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Nutrition Coordinator NGO Careers – Action Against Hunger (ACF)
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Job Title: Nutrition Coordinator
Organization: Action Against
Hunger (ACF)
Hunger (ACF)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Action Against Hunger (ACF) is an International Humanitarian NGO. For
over thirty years, ACF has been
implementing Food Security and Livelihoods, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene programs in the Lango, Acholi, West Nile and Karamoja regions in
Uganda.
over thirty years, ACF has been
implementing Food Security and Livelihoods, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene programs in the Lango, Acholi, West Nile and Karamoja regions in
Uganda.
Job Summary: The Nutrition
Coordinator will develop, implement strategies and coordinate activities of
Action Against Hunger in the fields of Nutrition and Health within the mission.
Coordinator will develop, implement strategies and coordinate activities of
Action Against Hunger in the fields of Nutrition and Health within the mission.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Develop National nutrition programming & coordinate its effective
implementation within the mission:
implementation within the mission:
- Carry out the assessment and analysis of
prevailing context of nutrition in the country. - Initiate studies based on the analysis of
data provided by other partners (NGOs, UN agencies, government departments
among others to develop Nutrition related programme interventions. - Drawing up new proposals for intervention
in medical and nutritional programme areas for submission to funding
agaencies. - Work as a key liaison with finance and
logistics departments to establish budgets for new programmes in nutrition
and health. - Develop and monitor budgets allocated to
the field of nutrition and health ensuring proper use of funds is adhered
to. - Identifying challenges and proposing
research projects and innovative approaches to deal with issues of
malnutrition. - Build a database of good practice ,
experience and assessments in the frame work of Action Against Hunger’s organisational
development strategy and ensuring that recommendations arising from
assessments are implemented. - Engage with coordinators in other
technical areas to develop an integrated multi-sectorial approach to
programme development.
Monitor & coordinate all programmes in the field related to
Nutrition & Health:
Nutrition & Health:
- Carry out nutrition rapid assessments or
nutrition surveys. - Control, validate and monitor the
resources used by the programmes in order to draft request and undertake
quality control. - Monitoring programme quality by using APR
indicators qualitative and quantitative reports submitted by nutrition and
health programmes Managers. - Prepare and submit monthly report
summarising mission activities in nutrition and health (APR). - Promote and provide relevant integrated
approach in the programmes to ensure a sound understanding of the causes
of mal-nutrition in an areas(e.g. study of market prices) in liaison with
food security. - Produce a synthesis of all data collected
by Nutrition and Health Programme Managers and inform Management and
relevant HQ personnel of the key indicators having a bearing on the
programmes. - Produce activity reports for different
funding bodies on medical and nutritional aspects of the programmes. - Monitor programme budgets ensuring under
or over spent and purpose corrective action ensuring proper use of funds.
Supervise and support Nutrition & medical teams in the field:
- Organise and lead meetings with staff
teams in the field. - Provide technical inputs during
performance review and objective setting for Nutrition programme Managers
and other Nutrition and Medical staff in the field. - Provide technical support to the field
teams in the area of nutrition. - Provide guidance and support to field
staff and coordination teams on routine matters related to Nutrition. - Develop and identify training needs and
key areas of capacity building of the team members. - Serve as liaison with the Human Resources
Department to deal with any problems within the team.
Develop & launch programes in collaboration with Government &
local agencies.
local agencies.
- Negotiate with local partners on work
organisation protocols , action plans, training at all levels. - Negotiate agreements on protocols with the
programme partners. - Update the agreement protocols to secure
the efficient functioning of the programme (eg structural change in the
partner agency, re-definition of roles) as may be required. - Coordinate implementation of programmes
with representatives of national and local government agencies ensuring
that interest of Action Against Hunger is well catered. - Link up with partners and take part in
meetings with other agencies (WFP ,UNICEF, other NGOs etc)with a view to
defining partnership agreements. - Analyse training needs and organise
trainings for the teams of programme partners. - Set common strategies and action plans
with Action Against Hunger and its partners concerning specific projects
objectives. - Collaborate with partners by providing
useful information through regular meetings. - Build a long term strategy for the
programme with a view to enabling the partner to achieve autonomy with
particular attention to cost recovery aspects where necessary. - Influence the definition of national
protocols through negotiation with representatives of partners structures
(notably the Ministry of Health)with a view to disseminating ACF’s
Techical standards for dealing with malnutrition. - Define a country-specific strategy for
technical advocacy in link with country Director and HQ.
Represent Action Against Hunger
& its positioning in the field of Nutrition & Health matters.
& its positioning in the field of Nutrition & Health matters.
- Build and maintain relations with current
& potential donors(visit projects, presentations of Action Against
Hunger & its work, requests for funding). - Represent ACF in the meetings with the
health authorities and other agencies and participate in national networks
on nutrition. - Promoting the philosophy and protocols of
Action Against Hunger to local partners (NGO MoH, among others) - Representing the areas of health and
nutrition in the national coordination of ACF - Produce technical , strategic and activity
reports in the field of health and nutrition ( for partners) - Produce and /or publish information both internally and externally ,
concerning technical progress in the fields of health and nutrition in the
country of intervention. - Elaborate communication tools for
disseminating information on Action Against Hunger and the nutrition and
health dimensions of its programmes.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant for the Action Against
Hunger ACF Nutrition Coordinator job opportunity should preferably hold a
Master’s degree in Human Nutrition, Public Health, Medical sciences or
Social sciences from a recognised University. - At least five years’ experience of
nutrition programs at National coordination level & experience with
capacity building of health systems in developing contexts. - Demonstrated ability to translate analysis
& evaluation into operational planning strategy. - Prior experience with INGOs in recovery
& complex emergencies. - Previous experience with partnerships
& alliances will be an asset. - Good experience with nutrition and
coverage surveys, and rapid nutrition assessments. - Practical knowledge and experience of
project cycle management. - The ideal candidate should be disciplined
and able to work and arrive at decisions autonomously and with minimal
guidance. - Advanced knowledge of donors guidelines
and procedures (ECHO, UNICEF, OCHA, CIDA, EU, DFID,USAID is desirable.) - Good team management and representation
competencies. - Working knowledge of budget management.
- Previous exposure and experience in
assessment , monitoring or evaluation projects. - Familiarity with Action Against Hunger
core values and acceptance of Action Against Hunger principles. - Excellent facilitation skills.
- Ability to exercise sound judgement &
make decisions independently. - Extremely flexible with the ability to
cope with stressful situations. - Excelent reporting skills with good oral
& written communication skills. - Diplomatic and culturally sensitive.
- Fluency with written and spoken English.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send
their applications including a cover letter, CV (not more than 4 pages) with at
least three referees and a daytime telephone contract. For email applications
please note that attached documents should not be larger than 2MBs. All
documents should be zipped in one folder. Any email larger than 2MBS will not
be considered. Address your email application to:
recruitment.ug@acf-international.org mentioning “Nutrition Coordinator Kampala”
in the subject line.
their applications including a cover letter, CV (not more than 4 pages) with at
least three referees and a daytime telephone contract. For email applications
please note that attached documents should not be larger than 2MBs. All
documents should be zipped in one folder. Any email larger than 2MBS will not
be considered. Address your email application to:
recruitment.ug@acf-international.org mentioning “Nutrition Coordinator Kampala”
in the subject line.
Deadline: 22nd
February 2017
February 2017
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