Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 08 Jun 2018
Position: Health & Nutrition Coordinator
Location: Nasir and Maiwut Counties, Upper Nile, South Sudan
Reports to: Health & Nutrition Program Manager
About RI: Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.
Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact. Our signature approach — which we call the RI Way—emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships, and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.
Position Summary:
The Health & Nutrition Coordinator is responsible for supporting all health and nutrition activities within Nasir and Maiwut Counties in Upper Nile Region of South Sudan. In addition to the specific duties outlined below, the Health & Nutrition Program Coordinator will be responsible for providing technical support and supervision to the health team; contributing to reporting and data collection; initiating leading monitoring visits to supported facilities; and providing technical input, writing and budgetary input for new program design. The Health & Nutrition Program Coordinator will support multiple health and nutrition grants in the area and will be responsible for monitoring the implementation of activities.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Work closely with the Health & Nutrition Program Manager to achieve program objectives and targets effectively and efficiently
- Help with activity verification and monitoring (stock and program quality) at supported facilities to ensure smooth, high-quality program implementation. This includes updating of all resource mobilization tools – M&E Plan, Procurement Plan, Spending Plan and Detailed Implementation Plans on a monthly basis.
- Facilitate coordination meetings, advocacy meetings and awareness raising sessions at the community level, together with community health promoters
- Assist the Health & Nutrition Program Manager prepare project teams weekly and monthly work plans
- Participate in conducting situational analysis and other M&E activities as necessary under the guidance of the Area Manager and Health & Nutrition Program Manager
- Collect and compile project data regularly to submit to the Health & Nutrition Program Officer Manager, including case studies, success stories and photographs of facilities.
- Provide regular updates on inventory of medical and non-medical items supported by the project (information / data collected through monitoring visits)
- Attend external meetings if/when assigned to represent RI.
- Improve the quality of primary health care (PHC) services delivered at supported facilities throughout the county through priority setting, on-job training, and continuous monitoring
- Provide inputs for donor requirements for data collection and reporting for health and nutrition grants in Longechuk
- Ensure program targets are met using indicator / activity tracking table
- Ensure the quality of data through proper entry, cleaning and regular checking and use the data for action on the site
- Ensure diagnosis and treatment of patients is based on standard procedures (national and international guidelines)
- Ensure the community based activities such as EPI, nutrition screening, health education and defaulter tracing are done properly
- Actively participate in the identification and management of any disaster or epidemics – includes Rapid Response Missions and supporting teams implementing ICCM programs in the targeted counties
- Build the capacity of national staffs through proper coaching and training
- Prepare weekly, monthly and annual work plans for grants
Qualifications
- Registered nurse (preferred)
- Experience with project planning and grant management (multiple donors)
- Previous experience with managing nutrition programming (TSFP, OTP) is strongly recommended
- Program management experience and/or community development; previous experience in area management.
- Skilled in, and committed to, community participation/interaction, field visits and presence in program areas
- Proven financial, logistics and procurement management skills.
- Practical experience managing staff and programs in insecure locations
- Well-developed human resource management skills
- Proven commitment to humanitarian and accountability principals and knowledgeable of quality assurance systems
- Good communicator with proven diplomacy who has the ability and willingness to engage with all levels of staff and all types of stakeholders
- Able to speak/write in English with clarity and ease.
We would like to share Relief International's Values with you:
We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities. We value:
- Inclusiveness
- Transparency and Accountability
- Agility and Innovation
- Collaboration
- Sustainability
For consideration please submit all of the following: a detailed CV, cover letter, salary history, and a list of 3 previous supervisors (including email address, Skype contact, and telephone number).
Due to the urgency to fill this position, applications will be reviewed as they are received. **
How to apply:
If you are interested, kindly apply by clicking on the below link:
http://chp.tbe.taleo.net/chp01/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=RI&cws=4&rid=1167