Purpose of Position:
To assess, design and implement health and nutritional interventions for the program in the Darfur region of Sudan, including staff development and resource management. To liaise with appropriate partners at all levels to ensure that the Save the Children Darfur Emergency Response health and nutrition program meet the needs of the neediest efficiently and adequatel
Major Responsibilities:
Planning and Implementation of the Health Program
- Identify areas where health and nutrition interventions are appropriate, and the resources required to provide them, at each site;
- Undertake emergency assessments and implement and manage emergency health interventions.
- Participate in emergency preparedness planning and formulate strategies and appropriate health interventions for health response as necessary, working with local health authorities and other partners.
- Development of proposals and donors reports as well as any program amendments.
- Development of health management and operation manuals and toolkits.
- Provide specialized input into the planning and implementation of all nutritional and health interventions to be carried out;
- Plan, supervise and provide technical and management assistance in establishing health and nutrition interventions;
- Incorporate monthly statistics and written reports into donor reports;
- Assist in the compilation of financial budget reports, including the budgetary reports for the donors;
- Ensure that minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere charter and the Code of Conduct in all SC health interventions.
- Promote gender orientation and an attitude of team spirit throughout the sphere of work.
- Help identify appropriate health staff during the recruiting process of the program staff.
- Ensure that all SC health facilities are in according to the general guidelines, policies and framework of the SC.
- Ensure health staff to adhere to agency and donor policies and procedures
- Lead internal Health Coordination meeting.
Program Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation
- Development of health quality assessment checklist and guidelines for quality control of services, medical equipment and facilities.
- Ensure that the effectiveness, impact and direction of the program is continually monitored, and regularly reviewed and evaluated.
- With support from HQ, undertake evaluation of health program.
- Oversee the budget preparations, the budget implementation, follow up, and to secure accountable practices according to financial regulations.
- Monitor the health and nutrition interventions and develop strategies to ensure achievement of objectives;
Program coordination, Partnering and Networking
- Liaising with government, UN and other agencies as necessary, in relation to the provisions of health care to ensure the smooth running of the health program.
- Coordinate with our SC sectors to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of the health program activities.
- Develop links with other NGO's, agencies and donors in respect of SC health program activities, co-ordination and funding potential.
- Represent SC to U N agencies, INGOs and local NGOs, partner organizations and authorities where appropriate, e.g. at Health coordination meetings.
- Documentation and sharing of lessons learnt best practices and the process of emergency health interventions.
- Coordinate health and nutrition interventions with the State Ministry of Health and other implementing partners;
- Represent SC in inter-agency and coordination meetings for health and nutrition, with the assistance of the health and nutrition team leaders.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Graduate degree health science or public health and nutrition;
- Skills in program management, assessments, monitoring and evaluation, report writing and training;
- Knowledge of SPHERE guidelines;
- Fluent English and skills in Arabic preferred;
- 5 to 7 years of proven experience in health and nutrition program management;
- Experience working in relief settings.
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