To implement nutrition programming through the establishment of OTP, SC and SFP programming. The position is responsible for all aspects of implementation of nutrition programming, including hiring and performance appraisal of new staff, capacity building of Somali staff and local partners, budget and project planning and reporting. The Nutrition Manager will play an active role in assessments, proposal writing, report writing and evaluations to build support to maintain and/or increase the scope of World Vision Somalia’s nutrition programming. The Nutrition Manager will monitor and mentor Somali staff, local partners and community structures to build capacity and ensure quality nutrition programming at the field level. The Nutrition Manager is the key point of contact at the field level and as such, responsible with sharing information on WVS’s on-going and future programming with relevant government ministries, and NGO/INGO coordination mechanisms.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Establishment of procedure for the supervision of emergency nutrition interventions that address management and prevention of malnutrition.
- Manage multiple integrated health and nutrition projects.
- Where needs arises, ensure that proposals are raised to meet those needs, This could include meeting with donors to discuss grant opportunities, developing project designs with Programs teams, and developing budgets with Finance team.
- Needs assessments and surveys conducted, analyzed and data and suggestions made available for appropriate interventions as need arises.
- Standards/protocols for nutrition interventions for supplementary and therapeutic feeding programs are developed and in alignment with both World Vision and Somali Health and Nutrition Cluster norms.
- Checklists and mechanisms for supervision and monitoring and shared for SFP. TFC & CTC (CMAM.)
- Regular statistical reports on nutrition programming provided to Operations, Ministry Quality, Programs team and external stakeholders, including Health and Nutrition Cluster and UNICEF.
- Progress reports to line manager on project progress; Program team information for reporting purposes to donor; and Finance feedback on finance reports provided.
- Ensure alignment with financial and administrative procedures are in place while implementing the project activities.
- Collate, analyze, interpret and disseminate nutrition information to various audiences on a timely basis
- He or she will be responsible for Human Resource management of staff under his or her care and will ensure that WV Policy is followed
- Promote local capacities for peace by periodic analysis of program impact on and potential for conflict between beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries, and adjust program accordingly
- To coordinate closely with all sector specialists to ensure integration of programming.
- In full cooperation with the Commodities Team, hold coordination meetings with UNICEF and WFP to report on progress and plan joint interventions.
- Actively participate in Nutrition and Health Cluster meetings at field and Nairobi level to ensure World Vision Somalia programming information is shared and request from Cluster mechanisms are responded to in a timely manner.
Community Capacity Development and Collaboration - Collaborate with local authorities and District Health Board in ensuring linkage between the nutrition programme and the community
- Work closely with District Health Board and the Village Health Committees to facilitate the implementation of nutrition interventions
- Assist local health workers and parents/caretakers in instituting therapeutic/supplementary feeding regimes.
- Assist the Ministry of Health or the local authority to set up and supervise feeding centers and feeding programs.
- Empower local health workers in community mobilization, active case finding and referral of malnourished children to appropriate nutrition interventions.
Training - Train local volunteers, staff and local partners in nutrition program operation
- Field teams are aware of how to conduct nutrition survey at the field level
- Capacity of nutrition staff built to address issues related to malnutrition within the community
- Capacity of nutrition staff built in basic project management, this could include, proposal and logframe design; basic budget management, Finance, Administration and Supply Chain policies and procedures
- Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Master’s degree in relevant field ( international development/ International relations)
- Experience of working and living abroad
- Humanitarian standards (SPHERE), specific trainings on donor requirements e.g. DEC, g2g training, GoG Training, EuropeAid training, Security training
- 1-3 years of experience in the field of development issues, humanitarian emergency affairs, preferably with experience in developing countries
- Good English languages skills, Somali is an asset
- Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as negotiation skills
- Must adhere to set security standards
PREFERRED: - Ensure a gender perspective in the scope of work
- REQUIRED:
Nutrition Manager - Somalia
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