Nutrition and Health Manager at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Location: Monguno, Borno
Start date:  As Soon As Possible
Direct Line Manager: Senior Multisectoral Program Manager
Job Type: Full Time

Objective 1

• Provide high-quality project management, technical advice and leadership in Health and Nutrition Program

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Lead collaboration across the project technical teams to identify, analyse, formulate, and implement activities to strengthen key systems (leadership, logistics, and information systems) that support the delivery of high-quality health and nutrition services.
• Provide technical guidance to the health and nutrition team for Supply Chain Management, identifying evidence-based approaches that are contextually appropriate to reform the overall ACF Health Commodity Supply System.
• In collaboration with the Regional Nutrition and Health Coordination team identify short and long-term technical assistance required for the successful implementation of the planned nutrition and Health activities.
• Coordinate with other partners and support efforts to address health system strengthening gaps and help build technical capacity within the ACF health and nutrition team as well as the SMOH/SPHCDA in the supported LGAs.

Objective 2

• Manage and organize Nutrition and Health project staff development programs in collaboration with other technical and operations department

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support including leadership, monitoring, motivation and management of the health and Nutrition technical team,
• Conduct regular evaluation of the skills levels and technical competences of the ACF health and nutrition teams in performing their assigned duties
• Support the Training and sector Managers in identifying and harmonizing training needs as well as ensuring the quality and pertinence of training programs established for the ACF teams
• Manage the project cycle in nutrition and health
• Ensure that the health and nutrition teams meet the objectives of ACF in supporting the targeted areas in both nutrition and health response
• Ensure that the services provided by the health and Nutrition team are adequate and meet the basic needs of the affected communities

Objective 3

• To develop strategies and support operations

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the Regional Nutrition and Coordination, support the development of strategies addressing the problems linked to poor health and malnutrition in the Northeast region
• Coordinate and support the smooth implementation of planned nutrition and health activities
• Ensure that the nutrition and health sections of the project implementation reports include critical analysis and technical sounds
• Contribute through coordinating with the project team in the development of the nutrition and health sections for future proposals when required

Objective 4

• To appropriately represent ACF and develop local partnerships

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Disseminate the information collected to the key partners when required
• Ensure positive collaboration and quality relations with partners

Objective 5

• To produce timely and quality reports

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Support and provide technical backstopping to the M&E and program teams during the completion of the monthly reports, specifically those linked to nutrition and health in the project areas.
• Ensure submission of reports on any training session and/or workshop organized by the Health and Nutrition unit.
• Ensure that all technical reports for external release are validated by relevant line Managers including the Regional Nutrition and Health Coordinators, Nutrition and Health HOD, DCD program, Technical Advisor.
• Produce high-quality activity progress report on monthly bases
• Contribute to the donors' reports: interim and final reports as required

Internal & External Relationship
Internal:

• MSPM: Direct supervision – exchange of information, work plan
• Nutrition and Health Regional Coordinators: Technical supervision, exchange of information, technical support, validation of information, work plan
• Nutrition and Health HOD: Exchange of information, technical support, validation of information,
• Deputy Director: technical support, exchange of information
• Other PM and Nutrition team: exchange of information, coordination.
• Support team: exchange of information, collaboration and coordination.

External:

• SPHCDA, State Nutrition/Health Officer, SMOH: exchange of information, coordination.
• LGA Team/Health facility team/Community leaders: exchange of information, coordination.
• Nutrition Sector/UNICEF/UNFPA: Coordination and exchange of information

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Health & Nutrition with extensive experience or field related/relevant to international H&N work.
• Master Degree in the health sciences, epidemiology or public Health, Nutrition, or related field is preferred.
• At least 5 years of proven experience in managing Health and Nutrition projects, research and surveys as well as humanitarian work.

Skills and Experience
Essential:

• Excellent Reporting and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Good management and representation competencies
• Excellent in influencing and negotiation skills
• Proven technical knowledge and capacity to lead the implementation of H&N activities, projects, programs.
• Good understanding of links between emergency and development programs,
• Strong planning and organizational skills;
• Ability to manage budgets, understand financial accountability procedures, logistics, and commodity tracking.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and to deal with problems and issues both promptly and efficiently.

Preferred:

• Strong understanding of Health Management Information System, Health Surveillance, monitoring and evaluation methods.
• Experience in nutrition program management in emergency set-up including proposal writing, project budget management, reporting and training provision
• Knowledge of Health assessment and KAP methodologies will be of added value.
• Willing for frequent travel to mentor and monitor activities.
• Easily acculturate with remote areas living conditions
• Ability to absorb and manage workloads and stresses without affecting the quality of the deliverables.
• Computer and IT expertise highly.
• Experience in donor reporting e.g. ECHO, EU, UN Agencies, OFDA/USAID preferred,
• Experience in hardship postings/complex emergencies, with proven leadership experience; able to work in a fluid and insecure area; Maturity and ability to adjust to harsh living conditions

Minimum Monthly Basic Salary
NGN 424,310 per Month