Health and Nutrition Coordinator

• Country: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: IRC
• Gender: Both 
• Deadline: N/A

Major Responsibilities:

Technical

·         Identify performance gaps and design interventions and develop action plans in collaboration with Sr Health and Nutrition managers and field managers to manage activities and improve the quality-of-service provision supported.

·         Ensure quality of clinical and non-clinical service provision in IRC supported health facilities according to national, WHO or international standards through communication of standards, assessing and monitoring performance against standards and guiding and motivating staff to meet and maintain standard.

·         In collaboration with the Sr Health and Nutrition Coordinator, monitor quality standards across all project sites.

·         Provide timely and quality inputs to project design and implementation through reviewing or developing need and progress assessment tools; writing proposal budget and narrative; and developing TOC/log-frames while working with the rest of the unit’s team.

·         Provide technical supportive supervision on all IRC health and nutrition projects in the region(s). Extend technical support and supervision to the IRC’s implementing partners when requested.

·         Represent IRC/participate at TWGs, consortium meetings and national clusters at FMOH, RHBs, EPHI and other stakeholders. Represent IRC on donor’s meetings in the absence of the Sr Health and Nutrition coordinator.

·         Maintain documentation of relevant information and communicate to the Sr Health and Nutrition coordinator regularly.

·         Ensure that health interventions in Ethiopia adhere to IRC’s core policy documents and guidelines, including the Outcomes and Evidence Framework (OEF).

·         Promote the quality of the IRC’s health programs by setting up quality assurance systems and checks in collaboration with the Addis and field-based health and nutrition team.

·         Coordinate with other sectors within IRC multisectoral approached grants and perform other tasks assigned by the Sr Health and Nutrition coordinator

Program Management Grant Management

·         Ensure that health and nutrition grants are implemented according to internal IRC and donor regulations.

·         Participate in grant opening, midterm review and grant closing meetings for grants and ensure that the same process is implemented by the Sr Health and Nutrition managers and the field team.

·         Support the team in use of grant management tools such as the budget tracking tools, activity progress monitoring tools, procurement plans, etc.

·         Support the Sr Health and Nutrition Coordinator for all health and nutrition projects in grant management including adherence of budget expenditure according to IRC and donor regulation and participating in project review meeting.

Budget Monitoring

·         Ensure that grant budgets are spent according to plan and as per contractual agreements with respective donors.

·         In collaboration with the Addis and field team review spending plans and monitor the implementation

·         Work with Sr Health and Nutrition Coordinator and other relevant staff to streamline and build capacity of program staff to effectively use budget tracking tools as well as project monitoring tools.

·         Conduct monthly BVA reviews and make appropriate recommendations to the finance and logistics staff in Addis as well as to the field-based health staff. Coordinate technical team inputs to, and directly provide inputs when needed to, project/budget amendments.

·         Work with finance to undertake budget recoding as required.

Monitoring & Evaluation

·         Ensure that the stated goals and objectives of projects overseen by the position are met with strong M&E follow up and reports are written and submitted to concerned bodies in a timely manner.

·         Participate in the design and delivery of robust M&E plans and design/adapt health information systems including surveillance systems for the IRC health programs in Ethiopia.

·         Review reports prepared by the Sr Health and Nutrition managers or field staffs and provide appropriate feedback to the concerned staff.

·         Conduct regular project review meetings with Sr Health and Nutrition managers and field-based health managers to assess the level of achievement of project targets for the various health grants.

·         Support the Sr Health and Nutrition Coordinator in other all health and nutrition projects M &E tool designing, project report reviewing and compilation and conducting projects   review meeting.

Human Resource Management

·         Participate in the staff development plans for project staff based on performance reviews in collaboration with the human resources department and contribute to the training of health staffs (mentoring, on-the-job sessions as well as formal trainings).

·         In consultation with the Sr Health and Nutrition Coordinator and Admin & HR Coordinator, review applicants for all health positions and assist in the recruitment of qualified health staff.

·         Representation

·         Represent IRC to local communities, government, departments, international agencies, local partners, and donors as required.

·         Attend relevant meetings and prepare meeting notes as required and share these with all concerned.

·         Miscellaneous

·         Support with the updating of the IRC’s staff health protocols and train staff as necessary.

·         Other duties as assigned by the Sr Health and Nutrition Coordinator.

Qualifications

Educational Requirements:

·         Master’s level education in health-related field such as MPH. Must have health clinical background (nursing, health officer, MD)

Preferred experience & skills:

·         Six years professional experience in implementing and managing health programs and related budgets.

·         Demonstrated experience supervising, managing, and providing technical support and assistance to field-based program/project staff.

·         Experience with an international NGO in a similar role is a plus.

·         Demonstrated experience in proposal development, including practical experience with budgeting, log frame development, and writing of technical descriptions.

·         Excellent English writing skills (candidates will be asked to demonstrate these skills in a practical exam if shortlisted)

·         Excellent oral and written communication skills.

·         Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

·         Ability to work effectively and efficiently both with minimum supervision and as part of a team.

·         Result oriented

·         Experience managing Health and nutrition projects.

·         Experience in conducting health assessments focusing on quality of care.

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