INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
For
Deputy Health and Nutrition Program Manager
Country Office: Ethiopia
Work Base: [Harrar-Girawa]
Availability: As Soon As Possible
Insurance - (Life, Group Personal Accident and Medical Insurances are covered upon the organization policies).
Seniority Allowance – paid depending up the years of service.
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 Deputy Nutrition and Health Program manager under the direct supervision of the Nutrition and Health Program Manger provides technical support and follow- up of the health and nutrition projects in respective operational area. S/he will supervise and train health and nutrition team as well as frontline health workers to ensure delivery of quality CMAM/IMAM, IYCF, IMNCI and other high impact RMNCH and Public Health Emergency Services in line with FMoH, Donors, Action Against Hunger and Humanitarian standards, protocols and guidelines. S/he is also expected to establish and maintain productive working relationships with her/his line manager, project staff, local government authorities and project beneficiaries to ensure effective coordination, collaboration, transparent and accountable program delivery mechanism at project operational areas and to build trust. Additionally, s/he will represent Action Against Hunger in local level Nutrition and Health sectoral/cluster coordination platforms and fora.
Objective 1: Ensure compliance to quality standards in Health and Nutrition project activities:
Purpose (The substantive focus of the job encompassing scope, depth and difficulty of work both conceptual and applied)
Key activities & responsibilities to achieve this objective:
Objective 2: Contribute to the Health & Nutrition country strategy and project development as well as support in direct program operations at base level:
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)
Key activities & responsibilities to achieve this objective:
Objective 3: Participate and supervise Health and Nutrition Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) activities:
Key activities & responsibilities to achieve this objective:
Objective 4: External coordination, representation and communication in the field of Health and Nutrition at regional and local level.
Engagement: (The focus of interaction both internally and externally needed to deliver a service seek collaboration and build effective partnerships)
Key activities & responsibilities to achieve this objective:
Objective 5: Human Resource Management and staff development
The Deputy Health and Nutrition Program Manager is responsible to:
II. Supervisory Responsibilities
Acting as the direct technical supervisor for Health and Nutrition Supervisors based in district levels.
III. Gender Equality Commitments
IV. Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA):
V. Fiscal Responsibility
VI. Physical Demands
VII. Working Conditions, Travel and Environment
I. Required Qualifications
II. Required Skills & Experiences
Languages: