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Job Description
Action Against Hunger-USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network, which provides humanitarian relief in over 50 countries worldwide in the sectors of nutrition and health, Water, sanitation and Hygiene, and food security and Livelihoods. Action Against Hunger-USA, an independent NGO, currently manages operations in 8 countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Haiti, Somalia and Zambia. Action Against Hunger-USA has over $75 million in programs, and approximately 2000 staff based in the various country offices, Head Quarter in New York City and Operational Centre in Nairobi. Additional growth is anticipated.
I.Summary of the position
Under the direct supervision of the Nutrition Expert/Deputy Head of the Nutrition and Health Department and in collaboration with other Nutrition and Health Technical experts based at the capital level, the Junior Nutrition and Health Officer will provide technical assistance and support in the designing, implementation, monitoring, reporting and coordination of Nutrition and Health projects/programs. S/he will be primarily responsible for assisting capital based Nutrition and Health Experts with the regular monitoring of project implementation and program quality assurance measures at the field level; facilitating, following, receiving and sharing regular situational updates and reports from field colleagues, identifying urgent needs and gaps at field level and communicating them on a timely manner, assisting in organizing meetings and taking minutes; participating in national and sub-national Nutrition and Health coordination meetings and workshops, assisting and following the timely submission of recurrent nutrition and health sectoral/cluster updates from all bases, ensuring all updates are reviewed in accordance with standard templets and submitted to respective clusters; reviewing, organizing, documenting and archiving main nutrition and health program data and information on regular basis and ensuring that field colleagues have adapted good data management approaches, including data-driven communication and decision making practices at field level. In addition, S/he will collaborate with other program and support staff, including MEAL at the capital level for capacity building, periodic departmental data compilation and documentation exercises. The immediate supervisor could assign and delegate additional roles and responsibilities and tasks when deemed necessary.
Purpose, Engagement and Delivery
Purpose:
The Junior Nutrition and Health will effectively support capital based nutrition and health technical advisors and other nutrition and health team in program implementation, monitoring and reporting and intra departmental and external coordination, provide guidance and receive reports from field team, ensuring timely submission of program data. Moreover, s/he is expected to use and share standardized tools, formats, guidelines and service delivery approach to field team.
Engagement:
The Junior Nutrition and Health will engage with nutrition and health team based in capital and field levels for a smooth and effective implementation of prioritized departmental initiatives, programs and projects . Moreover, s/he is likely to work closely and interact with other departments in Action Against Hunger such as MEAL, WASH and Protection whenever needed.
Delivery:
The Juniors Nutrition and Health officer will be responsible for supporting technical advisors and other nutrition and health department team in the delivery of high quality Nutrition and Health program data, reports and tools and timely submission of reports to coordination platforms and regular attendance of sectoral and cluster coordinations and provide timely updates. S/he will receive reporting tools and technical guidelines from technical advisors and other platforms and share to field team and follow-up their utilization and update the capital team.
II.Essential Job Duties
1. Support and assist on need identification, effective project designing (proposal development), implementation, monitoring and evaluation
2. Support in nutrition and health data collection, analysis, reporting and documentation.
3. Support and engagement in internal and external coordination meetings and workshops
III.Supervisory Responsibilities
IV.Fiscal Responsibility
V.Physical Demands
VI.Working Conditions, Travel and Environment
VII.Gender Equality Commitments & Zero Tolerance to Abuse
Job Requirements
I.Required Qualifications
II.Required Skills & Experience
How to Apply
If you are interested, please send your application composed of nonreturnable CV, Covering Letter with Junior Nutrition and Health Officer-Addis Ababa written in the subject line, to the following address:
Throughwww.ethiojobs.net
NB: Only short-listed applicants will be, communicated and the selection process includes a technical test and an interview.
Action Against Hunger-USA provides all staff with an _attractive salary & benefits package. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees & qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Action Against Hunger-USA complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment
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