INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
For
Nutrition and Health Program Manager
Country Office: Ethiopia
Work Base: [Mekele]
Availability: As Soon As Possible
Salary Scale: EMS – 09 level 1
Insurance - (Life, Group Personal Accident and Medical Insurances are covered upon the organization policies).
Seniority Allowance – paid depending up the years of service.
FEMALE APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLYAction 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 Nutrition and Health programme manager is responsible for the overall management and implementation of Action Against Hunger Health and Nutrition activities in assigned duty station (host community and refugee camps). S/he will work in close collaboration with other AAH sectoral managers, and health and nutrition partners operating in AAH intervention areas. S/he is primarily responsible to ensure effective coordination, collaboration, integration, nutrition and health program quality, and effectiveness. The Nutrition and Health Manager is responsible to manage staff under his supervision. S/he will strengthen partnership and cooridantion with existing partners and relevant actors. S/he is also expected to work more closely with the capital based nutrition and health technical experts, including the HoD-Nutrition and Health.
Objective 1: Establish and supervise Health and Nutrition activities
The Health and Nutrition Programme Manager is responsible for:
a) Management of the project cycle
b) Meeting the objectives of Action Against Hunger in the health facilities supported
c) The quality of the programme for which he/she is responsible
Key activities & responsibilities to achieve this objective:
Objective 2: Human Resource Management and staff development
The Health and Nutrition Programme Manager is responsible for:
Objective 3: Develop and direct operations
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)
The Health and Nutrition Programme Manager is responsible for:
Engagement: (The focus of interaction both internally and externally needed to deliver a service seek collaboration and build effective partnerships)
Objective 4: Internal and External Coordination
The Health and Nutrition Programme Manager is responsible for:
Key activities & responsibilities to achieve this objective:
I. Supervisory Responsibilities
II. Gender Equality Commitments
III. Fiscal Responsibility
IV. Physical Demands
V. Working Conditions, Travel and Environment
I. Required Skills & Competencies