Organisation: Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. / Johanniter International Assistance
Organisation Description: Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. is a German Christian non-governmental organisation, dedicated to excellence in the field of first aid, ambulance service, social service programs and other projects in the medical and social field. The Headquarters are based in Berlin, Germany.
Johanniter International Assistance is the department for humanitarian aid, development co-operation and emergency assistance, implementing and supporting mostly health projects worldwide. (www.thejohanniter.org).
Job Location: Djibouti
Closing Date for appl.: 5 September 2011 - please note that due to the urgency we will start selecting qualified candidates already before the closing date -
Project Description: Several years of drought and the rise in global food and fuel prices are the cause of a protracted humanitarian crisis in Djibouti. Small in size and bordered by Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia, Djibouti is considered one of Africa’s most barren countries. It can only produce three percent of its national food requirement. Much of Djibouti is covered by desert and thorn savannah, which renders living conditions for nomads and their livestock very difficult. More than two thirds of the country’s 800,000 inhabitants live in the capital city; the remainder are mostly nomadic pastoralists. Pastoralism, however, has become precarious as the semi-arid country loses ground to desertification and diminishing rains. In recent years, extreme droughts have caused a massive loss of livestock for pastoralists. Due to this destruction of livelihoods and sources of income, there has been a large influx from rural dwellers, nomads and semi-nomads to already strained urban areas. The destruction of livelihoods and sources of income has led to extreme food insecurity and malnutrition among the population of Djibouti. Johanniter International Assistance has been present in Djibouti since 1994, working in close collaboration with the Djiboutian Ministry of Health. Since 2003 the main focus of Johanniter’s activities has been on the fight against malnutrition. Johanniter has substantially contributed to improving primary health care services in the slums of Djibouti city and is currently supporting supplementary and therapeutic feeding centres in the slum of Balbala and in the rural district of Tadjourah. Besides the rehabilitation of buildings, the provision of food and medical material, psychomotor-training with malnourished children, Johanniter’s activities also include the training of community health workers for regular outreach to the slum population. Since 2005 these activities have been funded by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2011 Johanniter is planning and preparing to expand its activities in the field of nutrition to the rural districts of Tadjourah and Dikhil, financed by ECHO. The envisaged project is composed of two components: 1) a needs-based training program for nurses, health agents and community health workers, including training of trainers and on-the-job-training; 2) a supplementary feeding program for moderately malnourished children.
Job Description:
The Monitoring Officer will support the implementation of the nutrition training and supplementary feeding program in the districts of Tadjourah and Dikhil. He will work under the supervision of the Nutrition Coordinator and the Country Director and in close cooperation with the project team. The Monitoring Officer will be reporting to: Country Director and Nutrition Coordinator of Johanniter in Djibouti; HQ (Berlin) working with: Team of international and national staff and local authorities.Job Responsibilities: support and monitor the nutrition training and supplementary feeding project in line with national policies, beneficiaries’ needs as well as Johanniter and donor program objectives and international standards support the development of a needs-based training curriculum and set-up of the training program for nurses, health agents and community health workers in cooperation with relevant stakeholders strengthen the capacities of nurses, health agents and community health workers to identify and treat malnutrition according to national and international guidelines extensive travel to rural project areas in Djibouti nutrition related data collection and data preparation provide timely and adequate documentation, reports and proposals to Nutrition Coordinator and Country Director, donors and authorities liaise closely with health services in the field and ensure an integrated nutrition approach across sectors support country office to prepare project proposals, interim and final reports for the submission to donors and country office/ HQ maintain regular communication with country office, project staff and HQ
Person Specification
9.1. Profession/Qualification: The Monitoring Officer needs to hold a University Degree in Nutrition and/or Public Health/ Medicine
9.2. Experience: Minimum 3 years working experience in nutrition and primary health care projects for international NGOs in developing contexts Technical experience in implementing nutrition training and supplementary feeding programme at field level Experience in the humanitarian context of the Horn of Africa is an asset Experience with ECHO projects is an asset
9.3. Skills: Capacity building and supervision skills Excellent reporting and computer skills Knowledge and good understanding of logistical procedures Cultural sensitivity Fluency in French with excellent verbal and written communication skills; Arabic an additional asset Proven ability to work independently, in isolation but also closely with the coordination team Prepared to travel extensively to program base locations.
- Terms and Conditions:
10.1. Start Date: As soon as possible 10.2. Duration: 6 months contract (with possible extension) 10.3. Remuneration: Salary range according to the ARV-J regulations depending on qualification and experience + per diem of of 32 EUR
- Contact Applications, including cover letter, CV of max. 6 pages, copies of job certificates, and reference contact details of three former supervisors or employers, should be sent to: staff@juh.de. Please indicate “Djibouti Monitoring Officer” in the subject line of your e-mail.
Only complete applications will be considered. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
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