Health and Nutrition coordinator (4)

Key areas of accountability:

• Develop and improve work coordination with local key partners (community, Zonal and District health and education offices).
• Working closely with the Health and Nutrition Project Manager and other sponsorship program team to ensure successful implementation of the project activities.
• Support Community mobilization activities and work in close collaboration with the community/social development coordinators, health workers, Hews and teachers for the rollout of agreed project activities.
• Develop work plan, budget plan and effective monitoring of all activities.
• Ensures that the H&N program implemented effectively in a good quality standards and ensuring consistency of the work is in accordance with the programme goal and objectives.
• Participates in annual program operational plan, work plan, budget planning and revision for H&N program
• Effectively support H&N program activity implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Closely works with construction team and follows up construction activities managed under H&N program.
• Plans, organizes and delivers trainings and facilitates workshops on regular basis as defined in the operational manual or toolkit
• Develops activity work plan, training schedules and term of references for training deliverance
• Develops and/ or adapts training modules/materials and assessment tools into local language and context
• Maintains collaboration and cooperation with team, partners and stakeholders
• Supports and participates in monitoring and evaluation activities including baseline, end line assessments and situational analysis surveys and community mobilization
• Prepares and submits periodic achievement, accomplishment and progress reports of his/her respective program implementation
• Compiles and documents success stories, best practices, lesson learned and reports
• Participates in monthly sectorial meeting
• Undertakes additional assignments given by his/her immediate supervisors

Job Requirements

Experience and Skills:

• Minimum of bachelor’s degrees in health, nutrition and any related field or equivalent accrued working experience in a related position
• Minimum of four years’ service.
• Good knowledge of Ethiopian health and nutrition policies
• Good knowledge and skill in planning, organizing and delivering training. Ability to change business as usual work practices, flexible in working long hours and ability to work with incoming challenges
• Demonstrated ability to set and achieve objectives.
• Strong community mobilization and customer relations skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and writing skills).
• Flexible, adaptable to dynamic changes, and fast-paced work environment.
• Thorough understanding of Save the Children working principles and approaches Child Participation, Child Rights Programming, Partnership, Child Safeguarding, Zero Tolerance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Programme Integration etc
• Knowledge of local language required.
• NGO/ working experience in the area preferred.

How to Apply

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2200012H