Amref Health Africa (formerly African Medical Research Foundation) is the premier African-led international health development organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to bring critical health services to remote communities, Amref Health Africa in the intervening years has broadened its mission to include training of some 500 thousand community health workers and managing the design and implementation of health development projects in more than 30 countries across Africa. With a focus on women and children, Amref Health Africa strives to overcome the most critical health challenges facing the continent: maternal and child health, HIV & TB, malaria, clean water and sanitation and surgical and clinical outreach. Amref Health Africa has offices in Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, South Sudan, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda as well as in Europe and North America. The organization employs over 1,000 people.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNAL/ EXTERNAL APPLICANTS Amref Health Africa would like to recruit Program Technical Advisor for its Emergency Nutrition projects.
Program Technical Advisor: - ETCO/HR/47/2014
The job holders will be based in Addis Ababa country Office and will report to the Country Director.
Purpose of the Job:
Leadership:
Provide overall credible leadership to the programme, providing clear vision, and inspiring confidence and team spirit among Nutrition/Emergency programme staff
Quality & Performance
Provide targeted technical assistance to projects through field visits and other methods to foster continuous improvement in quality & both programmatic and financial performance (will spend 50% of time in field based technical assistance in all field areas where there is emergency nutrition issues).
Ensure projects are aligned with and contribute to AMREF Business Plan and National strategies, policies, operational guidelines, and protocols, as applicable.
Assure quality to all operational plans for projects to ensure they are realistic.
Identify underperforming individuals and work with HR Manager to ensure they are put on performance improvement plans and supported.
Carrying out periodic and annual performance appraisals and provide on-going performance monitoring and feedback.
Administrative & Financial Oversight
Facilitate timely procurement of goods and services for projects.
Ensure projects being supervised submit annual and quarterly procurement plans in accordance with budgets and donor/AMREF procurement rules and regulations.
Review operational budgets in conjunction with project teams, programme accountant, and the Finance Manager to ensure value for money.
Provide support to project teams in reviewing operations financial performance against set targets, and implementation of remedial actions.
Budget monitoring to ensure expenditure in line with set budgets and in accordance with donor and Amref Health Africa financial rules and regulations.
Forecasting programme growth
Review of budgets during proposal development
Human Resources management
Foster development of vibrant teams in projects, so that project teams grow into ‘winning teams’ where project managers provide effective leadership.
Identify staff development needs and provide coaching and mentoring, as well as link to training and development opportunities, to spur performance.
Identify career growth plans for reportees and support their movement along career paths through mentoring.
Proactively identify appropriate training/capacity building opportunities for reportees that are in line with their performance plans and organization objectives.
Identify and manage internal conflict through appropriate resolution mechanisms, where necessary involving the Human Resources Manager..
Monitoring & Evaluation
Provide oversight for all donor reports, evaluation reports, and other reports emanating from the programme and projects to ensure timeliness and quality.
Provide leadership in quarterly programme review meetings aimed at identifying and remedying performance gaps, as well as disseminating relevant information e.g. new government policies etc.
In liaison with the M & E unit, provide administrative support to projects to develop and implement M & E plans.
Knowledge Management
Provide leadership in the documentation of best practice models in the programme, working with relevant departments within AMREF.
Effectively manage dissemination of information on relevant government and international policies, and other relevant information to staff.
Create environment for learning across projects within the programme, and across programmes e.g. through inter-project exchange visits.
Programme Development
Provide leadership in development of new project proposals, drawing necessary support from the business development management unit and other units, and fostering team spirit in programme development.
Ensure the motivation of staff on producing and searching for concept not ideas(problems)
Facilitate integration between projects and programmes
Operations Research
Provide leadership in the identification, development and implementation of relevant operations research within the programme, drawing on support from the Research Manager.
Policy Advocacy
Provide leadership in identification of relevant policy issues in the programme and supporting policy advocacy action/process
Networking & Relations Management
Participate in relevant technical working groups and committees primarily at national level, provide feedback and develop networks needed to support Amref health Africa Ethiopia deliver on planned results.
Coordinate participation of staff in programme in relevant technical working groups and platform ensuing that participation generates value for Amref Health Africa.
Manage internal (with other programme managers) and external relations with donors, partners, and collaborators that are stakeholders in the programme.
Participate in SMT & PTT
Actively participate in the Amref Health Africa Ethiopia Senior Management (SMT) and Program Technical Team (PTT), and adhere to the duties enshrined there in.
Regularly update SMT and PTT on challenges requiring SMT and PTT action or decisions.
ANY OTHER TASKS
Accomplish any other tasks assigned by organization
Job Requirement
EDUCATION
MA/Msc/BA/BSC, in Nutrition, Public Health, Social science Environmental Health, or related subject with minimum of 10 years relevant experience out of which 5 years should be in supervisory role of implementing Emergency and Nutrition projects, preferably with INGO or UN agencies or other likeminded organizations.
Skills:
Computer skills in MS Offices, data analysis, good oral and written skill in English. Good in report writing and communication Skill
Competences:
Good team player, flexible and capable of working with good team sprit
Accountable & responsive within areas of responsibilities
Gender sensitive
Passionate, strongly dedicated and highly committed to work for the improvement of the poor community
Terms of employment: six months Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Country Office Required no. 1 These are challenging opportunities for dedicated and highly motivated professionals. If you would like to join this dynamic team and help bring better health for Africa, please quote the position and reference number in the subject matter and send your CV, application letter and copy of your supporting documents which should include remuneration requirements and contact details of three work-related referees, including your current supervisor and HR person to the Human Resources Department, Amref Health Africa by P.O Box 20855/1000, Addis Ababa.
The closing date for submitting applications is 5 December 2014. We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Note
Telephone call to the office is strongly forbidden.
Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy.