Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children - International
Deadline Tue, 10 Feb 2015
Job type: Contract
Location:
South Sudan
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Contract length: 12 Months
The role
Nutrition Program Manager II provides overall technical guidance and lead nutrition implementation design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the nutrition interventions of JFSP. S/he will coordinate and help ensure that JFSP achieves its planned optimal nutrition intervention in compliance with the program and donor requirements; through effective engagement with the program key stakeholders; timely and quality delivery of nutrition strategic objectives and results of the program.
The Nutrition Program Manager II will be based in Bor within the Program Operation and Coordination Unit (POCU) of the Jonglei food security program (JSFP). The role will coordinate closely with the consortium partners’ staff being under direct guidance of the program team leader in overseeing and supporting the regular implementation, coordination and management of nutrition interventions for the JFSP consortium in nine counties of Jonglei State. The position holder will provide overall leadership to all the Consortium partner organizations while ensuring technical soundness and coherence with JSFP priorities, donor regulations and beneficiary imperative needs as appropriate.
Qualifications and experience
- Master’s Degree in Nutrition (public health nutrition, community nutrition or applied nutrition) or Public Health.
- Minimum of five years development experience with international donor-funded projects/programmes;
- Significant experience in nutrition programmes/projects, with a focus on IYCF (Infant and Young Child Feeding)/BCC (Behaviour Change Communication).
- Proven ability to manage a program/project including management of human and material resources;
- Demonstrated leadership skills and a proven ability to build productive partnerships across organizations.
- Experience in management and monitoring of Livelihoods and nutrition programmes.
- Experience implementing food security, livelihoods, income generation, business and agricultural projects with a reputable development organization.
- Experience working in rural South Sudan or other settings with extreme poverty/conflict -affected populations.
- Experience in working closely with local governments in implementation of projects; and in networking with other organizations implementing similar projects
- Working knowledge of the logical framework approach to project design, monitoring and evaluation
- Knowledge of dynamics and challenges of working with communities and working across cultural barriers.
- Skills and experiences in the development of training materials, including preparation and roll out of advanced programme technical guidance materials and field tools etc
- Computer literate and ability to train others.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: jkingara.92081.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com
Nutrition Program Manager II–Jonglei Food Security Program
Job posted by: Save the Children - International - Tue, 27 Jan 2015Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children - International
Deadline Tue, 10 Feb 2015
Job type: Contract
Location: South Sudan
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Contract length: 12 Months
The role
Nutrition Program Manager II provides overall technical guidance and lead nutrition implementation design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the nutrition interventions of JFSP. S/he will coordinate and help ensure that JFSP achieves its planned optimal nutrition intervention in compliance with the program and donor requirements; through effective engagement with the program key stakeholders; timely and quality delivery of nutrition strategic objectives and results of the program.
The Nutrition Program Manager II will be based in Bor within the Program Operation and Coordination Unit (POCU) of the Jonglei food security program (JSFP). The role will coordinate closely with the consortium partners’ staff being under direct guidance of the program team leader in overseeing and supporting the regular implementation, coordination and management of nutrition interventions for the JFSP consortium in nine counties of Jonglei State. The position holder will provide overall leadership to all the Consortium partner organizations while ensuring technical soundness and coherence with JSFP priorities, donor regulations and beneficiary imperative needs as appropriate.
Qualifications and experience
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: jkingara.92081.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com