Merlin (UK) an International Non-Governmental Organization
specializing in the provision of health care worldwide, is looking for
qualified candidate with strong experience in Nutrition to fill the following
vacant post.
Job Title: Nutrition Coordinator
Line Manager: Country Health Director
Staff Directly Supervised: Nutrition Officers in Merlin SS Projects
Relationships Internally: PHC
Supervisors, Reproductive Health program supervisor, Nutrition focal persons in
facilities, Project Coordinators, Logistics staff, Finance, Staff, Data
Officers, Pharmacy Assistants, PHCCs / PHCUs staffJob Title: Nutrition Coordinator
Line Manager: Country Health Director
Staff Directly Supervised: Nutrition Officers in Merlin SS Projects
Relationships Externally: MoH (Nation & State level), County health departments, NGO
Partners, Community volunteers
Main Purpose of the Role
The overall objective of the position is to develop and maintain all nutrition aspects of Merlin’s projects in the RSS.
The post holder will work under the supervision of the Country Health Director and in close collaboration with Senior Health Coordinators, Project Coordinators as well as partners at all levels, including government and other agencies.
Overall Objective
- Coordination
and Implementation of the Outpatient Therapeutic Programme
- Support
and supervision of nutrition activities in all Merlin Projects in the RSS
- Training
and capacity building of staff in nutrition
- Management
of Nutrition data/ information
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Programme Implementation
Programme Implementation
- Ensure
that the implementation of the Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP) and
Stabilization Centre (SC) activities conform to internationally accepted
standards and country guidelines
- Provide
support and supervision on nutrition activities to those staff
implementing health and nutrition programmes in Merlin South Sudan
projects
- Provides
guidance to staff implementing health and nutrition programmes on the
integration of a nutrition component into the overall primary health care
programmes and curative services
- In
collaboration with partner agencies (UNICEF and WFP) support field sites
with the organization of the logistics of food commodities
- Together
with Project health coordinators and country health directors ensure that
there is proper Communication, coordination and harmonization of tools
with the different stakeholders involved in food/nutrition activities
(UNICEF, MSF, ACF etc)
Training and Capacity building
- Conduct
training of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) for
project staff and MOH counterparts implementing health and nutrition
programmes in Merlin South Sudan programme area
- Ensure
the establishment and strengthening of nutrition monitoring activities and
train health staff (Merlin and partners) in case-detection and referral
mechanisms
- Conduct
and train health staff on surveys, causal analysis and other assessments
of nutritional status of target groups
Information Analysis and Management
- Ensure
proper collection and analysis of data form field sites and participate in
the creation of a nutrition data base for Merlin projects in Southern
Sudan
- Ensure
the establishment and proper use of nutrition monitoring and evaluation
framework
- Review
the outreach and appropriateness of activities for different livelihood
groups
- Ensure
the capture and dissemination of lessons learnt and good practice relating
to successful integration of nutrition components within existing primary
health care services
- Submit
relevant reports and documentation to the Country Health Director
Other
- Represent
Merlin at appropriate co-ordination and health and nutrition programming
and collaborate with organizations working in food/nutrition
- Flexible
and able to take on other tasks as might be required
- Carry-out
any other duties and/or responsibilities assigned by line manager
Person Specification
Essential
Qualifications, experience and competences
Essential
Qualifications, experience and competences
- Degree/
Diploma in Nutrition
- Strong
previous field coordination and management experience in community-based
management of acute malnutrition
- Experience
of gathering and analyzing nutritional data
- Supportive
personnel management style and ability to manage teams
- Experience
of training and capacity building
- Strong
leadership skills
- Strong
communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English
- Confident
and proficient in the use of MS Office
- Experience
of establishing strong working relationship with colleagues from different
functions and cultures
- Previous
experience of working and living in insecure contexts
- Experience
of a flexible approach to managing and prioritizing a high workload and
multiple tasks in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines
- Experience
of proactively identifying and addressing issues
- An
understanding of and commitment to Merlin’s mission and values
Desirable
- Previous
use of SMART nutrition survey methodology
- Previous
experience in support provision to primary health care projects
- Qualification
in Public/Community Health and/or Development studies
- Good
experience in humanitarian programming
Applications should be sent to the following by e-mail: hr.manager@merlin-southsudan.org
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be short-listed on a regular basis.
Merlin South Sudan Programme is an equal opportunities employer.
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