analysis and write up of the reports; oversee possible consultancy work in the same if needed.
· Support the development of annual operational plans and the regular internal program planning and review meetings within the nutrition section as well as related inputs to quarterly and annual International Medical Corps reports
· Identify new potential partners for strategic engagement and negotiate strategic priorities, through external contact with relevant counterparts across agencies
· In collaboration with nutrition program manager and the HR department, ensure support to recruitment and selection of nutrition-related staff and for all matters concerning human resources for the nutrition unit.
· Support the field team on the procurement process and ensure the requested materials reached to the field sire timely.
· Ensure that relevant crosscutting issues are strategically mainstreamed in new projects; also ensuring relevant staffs understand and are capacitated to take the issues forward.
· Lead and/or contribute to regular nutrition sector updates, capacity statements, and sector representative meetings/trainings.
· Ensure the emergency nutrition program properly linked with the other sectors that International Medical Corps and other agencies implement
· Build on technical knowledge, research and current/previous programming to lead design of new projects and development of proposals in close coordination with the relevant field, business development, and management staff. This includes all aspects of proposal development, such as concept notes and grant amendments. Ensure that proposals are developed in line with internal and member protocols and technical standards.
· Through external contact with relevant counterparts in donor/research agencies, identify new potential funding sources and share with the International Medical Corps’ management.
Accompany and facilitate donor visits and provide relevant background materials.· MSc Degree in public health, nursing, nutrition or related health fields
· BSC degree in public health, nursing, nutrition or related health fields with 4 years relevant experience in the nutrition the area of emergency nutrition in NGO environment and.
· Strong analysis and writing skills
· Experience in working with government counterparts and other partners at various levels - federal to district
· understanding of the relevant thematic sector in Ethiopia at both field and policy levels; including the national nutrition program and how it fits with the HEP as well as CMAM programming
Skills
· Demonstrable experience in M&E
· Good presentation and facilitation skills
· Proven conceptual skills and an ability to think and plan strategically
· Good communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to train and mentor staff
· Proven ability to manage a complex and demanding workload
· Excellent spoken and written English
· Good computer skills (particularly Excel, Word and databases)
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