Job Description
The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and
work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises,
or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also
campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children
and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world
treats children by 2030:
- No
child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All
children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence
against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and
that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for
children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding
career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition,
creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process,
which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the
protection of children from abuse.
Save the Children International seeks to always be a child
safe organization through fulfilling its obligations to the community and
through programme implementation carried out by the organization for
safeguarding children and to improve their living standards of the child.
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Position: Health & Nutrition Coordinator
Location: Hodiedah
Grade: 3b
Contract Length: As per the budget
The Opportunity:
The Health and Nutrition
Program Coordinator will work to contribute and improve the
overall Health & Nutrition of the targeted Beneficiaries in the Hodeida
Field Office through provision of quality Comprehensive primary health care.
The Health coordinator will work collaboratively with the Ministry of Health
and their staff and partners to meet the needs of patients, promote healthy
behaviours, strengthen health systems and improve access to basic health
services. She/ He will work under the direct line management of Field
manager and is also expected to work closely/coordinate with Health &
nutrition Technical Advisors (Backstop) Country office on technical
matters/inputs.
Key Areas of Responsibilities:
- Manage
and Provide Technical support to the Health and Nutrition emergency
programme by leading the establishment and setting up of an integrated
nutrition component in the current service delivery point in Hodeida
- Manage
and review detailed implementation plans and ensure quality standards in
compliance with Save the Children strategies, donor guidelines and
priorities.
- To
lead in the coordination and preparation of quality and timely donor
reports thus ensuring that these are of high quality (Reporting clearly on
progress towards the outputs of the project as stated in the project
proposal).
- Manage
and oversee the implementation of the agreed plan for health &
Nutrition projects, from a quality perspective and meeting project targets
and deadlines. (for example, monitoring against log frames, monitor detail
implementation plan and individual performance management work
plans).
- Contribute
to programs development through taking the lead in the assessments,
information gathering and technical inputs of new project proposals and
budgets.
- Work
closely with the Emergency WASH, FSL and Protection programme teams to
ensure an integrated programme approach, identify ways of maximising
links, sharing of experiences and lessons learnt as well as leverage of
Save the Children International (SCI) projects in the Field office.
- Management
of financial and human resources of Health and Nutrition program
- As
budget holder for health & nutrition grants, be fully aware of the
grant compliance regulations of the donors relevant to projects. The post
holder will work with the H & N program manager to review and revise
budgets; authorizing and monitoring expenditure in line with the budget
and donor guidelines, SCI grant management and financial guidelines.
- Assess/
review the health & Nutrition projects human resource needs when
appropriate and participate in staff recruitment and performance review
process as needed by the organisation;
- Conduct
performance reviews of direct supervisees and contribute to the
performance review of other health and nutrition staff.
- Ensure
that staffing levels, management structures, and personnel processes are
appropriate and effective to enable the management and implementation of
the programme.
- Provides
supervision, guidance and direction to all Health and Nutrition staff in
Hodeida office.
- Provide
training, capacity building and technical support to Health &
Nutrition staff and relevant ministry/partners
- Ensure
Save the Children Child’s Protection and Safeguarding Children policies
are understood, implemented and monitored and that it is integrated into
all aspects of the team’s work and program implementation.
- Review
and share periodic financial forecasts prepared by Health and Nutrition
program officers as required by Finance, Awards and Members Teams
- Management
control and usage of Save the Children assets and funds and
ensure the programs provides value for money.
- Representation
and coordination within the organization and other stakeholders:
- Engage
with key Government Agencies Health ministry, MOPIC and other stakeholders
and duty-bearers at Field and governorate levels, in particular to support
the implementation of the health & Nutrition programme in HODEIDA
Office
- Ensure
an integrated and joined up approach to advocacy and programme work.
- Represent
Save the Children in various health & nutrition related fora, meetings
and workshops including relevant clusters/strengthen & maintain links
with relevant co-ordination mechanisms.
- Ensure
that regular and effective communications are maintained with Health
Technical Advisors and other sectors within the organization for smooth
program operations, implementation and integration.
- As a
key member of field Senior Management Team, actively participate in weekly
Management and other team Meetings held in HODEIDA office.
- Lead
on multi-sectoral / health and nutrition technical assessments in
coordination with other SCI thematic areas and/or other external sector
agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all
assessments include a specific analysis of children’s needs.
- Working
with the Health and Nutrition advisors and Field Manager, develop
Health/Nutrition sector response plans and master budgets and contribute
to Save the Children’s overall response strategy.
- Provide
technical checking of Health/Nutrition strategies, assessments and
programmes as necessary, and proactively promote high quality
Health/Nutrition technical approaches across the Field office.
- Prepare
and oversee Health/Nutrition programme implementation to ensure timely
delivery of programme activities Prepare timely programme and donor
reports on project activities in compliance with internal SCI requirements
and any relevant external donor requirements.
- Working
closely with the HR team, identify Health/Nutrition staffing needs for
emergency programmes, and ensure rapid recruitment, induction and training
of new staff.
- Identify
Health/Nutrition programme supplies needs and coordinate with the
logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
- Working
closely with the monitor evaluation accountability and livelihood team put
in place sector Monitoring & Evaluation plan, ensuring this links to
reporting requirements, and capacity building of technical field staff in
carrying out the work.
- Working
closely with the MEAL team to put in place accountability activities,
ensuring that feedback from all relevant stakeholders is considered in
programme design.
- To
ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief assistance are
maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter, Red Cross Code of
Conduct and CHS.
- Identify
learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and
partners and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff
- Take
steps to document lessons learned, from programmes, for wider
dissemination.
- In
additional to the above listed responsibilities the Health & Nutrition
Program Manager will also be responsible for any other duty deemed
necessary by the Line Manager.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds
self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds
the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities -
giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing
the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate
consequences when results are not achieved
- Creates
a managerial environment across the Field to lead, enable and
maintain our culture of child safeguarding
Ambition:
- Sets
ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes
responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their
team to do the same
- Future
orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale
Collaboration:
- Approachable,
good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective
relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
- Values
diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work
cross-culturally.
Creativity:
- Develops
and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Integrity:
honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
- displays
consistent excellent judgement
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES
- Qualified
Health professional MD, (MPH preference) with at least five years of
relevant experience preferably in Nutrition, primary health care,
preventive and curative service delivery in the context of emergencies.
- Strong
analytical and conceptual skills and the ability to think and plan
strategically.
- Strong
skills and experience in all aspects of programme development, including
programme/project monitoring, review & evaluation.
- Substantial
experience of developing working relations with government, UN agencies
INGO partner’s community stakeholders and beneficiaries.
- Fluency
in written and spoken English and substantial experience in preparing
projects proposals and reports to donors.
- Excellent
interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and commitment to
capacity building of staff with proven skills as a trainer/facilitator and
mentor.
- Demonstrate
skills in resource and staff management/development and the implementation
of appropriate policies, procedures, and systems.
- Commitment
to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.
- Ability
to be self-sufficient and resourceful.
- Ability
and willingness to travel to projects and stay in basic conditions.
- Computer
skills e.g. Word, Power Point and Excel.
- Language
skills: Excellent English – writing and speaking
Desirable
- An
area of particular expertise within humanitarian health &
Nutrition.
- Experience
of working on Health/nutrition programmes in emergencies and epidemic
outbreaks.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in
accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process,
which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the
protection of children from abuse.
How to Apply
Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your
application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary
expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers/apply
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