South Sudan: Nutrition Cluster Co-Lead Coordinator

Duration : 12 months
Start date : ASAP

You’ll contribute to ending world hunger by ...

working closely with the Nutrition Cluster Coordinator, Ministry of Health (MoH) counterparts & the Strategic Advisory Group to provide leadership to the South Sudan Nutrition Cluster. You’ll be involved in key decision-making & help facilitate coherent, effective emergency responses to nutrition crises.

Key activities in your role will include:

• Identifying & engaging partners in South Sudan (International NGOs, national NGOs, Faith-based organizations, civil society) who can effective respond to nutritional crises.
• Supporting coordination mechanisms between humanitarian nutrition partners at national & sub-national levels.
• Leading & supporting the development of Nutrition Cluster strategies, including the Consolidated Appeal & Contingency Plans.
• Identifying the cluster’s advocacy messages & reinforcing these with the appropriate stakeholders & decision makers.
• Strengthening coordination with the Food Security & Livelihoods, WASH, Health & Education clusters.
• Supporting State Nutrition Cluster Focal Points & nutrition partners in their nutrition needs.

Does this description fit you?

You have deep experience managing Nutrition emergencies

• You have a Master’s degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Medical Science, or related technical field.
• You have 3-5 years’ experience working in complex nutrition emergencies, conducting rapid assessments & then establishing appropriate rapid response plans.
• You are comfortable working in insecure, resource-poor settings & designing interventions within the Nutrition Cluster. You are familiar with core humanitarian principles & the transformative agenda.
• You’re technically very knowledgeable with a sound understanding of CMAM programming for severe & moderately acute malnutrition, SMART methodology, & nutrition data systems (Epi-Info, ENA, Access, Excel etc).

Your communication skills set you apart

• You pride yourself on your ability to build strong working relationships with a wide range of personalities & representatives from diverse stakeholders.
• You are able to remain calm, focused & diplomatic in difficult situations. You understand that it requires patience to effectively influence colleagues, partners & other actors but that this will ultimately lead to more impactful programming.

Your work style yields results

• You pay attention to small details & enjoy link anecdotal feedback with empirical evidence. You can make complex technical issues meaningful to diverse audiences.
• You recognize the importance of following through on issues that are brought to your attention & ensure that decisions are communicated to all involved in clear, unambiguous language.

Please apply online with resume and cover letter at https://careers.actionagainsthunger.org/index.php/positions/view/130/