Emergency Nutrition Coordinator

Purpose of the position:

The position holder will allocate 70% of his/her time to the existing nutrition programs in the Tigray Region and will support other nutrition programs across the country. The Nutrition Coordinator will coordinate and provide technical leadership for an effective, high-quality, lifesaving nutrition response. Under the close supervision of an Emergency Nutrition Specialist, s/he will enable the WVE to provide lifesaving nutrition response. The Emergency Nutrition Coordinator will be responsible for all aspects of emergency nutrition programming, particularly the community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) and infant and young child feeding in emergencies (IYCF-E), and will ensure national and international guidelines are adhered to as well as uphold quality standards and ensure results-based monitoring/evaluation. S/he will report to the Emergency Nutrition Specialist on deployment and will work closely with the GAM and HEA team.

Major Responsibilities:

Coordinate implementation of emergency nutrition response in the country

• Responsible for leading and providing technical support and capacity building of the team to successfully plan, implement and monitor nutrition program activities during emergency response.
• Responsible for ensuring that the nutrition programs in emergencies are implemented in line with the Ministry’s guidelines and international humanitarian standards and donor guidelines.
• Provision of technical backstopping and conducting nutrition training, reviewing program reports, surveys, and monitoring and evaluation reports.
• Support the implementation of CMAM and IMAM nutrition programs in line with humanitarian standards under the guidance of advisors
• Manage and lead the SMART survey in the Tigray Region
• Maintain WV best practices for nutrition programs so as to deliver results according to relevant standards, policies, and program strategy
• Work with line WV staff and partners to guide technical interpretation of technical models
• Provide technical support to World Vision IMAM/CMAM program activities to ensure that the IMAM/CMAM programs take place according to the project plans and are implemented with high quality.
• Review and submit regular monthly reports and monthly CMAM database report (using CMAM Offline database) to Emergency Nutrition Specialist
• Take part in the project set-up, technical support visit, monitoring visits, surveys, and evaluations
• Follow up project progress as per the plan of work closely with the APS and identify a minimum support package as part of the project transition.
• Take part in CMAM project meetings, workshops, prayer, and devotions that will assist for technical and spiritual development
• Organize and support all aspects of the nutrition program including liaising with the Ministry of Health, the nutrition cluster, other international and national agencies, and donors.
• Liaise and established contacts at the Zonal and world level with government health offices, DRMFSS, NGOs, and UN agencies (WFP, WHO, and UNICEF)
• Regular discussions at the national level concerning emergency nutrition response in WVE operational areas
• Regularly participate in cluster meetings and other related coordination meetings and ensure effective information sharing and flow within WVE.
• Create & maintain linkages with key implementing & operational partners in the emergency Nutrition Programing.

Learning and Evidence Base Development, Dissemination and Knowledge Management

• Assist assessment in the field as part of field preparation, field supervision
• Identify best/promising practices and success stories for documentation and dissemination

Disaster Preparedness/HEA

• Maintain situational awareness of actual and potential hazards at the local level and bring to the attention of AP and the head office
• Guide community hazard vulnerability analysis in the area of health and nutrition
• Solve problems under emergency conditions

Job Requirements

Knowledge/Qualifications for the role

Required Professional Experience

1. Minimum six years working experience with NGOs in emergency nutrition programs
2. A minimum of 4 years with coordinator position in emergency nutrition Programming.

Required education, training, license, registration, and certification

1. Master’s degree in public health or nutrition with health background (degree in Public Health or Clinical Nursing) from accredited universities or health colleges

Certificates on:

• ToT training in Acute Malnutrition 2019 revised guidelines
• ToT training in revised 2019 IMAM guidelines
• Integrated Pharmaceuticals Logistics System (IPLS)
• Certificate of training on SPHERE standards
• Trained on Family MUAC approach
• SMART survey ToT/basic training

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

1. Knowledge of standard methods and indicators for assessing nutritional status, including rapid assessment and SMART methodology
2. Understanding of the IASC Cluster system, including the function of the Nutrition Cluster
3. Knowledge of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Code of Conduct, WV’s disaster management cycle, and Sphere standards
4. Knowledge, training, and experience in the management of MAM and SAM with/without medical complications
5. Demonstrated skills in CMAM/IMAM program planning, implementation, and monitoring.
6. Experience of cascading family MUAC approach
7. Demonstrated the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
8. Willingness to work under pressure and extra hours, and out of assigned implementation area
9. Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions;
10. Excellent training and facilitation skills, and negotiation skills
11. Strong adherence to World Vision values

Working Environment / Conditions

• Willingness to work in a hostile environment
• 60% Domestic travel is required.

How to Apply

Interested applicants are required to write a position title on the subject line and attach a current CV with three references & fill in the employment application form which can be found at https://ahaduvacancy.com/Uploads/Attachments/wve-form.pdfan email before the closing date of this announcement to 

• Email: [email protected]

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