About Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 24 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 50 countries, our 8,300 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.
Action Against Hunger USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network. As an independent NGO, Action Against Hunger USA currently manages operations in 8 countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia and Haiti. Action Against Hunger-USA has over $100 million in programs, and approximately 1,800 permanent staff based in New York City, Washington D.C, Nairobi, and country offices. Additional growth is anticipated.
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.
The role’s purpose, engagement and delivery are:
Objective 1: Ensure compliance to quality standards in Health and Nutrition project activities:
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 2: Contribute to the Health & Nutrition country strategy and project development as well as support in direct program operations at base level:
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 3: Participate and supervise Health and Nutrition Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) activities:
Key activities & responsibilities to achieve this objective:
Engagement: (The focus of interaction both internally and externally needed to deliver a service seek collaboration and build effective partnerships)
Objective 4: External coordination, representation and communication in the field of Health and Nutrition at regional and local level.
Key activities & responsibilities to achieve this objective:
Objective 5: Human Resource Management and staff development
II. Supervisory Responsibilities
III. Gender Equality Commitments
IV. Fiscal Responsibility
V. Physical Demands
VI. Working Conditions, Travel, and Environment
Required Qualifications
Required Skills & Experiences
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