Save the Children is a leading international organization helping
children in need around the world. First established in the UK in 1919,
separate national organizations have been set up in more than
twenty-eight countries, sharing the aim of improving the lives of
children through education, health
care and economic opportunities, as
well as emergency aid in cases of natural disasters, war and conflict.
In Nigeria, Save the Children has been working since 2001. The early
focus was on getting children actively involved in shaping the decisions
that affect their lives. Today, Save the Children is working in seven
federal states – Zamfara, Yobe, Jigawa, Katsina, Kano, Bauchi and
Kaduna – focusing on providing basic healthcare and protecting
children.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Nutrition Program Coordinator (Nationals Only)
Job ID: #1185566
Location: Borno
Role
- To support implementation of Nutrition component of project.
- To support and manage the Nutrition Program Officers,
breastfeeding counsellors of the Infant and Young Child Feeding in
Emergency and Community management of malnutrition Programme. - On a day to day basis, to assist the NIE Advisor in ensuring
that the all components of the programme are functioning properly,
providing care of quality to all the beneficiaries through respecting
guidelines and principles of good practice (Operational Guidance on
Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies, and Guiding Principles
for Feeding Infant and Young Children in Emergencies, WHO 2004).
Qualification & Experience
Essential:
- Health / Public Health / Nutrition / B.Sc or equivalent
- Demonstrable management experience
- Experience of implementation programmes (ideally nutrition related), including monitoring and evaluation
- Ability and willingness to frequently travel and stay at the field
- Fluency in written and spoken English and local languages
- Demonstrable ability at report writing
- Ability and willingness to frequently travel and stay at the field
- Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment
- Experience in conducting assessments and an understanding of nutritional data
- Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff
- Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions
- Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment
Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles:
- Experience and ability to represent Save the Children’s nutrition work in external meetings
- Demonstrable ability at report writing and excellent communication skills
- Computer literate
Desirable:
- Qualified Nutritionist, B.Sc Nurse or midwife with primary health care / community health care experience
- Emergency programming experience.
Main Responsibilities
The post holder will receive a context specific ToR for each deployment,
which will draw upon the responsibilities outlined below.
Programme Support (typically will be at field level):
- Support field level technical assessments in coordination with
the Nutrition response lead and other SC thematic areas and/or other
external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented
and that all assessments include a specific analysis of children’s
needs. - With support from the NIE Adviser and/or other senior programme
staff, develop project plans and budgets, contributing towards an
overall project implementation. - With support from the NIE Adviser and/or other senior programme
staff, support with inputs in development of high quality concept notes
and proposals. - With the support of NIE Adviser, support project implementation
to ensure timely delivery of project activities (for example,
monitoring against log frames, individual performance management work
plans). - Working closely with the NIE Adviser and/or other senior
programme staff, support timely programme and donor reports on project
activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant
external donor requirements. - Working closely with the Field Manager and the NIE Adviser
and/or other senior programme staff, with the HR team, help in the
identification and recruitment of community mobilisers and/or project
volunteers - With support from the NIE Adviser and/or other senior programme
staff, identify programme supplies needs and coordinate with the
logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan. - Responsibility for the day to day management of project site
activities and staff (Child Friendly Spaces, breastfeeding counsellors
and volunteers) - Provide technical support to Save the Children staff (IYCF-E,
CMAM, health, Child Protection and others as necessary), MoH, partners
and other humanitarian actors as necessary to promote consistent good
practice - With support from the Monitoring & Evaluation team support
the M & E plan implementation within the Nutrition projects,
ensuring this links to reporting requirements. - With support from the Accountability Lead ensure accountability
is enforced in all project activities as well as ensuring that feedback
from children and their families is considered in project
design/implementation - Work closely with partners and their staff to ensure project
activities are implemented in time and within the stipulated quality. - To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are
maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of
Conduct. - Ensure all staff understand and implement programme guidelines
used for assessing the mother-child pair, advising the best feeding
option and following up as appropriate. - Ensure appropriate and consistent education messaging to mothers
and other carers at Child Friendly Shelters and in the community. - Facilitate the development and scheduling of volunteer outreach activities
- With the Breastfeeding Counsellors and Child Protection staff, develop monthly work plans for the Child Friendly Shelters.
