Nutrition and Health Program Manager
Country Office: Ethiopia
Work Base: Mekelle
Availability: As Soon As Possible
Salary Scale: EMS09
Reports to: Field Coordinator
Salary and other benefits:
Basic Salary - (ETB 35,500.00)
Transport Allowance - (ETB 7,100.00)
Gross salary (ETB 42,600.00) with other organization benefits
Insurance - (Life, Group Personal Accident and Medical Insurances are covered upon the organization policies).
Seniority Allowance – paid depending up the years of service.
Contract Duration: Six months with high possibility of extension
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position.
About Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger-USA is a global humanitarian organization that takes decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger. We save the lives of malnourished children and we enable entire communities to be free from hunger. With more than 8,000 staff in over 50 countries, our programs reached 17 million people in 2019.
About the Country Program in Ethiopia
Action Against Hunger has been operational in Ethiopia since 1984 responding to both chronic and acute needs through a multi-sectoral strategy where Nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH, and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support activities are integrated to have a meaningful impact on people’s resilience.
Action Against Hunger currently operates in 5 different regions (Oromia, Somali, Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz and Gambella) with a portfolio of 20m USD/year of emergency, resilience building, research and innovation programs. We have a country team of around 600 staff in 17 regional and satellite offices. Our main donors in Ethiopia in 2020/2021 are: BHA, ECHO, Europaid, UNHCR, UNICEF, GFFO, BPRM, SIDA, EHF, WFP, CIAA and others.
I. Summary of position
The Health and Nutrition PM under the direct supervision of the Field Coordinator will establish and manage a health and nutrition program. S/He will provide support for the definition and follow-up of the projects to implement nutritional and health program, supervise the nutrition and health team, and ensure that the objectives of project supervision and animation of the teams are met. He/She is also expected to collaborate with other thematic area PM in bases, nutrition and health supervisors, field coordinators based in filed level, and capital office to ensure a functional and viable programmatic and operational coordination and integration between all Action Against Hunger programs areas including Nutrition and Health, WASH, FSL, MHPSS and MEAL
The role’s purpose, engagement and delivery is:
Purpose (The substantive focus of the job encompassing scope, depth and difficulty of work both conceptual and applied)
1. Program implementation, organization and coordination;
2. Support government health staff to manage the temporary IDP clinics, MHNT sites and nutrition centres (OTP, TSFP and SC),
3. Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) activities:
4. Team management/Capacity building
Engagement: Represent the organization in relation to the project to the local authorities and other partners: (The focus of interaction both internally and externally needed to deliver a service seek collaboration and build effective partnerships)
5. Represent the organization in relation with the project to the local authorities and other partners:
6. The Health and Nutrition PM is accountable for:
Delivery: (The focus on the execution of the work and the role on the team for supporting business/operational functions in terms of timeliness and quality)
II. Supervisory Responsibilities
III. Gender Equality Commitments
IV. Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA):
V. Fiscal Responsibility
VI. Physical Demands
VII. Working Conditions, Travel and Environment
Required Qualifications and Professional Experience
Required Skills & Competencies
Languages: (indicate fluency level)