Job Vacancy: Head of Department Nutrition and Health

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Job Vacancy: Job title: Head of Department Nutrition and Health

Job description: Company Overview
Action Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organisation committed to ending world hunger. For almost 44 years, across nearly 50 countries, we have been working to fight undernutrition and support communities affected by crisis across the globe.
We carry out innovative, lifesaving programmes in Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Disaster risk reduction, Mental Health and Care Practices, Food security and Livelihoods and Social Protection.
Action Against Hunger began operations in Nigeria in 2010 in response to the high rate of chronic malnutrition in Northern Nigeria, focusing on integrated programming.
In 2011, we expanded our work to begin implementing nutrition development projects in Jigawa and in Yobe. Following the crises in Northeast Nigeria, we further expanded our operations to address the Nutrition, Health, Food security and livelihoods, WASH, and shelter needs of conflict-affected communities.
Action Against Hunger Nigeria programme is supported by FCDO, ECHO, GAC, BHA, SDC, UNICEF, EU, AFD, SIDA and GFFO.
Action Against Hunger is currently looking to fill the role of a Nutrition & Health Head of Department who will be responsible for defining the strategies and coordinating the mission activities in the fields of Nutrition and Health (focusing on long-term strategic direction including humanitarian operations). Develop regional nutrition and health programming, coordinate effective technical programmes’ implementation, and play an active role in ACF strategic engagement with Nutrition and Health working groups.Reporting to: Deputy Country Director Program
Proposed start date: April 2024
Work location: Abuja, FCT with frequent travel to the field officesKey responsibilities:

• Nutrition and Health Assessment (SMART/Rapid SMART/SQUEAC/SLEAC etc.) and analysis of the prevailing context of nutrition and health in the country;
• Develop new proposals for intervention in medical and nutritional programme areas for submission to funding bodies in collaboration with Program Managers and Field Coordinators [Development grants];
• Collection and quality control of monitoring, follow up and evaluation data for development grants;
• In collaboration with the regional nutrition and health coordination team, development of an ACF nutrition and health strategy specific to the mission;
• Reviewing the standard of nutritional and medical proposals submitted by his/her teams
• Production of quality reports for the health and nutritional situation analysis;
• Identifying challenges and proposing research projects and innovative approaches in the field of malnutrition;
• Liaise with finance and logistics departments to establish budgets for new programmes in nutrition and health [Development grants];
• Frequent engagement with Heads of Departments in other technical areas to develop an integrated multi-sectoral approach;
• Compile a synthesis of all data collected by Nutrition and Health Programme Managers and inform the Mission’s Country Director and relevant HQ personnel of the key indicators having a bearing on the programmes;
• Support the development of the technical skills of Nutrition and Health teams;
• Manage overall planning and dispatching of work as well as individual action plans for the Nutrition and Health team in the capital;
• Evaluation of the technical performance and skills of Programme Managers;
• Work closely with the Field/Area Coordinator to identify any team-related challenges and also provide practical solutions;
• Dissemination of the ACF nutrition and health strategy at the country level to partners and funding bodies;
• Establishing MoU to define the terms of various partnerships with national/sub-national Government partners;
• Negotiation with local partners on work organisation, protocols, action plans, and training at all levels (local, regional and national) taking account of all those involved in the area;
• Coordinating the implementation of programmes with representatives of national and local government;
• Liaise with partners and participate in meetings with other agencies (WFP, UNICEF, other NGOs etc) with a view to defining partnership agreements;
• Lending technical support to the development of national and local strategies in the struggle against malnutrition;
• Setting out a common strategy and action plan (ACF and partners) concerning specific projects;
• Collaborating with partners by the ongoing provision of useful information and regular meetings;
• Building a long-term strategy for the programme, with a view to enabling the partner to achieve autonomy, with particular attention, where necessary, to cost recovery aspects;
• Influencing the definition of national protocols through negotiation with representatives of partner structures (notably the Ministry of Health) with a view to disseminating ACF’s technical standards for dealing with malnutrition;
• Representing ACF in dealings with national and international authorities on matters of health and nutrition in close collaboration with the regional coordinator and Deputy CD – Programmes;
• Developing and maintaining relations with current and potential donors (visits to projects, presentations of ACF and its work, requests for funding);
• Promoting the philosophy and protocols of ACF to local partners (NGO, MoH, etc.);
• Representing the areas of health and nutrition in the national coordination of ACF;
• Producing technical, strategic and activity reports in the fields of health and nutrition (for partners);
• Producing and/or publishing information, both internally and externally, concerning technical progress in the fields of health and nutrition in the country of intervention;
• Elaborating communication tools for disseminating information on ACF and the nutrition and health dimensions of its programmes.

Position Requirements:

• Advanced Degree (Masters) preferably in Human Nutrition, Medical Sciences or Social Sciences
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of previous experience working with NGOs specifically in nutrition and/or health;
• Proven management and coordination skills (HR, projects, and stress management);
• Proven ability to translate analysis and evaluation into operational planning and strategy;
• Experience with evaluations and monitoring as well as Project Management Cycle;
• Experience with external representation and knowledge of Nutrition & Health Cluster mechanisms;
• Advanced knowledge of Nutrition and Health guidelines and procedures including those of donors and international standards (e.g. SPHERE);
• Ability to work in a mainstreamed manner and analyze/capitalize institutionalized information;
• Excellent written and spoken English, including the ability to write clear and engaging reports;
• Disciplined and able to work and arrive at decisions autonomously and with minimal guidance;
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly to ACF field locations;
• Experience working with multiple donors (BHA, ECHO, UNICEF…) including compliance reporting and regulations.

Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes diversity and inclusionThe deadline for this position is Tuesday, 26th March 2024.Action Against Hunger does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing).Action Against Hunger is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.Action Against Hunger provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or genetics.Other benefits include but not limited to 100% health care coverage, free and direct access to Cross Knowledge e-learning platform.Women at ACF are entitled to benefits such as maternity leave, compassionate leave for a hospitalized child and creche facilities for babies and toddlers.All candidates MUST ensure they answer all the questions asked for this application. Failure to do so means candidates will not be considered for the process.Powered by JazzHR

Location: Abuja, FCT

Job date: Sat, 23 Mar 2024 03:25:55 GMT

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