- Prepare field visit plans and supervision checklist in advance of trips.
- Compile monthly activity reports and assist with stock consumption/distribution plans for each of the CFSs as required.
- Conduct evaluation and appraisal of staff as required
- Facilitate cross sectoral programming, particularly to promote
excellent communication and referral between IYCF-E, CMAM, FSL and CP
programming. - At field sites, liaise with other humanitarian actors, local
authorities, ministries and the military as appropriate, to maximize
collaboration and ensure proper coordination of activities. - Under the guidance of the PM, undertake local level advocacy
targeting other humanitarian actors, local authorities, ministries and
the military as appropriate, on assessment and appropriate response to
support infant and young child feeding
Capacity Building:
- Identify learning and training opportunities for partner staff and communicate this to the Field manager or Lead NIE Adviser.
- Conduct trainings to build the capacity of staff/partners/volunteers, MoH staff and the community at large
Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
- Ensure that Save the Children’s work is coordinated with efforts
of other agencies and Government, and support Interagency Coordination
forums, advocating for the specific needs of children. This may
involve supporting coordination working groups within the IDP camps and
host communities or target project sites. - Contribute to communications and media work as required through
correction of data and information and sharing with the project heads
General:
- Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect
to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal
opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
Core Behaviours
Understanding humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles:
- Ensures that programme goals and activities uphold the
principles of the key national and international humanitarian
frameworks, codes and commitments - Integrates beneficiary accountability principles into the approach
- Participates in disaster coordination mechanisms and interagency cooperation
Achieving results effectively:
- Ensures efficient and transparent use of resources in accordance with internal controls
- Establishes staff engagement mechanisms.
- Continuously provides feedback and updates to achieve improved results
- Coordinates with stakeholders to avoid duplication and maximise resources
- Documents lessons learned and applies them to future projects
- Addresses difficult situations and makes tough decisions confidently and calmly
- Considers the wider impact of decisions to be made in the short and long-term.
Maintaining and developing collaborative relationships:
- Actively listens to different perspectives and experiences of stakeholders
- Actively participates in networks to access and contribute to good practice
- Establishes and maintains clear communication and dialogue with disaster and conflict affected people and other stakeholders
- Establishes clear objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress and performance
Operating safely and securely:
- Identifies and communicates risk and threats and minimises these for oneself and the agency
- Demonstrates an understanding of wider UN/NGO security
coordination and how the organisation can benefit from, and contribute
to, those mechanisms - Takes measures to do no harm and to minimise risks for partners and the communities
- Reduces vulnerability by complying with safety and security protocols set by the organisation
Managing yourself in a pressured and changing environment:
- Helps team members to practise stress management through prioritisation of workloads and modelling of appropriate self care
- Maintains ethical and professional behaviour in accordance with relevant codes of conduct
- Plans, prioritises and performs tasks well under pressure
- Takes responsibility for own work and for the impact of own actions
- Remains effective and retains perspective in the face of difficult or demanding situations
- Demonstrates personal integrity by using one’s position responsibly and fairly
Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring; Developing Others:
- Builds own awareness of the bigger global picture by using a broad range of sources to gather data
- Demonstrates self-development and management by taking
responsibility for own development, and actively seeking out feedback to
better understand their own strengths and weaknesses - Makes positive statements about work
- Effectively influences others by understanding their interests and showing how they will be met by own preferred solution
- Gives constructive feedback to enhance capabilities and responsibilities to another for the purpose of his/her development
- Demonstrates managerial courage by confronting difficult
situations and seeking resolution, and stating willingness to champion
ideas - Demonstrates approachability and trust by listening carefully to
others and valuing their contribution, and making others feel
comfortable by being open and honest about their thoughts and feelings
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their C.V and qualifying statements to: Nigeria.HumanitarianVacancy@savethechildren.org
explaining why you are suitable for the position you are applying
for. State position clearly in the subject field as applications
without appropriate subject will be disqualified.
Note: Also, applications received after the above closing date will not be considered.
Application Deadline 30th September, 2015.
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