Chief of Party: Strengthening Human Resources for Health (HRH) - Ethiopia

Closing date: 29 Apr 2011
Location: Ethiopia
The nutritionist will, in coordination with the Health Coordinator, oversee the nutritional activities in International Medical Corps programs. She/He will coach and guide Nutritionist workers at the field sites. She/he will work with a National Nutritionist as counterpart and coach. The nutritionist will, at the end of the contract, handover responsibilities to the National Nutritionist as Nutrition team leader.

- Manage the effective and efficient implementation of the Community Management of Acute Malnutrition programs in International Medical Corps project sites in Eastern Chad within the national and international protocols
- Coordinate and manage the nutrition surveillance and active screening systems for children under 5 years and pregnant and lactating mothers in all the project sites
- Assess the procurement needs of the nutrition program and ensure that food supplies and nutritional materials are timely and adequately requisitioned and accountably utilized
- Design and undertake nutrition assessments and surveys in coordination with other actors
- Provide capacity building trainings, supervision, management and mentoring of nutrition staff, health staff and counterpart staff in the IDP project sites
- Ensure regular reporting system in place including the verification and compilation of nutrition reports which are done weekly, monthly, biannually and annually

-BSc/MSc degree in Nutrition or nurse with Public Health Degree and Diploma in Nutrition
-At least two years international experience working with an international non-governmental organization preferably working in a limited resource setting
-Field coordination and management experience of complex nutrition programs
-Supportive personnel management style and ability to manage teams
-Excellent report writing and computer skills
-Proficiency in nutrition and statistical packages (EPI Nut survey, SMART, SPSS)
-Ability to conduct sound nutrition survey and able to work in a multicultural setting
-Excellent decision making skills
-Fluent in English and French. Arabic an asset.
-Up to date on latest CMAM best practices and new WHO Growth Standards and cutoffs
-Detail-oriented, able to meet deadlines, handle multiple tasks under pressure

To officially begin the application process, please visit our website at www.InternationalMedicalCorps.org and complete the online employment application form found under the tab “Work with Us”. Find your desired position and complete the application by clicking on the title position.

The direct link for this position is: https://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/Careers.aspx?adata=ClH7SKUVdN1K9oMhtt3Po6OHi6vOnVim4hvQvLAYdmQO5q99POdN4dd%2fcpvMVw%2fvEQJTtPgAOE5Ccd0SC7mkdg%3d%3d

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