CARE Ethiopia is a non-political, non-religious and independent humanitarian organization working in collaboration with various stakeholders to fight poverty and support vulnerable community groups. Its interventions primarily focus on three distinct impact groups: chronically food insecure rural women, pastoralist school-aged girls, and resource-poor urban female youth. CARE Ethiopia runs initiatives in the areas of WaSH, Food security and climate change, sexual and reproductive health, emergency response, and women’s empowerment in four regions of the country.
November 24, 2015
Vacancy No. 081/15
I. Position: CMAM Supervisor
II. Grade: USD 579 (negotiable based on past pay history and other factors)
III. Number of vacant posts: 2 (two)
IV. Duty Base: Afar Field Office
V. Application Deadline: November 30, 2015
VI. Term of employment: Fixed Term- Till May 15, 2016
VII. Duty starting date: Immediately
VIII. Role Profile
The purpose of the CMAM Supervisor (Senior Nurse) position is to provide overall support, leadership, coordination, coaching, and supervision to CMAM Nurses under his/her supervision. She/he ensures the analysis/development, and implementation and monitoring/evaluation of developmental relief interventions in areas of his/her responsibility in accordance with government guideline and project plans to effectively/cost-efficiently contribute to the achievement of project results, objectives and goals. She/he ensures project implementation takes into account CARE's programming principles and commitment to address the underlying causes of chronic poverty and food insecurity. Thus, she/he ensures community participation, empowerment, partnership, gender equity and avoids any form of discrimination in the process of project implementation. S/he facilitates effective and positive learning environment within and across teams, ensures effective, proactive liaison with and support to woreda and kebele Food Security and Nutrition Task Forces are established and maintained. She/he also facilitates adequate linkages between the project and other food security and health projects in the woredas.
IX. Duties and Responsibilities
A) EDUCATION/TRAINING
Required:
Desired
B) EXPERIENCE:
Required:
· Minimum three years practical experience in areas of emergency nutrition
· Experience in management/coordination of community based nutrition intervention preferably in emergency such as CMAM, CTC.
· Knowledge and practical experience of the national therapeutic /supplemental feeding protocols/guidelines.
· Knowledge of international benchmarks such as SPHRE standards and other frameworks
· Skill in facilitating on job training for health workers
· Field experience of community mobilization
· Previous experience and good knowledge of pastoralist communities.
D) COMPETENCIES
Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, building partnerships, stress tolerance, building commitment, coaching, interpersonal skill, operational decision-making, planning and organizing, information monitoring.