Deputy Nutrition Program Manager

As a registered charity, founded in 1979, Action Contre la Faim operates in 37 countries. The international network of Action Contre la Faim is represented in Paris, London, Madrid, Montreal and New York. Teams in the field combat hunger on 4 fronts: nutrition, food security, health, water and sanitation.

For our Nutrition Programme in Sekota, we are currently looking for the following professionals:

 

Deputy Nutrition Program Manager – Male/Female

 

Work Base: Sekota

Availability: As Soon As Possible

Project Duration:  6 Months Period

Objective 1 : Supervise ACF team:

–          Participate in the recruiting process;

–          Report training needs to the PM;

–          Assist in the implementation of training sessions in the nutrition department on the base;

–          Organize training and refreshers training courses for the team;

–          Explain and ensure application of the nutrition protocols;

–          Supervise, check and analyze the daily and monthly reports of the team.

Objective 2: Improve the quality of programmes

–          Participate in field assessment in order to identify the needs;

–          Collect, cross check and correct weekly and monthly statistics/ activity report from the mobile teams/sites;

–          Draft weekly and monthly reports for the nutrition program and analyze the nutrition situation and the performance of the team/programme;

–          Participate in the definition/modification of the programs, follow-up and evaluation;

–          Identify possible work or team problems, try to solve them and report to the PM

–          If there is any problem, analyze report and find solution for that problem.

Objective 3: Provide technical, organizational support and supervision to the existing health structures:

–          Ensure that the protocols /guidelines are strictly followed and implemented

–          Providing and participating in continuous and practical training, supervision and monitoring of the existing health structures

–          Supervise the OTP/SC/SFP program

–           Ensuring that the existing health structures (HP) will conduct systematic screening, record and report the children who come for consultation where OTPs are implemented.

Objective 4: Supervise the management of supplies (therapeutic foods (F75/F100), RUTF, medicines and medical and anthropometric equipment):

–          Collect, check and complete the orders before have them validated by the PM

–          Check the coherence of the state of stocks with the orders

–          Check that the medicines, the therapeutic food and RUTF and are delivered on time;

–          Take delivery of the orders.

–          Consolidate the monthly consumption report;

Objective 5: Liaise with the authorities/partners

–          Communicate the programme’s activities to the authorities/partners

–          Represent ACF in meeting with authorities/partners when needed at Woreda level.

Objective 6: Ensure the interim for the Programme Manager when absent. 

Job Requirements

qualifications/Skills·         Degree in Health Officer or Clinical Nursing from a recognized university/college with 3-5years of relevant experience.

·         Humanitarian experience in nutrition is required

·         Good analysis capacity; skills in training and team management; skills in budget management is required

·         Application of Microsoft Office Software is required

Closing date: Mar 01, 2016

If you are interested, please send your application composed of: none returnable CV, Covering Letter with “