About the role: This is a 12 month, replacement role with unaccompanied terms based in Nyamlell, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan with a salary of Grade 4, from €35,981 to €39,979.

You will report to the Area Coordinator and will line manage 2 Programme Managers, 1 Project Manager, 2 Emergency Nutritionist, 1 Community Nutritionist (there will be some restructuring of the programme) and work closely with The Programmes Director, FSL managers, Base Manager, Country Financial Controller, Systems Director and relevant Technical Advisors.

We would like you to start as soon as possible

Your purpose:

The principle objective of the Health and Nutrition Coordinator is to oversee the implementation, management and development of the Integrated Health and Nutrition programme in Aweil West and Aweil North counties. S/he will enhance programming and managerial skills of Health and Nutrition Programme Managers in charge of each county, the ICCM Project Manager, Nutritionist and oversee the management of the entire sector staff totalling to 119. S/he will build on and continue Concern’s partnership with the State Ministry of Health (SMoH) and County Health Department (CHD) in both counties. The role involves working closely with the Programme Director in carrying out assessments and leading on implementation of emergency response interventions when necessary.

Your main responsibilities will be:

Programme Development and Management

• Oversee the development, planning and delivery of the Health and Nutrition programme activities for all grants (OFDA, ECHO (close out), HPP, IAPF, WFP and UNICEF) in consultation and collaboration with the Programme Director and the Area Coordinator.

• Ensure efficient set-up of field level activities under the integrated model to strengthen both the facility support and community outreach components of Concern’s Health and Nutrition activities.
• Guide the formation of community structures such as Mother Support Groups and Men’s Groups and ensure community structures like the Boma Health Committees (BHC), Village Health Communities VHCs and Volunteers like HHPs and TBAs are reenergised to perform their roles.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Strengthen the monitoring and evaluating system through overseeing M&E Events and implementing recommendations from such events, through surveys: SQUEAC, SMART, KAP, Health Facility Assessments, Baselines, end lines, etc.
• Ensure accurate use of CMAM tools and review CWW internal tools for data gathering by each layer of the structure including community volunteers.

Donor Compliance

• Support the Programme Director during donor proposals, budgets and reports to ensue technically they are of high quality, up-to-date and delivered in a timely manner in accordance with Concern policies/procedures, donor requirements and for other interested parties, including government departments, in collaboration with programme team colleagues.

• Be responsible for ensuring that donor strategy, donor guidelines, formats and processes are understood and being adhered to within Health and Nutrition programme implementation and procurement.

Representation

• Manage the relationship with the MoH partner in NBEG and where, appropriate at national level.
• Ensure effective networking and coordination with relevant stakeholders, such as Government authorities, other NGOs, and UN operating in the Health and Nutrition sector at field level.

Human Resources

• Train, mentor and coach managers and senior project staff to build their capacity to effectively deliver their jobs with highest standards.
• Using talent spotting, identify and nurture potential in key national staff across the structure to strengthen programme delivery at all levels. Ensuring JDs are well understood by staff.

Finance, Admin and Logistics

• Monitor and manage programme expenditure and budgets, ensuring resources are optimally utilized and spending is in line with Concern financial procedures and Donor requirements.
• Lead in monthly financial review or expenditure against programme plan and implement revisions as required.

Security

• Ensure the Health and Nutrition team carry out their work in accordance with Concern’s security Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and the Security Management Plan (SMP).
• Participate in the revision of SOPs and the SMP when necessary and other security related duties when necessary.

Your skills and experience will include:

Essential:

• Master’s Degree  in medicine, public health, nursing, midwifery or equivalent qualification
• At least 5years’ experience of managing health and nutrition projects with a minimum of 3 year overseas experience preferably with an international NGO and in insecure environments
• Experience in CMAM including community mobilisation and in IMCI or PHC
• Experience in behaviour change approaches
• Experience in donor reporting and proposal writing
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation  including SMART surveys and SQUAEC
• Experience in  budgeting and financial monitoring processes
• Strong staff management, capacity building and supervision skills
• Familiarity with complex and insecure emergency context.
• Experience of mainstreaming equality, gender, DRR, HIV and AIDS.
• Fluent written and spoken English

Desirable:

• Specific training in the prevention and treatment of malnutrition.
• Work experience in South Sudan or Horn of Africa Region.
• Experience working with health ministries, networking and donor relations.
• Knowledge of Concern Policies and Programming Approaches.
• Previous experience of Results Based Management approach.
• Previous experience in implementing an integrated programme.
• Previous experience working with Stabilization Centers for malnutrition
• Experience using HMIS, DHIS, Epi-Infoand other data management and analysis programmes

All applications should be submitted through our website at https://jobs.concern.net by closing date. CV’s should be no more than 4 pages in length.

Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be short listed on a regular basis and we may offer posts before the closing date.

Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.