Cluster Health and Nutrition Specialist at World Vision Tanzania

Purpose of the position:
Provide technical support and coordinate the implementation and integration of Health and Nutrition programs by ensuring that mult sectoral approach is employed and enhance mainstreaming into community programs as per approved technical programs and approaches, policies, systems, procedures and donor requirements.
Observe mission and core values of World Vision and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that is an example to others.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Strategic engagement:
Coordinate the initiation, implementation and evaluation of Health, Nutrition and HIV&AIDS programs as well as developing a grant tracking system as per WVT and donor standards.
Ensure integration and implementation of Health, Nutrition and HIV&AIDS programs and projects.
Review and update the Health, Nutrition and HIV&AIDS strategy and Annual operation plans.
Identify and develop best practices and share lessons learnt with WV entities and partners.
Promote participation of children and women in Health, Nutrition and HIV&AIDS programming.
Conduct Operation Research on WVT field work to contribute to Health, Nutrition and HIV&AIDS programming Knowledge and skills.
Resource mobilization:

Engage in concept papers/proposal writing for fund raising.
Continuously access, research, evaluate and promote best practices and resources in Health, Nutrition and HIV&AIDS interventions.
Ensure that all aspects of the project development, funding concepts and proposals are accurate and professionally prepared.

Reporting:

Coordinate development and submission of Health and Nutrition finance and progress reports to Technical Program Leader.
Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly activities reports.
Business Relationships and Networking:
Networking with other organizations to implement and document best practices to promote WVT learning.
Work with other sector specialist within and outside WVT to implement a Health and HIV&AIDS learning system to document, assess, share and replicate:
Financial and non-Financial resource management:
Manage the WVT material and financial resources to ensure Stewardship and accountability in the Program Development Division.

Core values

Provide spiritual support to staff of the division and reinforce the Core Values to enable understanding of WV operations and culture.
Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience
The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:

Minimum Qualification required:

Master’s Degree in Public Health or other Health Sciences with 10 years practical experience in Public health including HIV/AIDS with a reputable organization.
Experience: At least three years’ experience in program planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Health and HIV&AIDS programs.
Preferred:

Other technical skills and abilities:

Training, facilitation and coordination skills.
Proposal/concept papers development for fund raising.
Research, monitoring and evaluation skills.
Needs assessment and report writing skills.
Experience in developing successful, community-based Health, Nutrition and HIV&AIDS programs.
Ability to build partnerships/networks with other stake holders
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
A strong aptitude for organizational change, participatory and servant leadership, innovation, learning, team building.
Keen sense of justice and gender equity.
Working knowledge of child sponsorship as a programming and support mechanism.
Full ability to communicate cross-culturally and be cross-culturally sensitive.

Other Competencies/Attributes:

Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
Perform other duties as required.
Working Environment / Conditions:
Work environment: Office-based with frequent travel to the field.
Travel: Domestic/international travel is required.

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