Key Responsibilities
Programming
Supervise and coordinate the implementation and monitoring of nutrition and health program activities in line with proposal targets and work plan timelines
Provide technical assistance, supervision, and coaching to MOH and partner staff in screening, outreach.
Participate in inter-agency coordination at field level and represent IRC with local authorities when required.
Provide periodic reports as needed.
Participate in assessments when necessary.
Provide remote support to outreach teams through processing of nutrition and health supplies requests and liaising with MOH, WFP and UNICEF.
Participating in Nutrition and health Cluster meetings at field level Conduct health and nutrition surveillance based on agreed methodologies including surveys, process monitoring, SMART, LQAS, SQUEAC and other rapid methods.
Oversee implementation and integration of comprehensive growth monitoring program In the outreach sites and IRC MOH supported facilities
Plan and actively involve the community in marking recognized health and nutrition related days
Human Resource
Monitoring and supervising emergency nutrition and health staff to ensure program implemented is of good quality and acceptable standard
Routinely monitor staff performance according to their job description and provide written feedback in a timely manner
Review personnel issues and concerns of nutrition officers, nutritionist and nurses and assist with determining and implementing solutions
Participate in recruitment of the program staff as appropriate
Foster integration of the nutrition and health program with programs
Directly supervise the nutrition and team including and not limited to leave management to ensure effective program coverage, staff appraisal and mentorship, capacity mapping and capacity development.
Supply Chain
Work with the supply chain team to develop accurate and timely weekly, monthly, quarterly program supply ordering using the integra system
Monitor utilization of nutrition and health program supplies; monitor and track program assets
Ensure timey requisition of health and nutrition supplies from MOH, UNICEF WFP for the outreaches and ensure quality supplies report are sent out
Review and manage all nutrition and health program purchase requisitions, follow up with supply chain
Monitoring and Reporting
Closely monitor and make sure nutrition performance indicators are within the recommended standards including
Conduct and coordinate periodic program reports on the project
Work with MOH and county Data department to support the county health information systems and ensure IRC work is included and mirror the MOH reports
Attend all health and nutrition and health coordination meetings and management meetings in the field and at county level
Compile weekly, monthly reports and donor reports.
Finance and Grant Management
Prepare and track the project spending plans for the program based on the available budget
Attend and participate in monthly budget review meetings, with records of updated expenditure records and spending plans
Ensure adherence to the nutrition program budget by reviewing expenditure
Provide recommendations and interventions to correct any identified deviations that impact on budget adherence
Other
Perform any other duty as directed by the supervisor
Key Result Areas
Successful implementation of the nutrition and health emergency response program
Monitor and ensure improvement and maintenance of public health nutrition performance indicators as per SPHERE/UNHCR/WHO standards
Monitor all nutrition and health program expenditure against budgets and ensure an appropriate burn rate.
Ensure steady supply of all the nutrition program supplies.
Ensure nutrition and health surveillance and assessments are continuously conducted
Timely submission of monthly and donor reports.
Capacity building of nutrition and health staff
Maintain nutrition team as per the budget specifications
Represent IRC in nutrition and health meetings
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in nutrition with a health implementation or bachelor’s in public health with a strong nutrition Program implementation experience
Master’s in public health or nutrition preferred
KNDI and other relevant certification bodies is and added advantage
Required Experience & Competencies:
A minimum of 4 years of professional experience in nutrition, public health, disease surveillance nutrition planning and management and/or in relevant areas of maternal, infant and child health/nutrition care at program management level is required
Experience in emergency response is added advantage
Experience in designing and implementing nutrition surveys and other methodologies
Data and research solid background
Good experience working with the MOH and nutrition and health coordination structures
Experience in managing a nutrition program in emergencies
Good and solid talent and people management skills
Working in resource poor environment and complex emergencies
Strong analytical skills, sound judgment and the capacity to think and plan strategically, including the ability to produce high quality programs through development implementation.
Experience of supervising culturally diverse staff with varying in abilities, capacity, and experience
Flexible and positive personality
Strong planning and implementation capacity
Confident and capable negotiator, communicator, and networker
Apply via :
rescue.csod.com
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