Heath & Nutrition Advisor - Maternity Cover at Save The Children

Contract Length:  4 months

Key Areas of Accountability

• Provide technical assistance to state and LGA teams on health and nutrition, with particular focus on development of effective methodologies to improve nutritional knowledge, attitudes and practices of mothers
• Contribute to developing programme strategy in health and nutrition in consultation with the programme team and other stakeholders
• Contribute to development of targeting criteria and methodology for mothers receiving cash transfers and ensure approaches are sensitive to cultural and gender dynamics
• Contribute to development of behaviour change communications strategy for the programme and ensure technical resources required for implementation have been factored into workplans and budgets
• Support assessment preparation and planning for implementation, working in partnership with LGA authorities and health centres
• In collaboration with LGA teams, plan sensitisation activities for targeted communities with focus on traditional leaders and other key stakeholders
• Coordinate with health centres to carry out joint community mobilisation activities around nutrition
• Conduct follow up monitoring of community mobilisation activities and document findings to feed into improved messaging
• Ensure timely collection, compilation and analysis of quality data as well as production of quantitative and qualitative reports regarding all health and nutrition activities in the State
• Provide technical review of programme reports in line with M&E framework
• Conduct regular technical monitoring of health and nutrition activities and document findings to inform improvements in programme implementation
• Ensure regular communication and sharing of lessons learned and challenges with the management and partners to inform implementation
• Coordinate with the DFID-contracted Evaluation Team for conducting of activities at state and LGA level
• Represent the CDGP in relevant state level forums for health and nutrition in coordination with other Save the Children programmes
• Develop training plans for staff and government officials and health workers based on identified needs
• Contribute to development and / or adaptation of training materials for programme staff and government officials and provide ongoing mentoring support
• Participate in meetings, training and other assessment/events as required
• Support strengthening of information flow between State and LGA

Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self and others accountable to deliver on responsibilities
• High level of accuracy in work and attention to detail
• Carries out responsibilities in a timely and pro-active way

Ambition:

• Cultivates an ambitious team mentality for the project
• Future-orientated, thinks pro-actively about opportunities to improve programme management and quality

Collaboration:

• Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, approachable and easy to talk to
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners

Creativity:

• Actively looks to improve programme management systems and quality of delivery
• Looks for new opportunities to promote the project with other stakeholders
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• At least a B.A. degree in Programme Management, Health and Nutrition, or related Social Science.
• Strong programme management background.
• Experience in community based nutrition programmes (CMAM and/or IYCF).
• Technical expertise and experience in behaviour change communications programming and community mobilisation
• Significant experience in planning, managing and delivering a programme, including costing, managing and monitoring budgets.
• Experience in managing diverse HR teams
• Effective resource planning, including commodities and technical expertise.
• Computer literate.
• Sound strategic thinking and planning skills, including ability to think creatively and innovate and to set priorities, manageable workplans and evaluate progress.
• Ability to build support from staff across teams and across members, and to build the capacity of others.
• Ability to work in partnership with government and other organizations’ staff.
• Strong communications skills (both written and verbal) in English and Hausa.
• Previous experience with local and international NGOs
• Independence, adaptability and flexibility.
• Commitment to team working and understanding of how to contribute.
• Commitment to Save the Children mission, values and approach (includes child protection, equal opportunities and health and safety).

Desirable:

• Master's degree in Public Health, Nutrition or other related subject.