Contract - Full-Time
Closing date: Tuesday 25 June 2013
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We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
There are 30 national Save the Children organisations around the world. By the end of 2012 all our international programmes will be delivered through a merged operation with 14,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We're changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Save the Children has been working in Myanmar since 1995. Our programmes include child survival, health, HIV/AIDS, education, child rights, child protection and child rights governance in 28 locations across the country.
Save the Children International is looking for Emergency Nutrition Programme Manager to join our team. This is a 10-month assignment based in Siitwe, Myanmar. Please note that due to the urgent nature of the recruitment, selection process will be carried out while the vacancy announcement is ongoing. The position might be filled before the application is closed.
Role purpose:
Working closely with the Humanitarian, Health and Nutrition teams, the Emergency Nutrition Programme Manager is responsible for finalising the set-up and manage SCI nutrition intervention in Rakhine State and to ensure that all components of the programme (OTP, IYCF, ANC and nutritional M&E) are functioning properly, providing quality care to all patients/beneficiaries, through respecting protocols and principles of good practice. This will involve establishing a team and building their capacity to continue operations in the future. The position requires both technical and project management skills, as well as excellent people skills.
Key areas of accountability:
- Managing emergency nutrition programme in Pauktaw and Sittwe, including training staff, setting detailed implementation plans, managing the budget and working closely with logistics and support services as required.
- Ensure the programmes' performance complies with Sphere minimum standards, Save the Children Standardised Operation Procedures (SOP) and the protocols designed for the programme, and conduct field supervision where appropriate.
- Liaise with other sectors and implementing partners (such as MoH, UNICEF, ACF, MSF, WFP, MHA) and local authorities to maximise collaboration and ensure proper coordination of OTP and general nutrition activities
- Ensure active coordination and integration of nutrition activities with other sectors at Rakhine level. This includes appropriate and consistent WASH, health and nutrition education messaging to mothers and other carers at OTP sites, breastfeeding spaces and birthing spaces and in the community
- Assist in coaching of national nutrition staff assigned in nutrition programme, including OTP and SAM cases identification and management, prevention of acute malnutrition (linkage with IYCF) and any other topic as required
- Identify capacity building needs (management, language etc.) for the whole team and in conjunction with the Humanitarian Manager, devise a plan for personal development of each staff member.
- Drafting of nutrition proposals and programme reports, as well as feeding into the strategic planning of the sector.
- Facilitate systematic/correct supplies requests, distribution plans, consumption reporting particularly from the nutrition OTP programme to the logistics department,
- Monthly report on Rakhine nutrition intervention including documentation of successes, failures and lessons learned. This includes compilation of monthly activity/performance reports, assistance with stock consumption/distribution plans for programmes. Any other information and data to fulfil Save the Children's internal reporting requirements
- Ensure strong and clear coordination with government entities, particularly Ministry of Health at both the State and Township level
- Attend Sittwe nutrition sector meeting and other meeting as required
- Nutritional assessment planning, implementation, analysis, interpretation and reporting, as required by the Nutrition Adviser,
- Any other tasks as required by the Nutrition Adviser or Humanitarian Manager.
Qualifications and experience:
Essential
- Health and/or Public Health / Nutrition BSs, Master Degree or Experienced Nurse with nutrition/tropical diseases and/or public health qualification
- Demonstrable project management experience, including budget holding responsibility
- 3-5 years of experience in emergency nutrition work and implementation of feeding programmes (CMAM approach), including also monitoring and evaluation (eg SMART surveys) with one of the following: Infant and Young child feeding or Ante-natal care/maternal and child health care programmes
- Experience in conducting nutrition assessments and an understanding of nutritional surveillance and information systems preferred
- Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff
- Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions
- Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment
- Ability and willingness to frequently travel and stay at the field
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children's aims, values and principles
- Experience and ability to represent Save the Children's nutrition work in external meetings and ability to liaise with stakeholders and partner organisations
- Demonstrable ability at report writing and excellent communication skills
- Computer literacy
- Fluency in written and spoken English
Desirable
- Awareness and understanding of WASH, food security and livelihoods programming options and other generic programming options for addressing the underlying causes of malnutrition
- Experience and/or an interest in working in Asian Countries.
Save the Children International offers competitive remuneration package.
Deadline for submission of application is on 25th June 2013
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
"We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse."
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