Nutrition and Health Deputy Program Manager at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Action Against Hunger | ACF-International works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nutrition and Health Deputy Program Manager

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Position Overview

• Following the direction of the Nutrition Program Manager, the Deputy Program Manager (DPM) is responsible for running and supervising nutrition & health activities at all stages of the project management cycle.
• He/she is also responsible for accomplishing the program objectives and outcomes within the contextual constraints in coordination and synergy with other DPMs.
• The DPM ensures the Nutrition & Health team completes the defined activities while adhering to internal standards and contractual obligations.
• The N-H DPM also has responsibilities regarding the capacity building of staff; humanitarian needs identification through needs assessments, monitoring of the evolving situation; context analysis to contribute to the development of future programs and internal coordination.

Specific Objectives

• Contribute to the definition and the implementation of ACF policies, positioning and strategies in the mission.
• Apply the common IYCF package of guidelines and tools used in WINNN (IYCF national guidelines and tools, food demonstration guidelines, recipe cards, etc.) for training, implementation and in support of M&E.
• Responsible for supervising and quality assurance of all N-H activities in the area of intervention.
• Ensure the compilation of need/feasibility assessments and related reports. These reports must be written and transmitted to the PM, RRE and N-H coordinator.
• Leads projects implementation, monitoring and reporting for N-H.
• To support in local ACF representation and coordination with other stakeholders within the intervention area
• Contribute to evaluation (internal and external) of project’s effect/impact.
• Supervise the N-H teams working at the Local Government Level and ACF Base Office
• Participation in the recruitment and the training of staff, in cooperation with the RRE Nut PM and HR administrator
• Ensure the compilation of all essential documents related and relevant pictures to N-H projects.
• Contribute to the set up and populating of the ACF N-H database in the mission.

Qualifications

• Degree in Medicine, Pharmacy or Public Health Degree in a field related to Nutrition & Health and or training/courses specific to Nutrition and Health in emergency contexts + minimum 3 years of work experiences.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Fluent in English.
• Ability to analyse and synthesize information.
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible, culturally sensitive.
• Human resource management experience, leadership and motivation/training skills.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, and time management.
• Must be disciplined, able to work autonomously and self-learner.
• Strong capacity to represent ACF and sustain relations with state and local stakeholders.
• Interpersonal skills (team management, communication, reporting, autonomy, pedagogy, planning and organizational skills.
• Experience in working with CMAM and IYCF programming.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience within the International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) and Humanitarian context.
• Experience in Social Behavior Change Programming.

Application Closing Date
18th May, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application by email to: recruitment.ng@acf-international.org

Note

• To be considered, applications must include a CV and letter of interest, and indicate the full position title and location in the email subject line, or on the application envelope. For example, "Nutrition and Health Deputy Program Manager -Borno ”.
• Also note that applications will be processed on First Come First Served basis and any application received without these specifications will not be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted. Qualified women and men are encouraged to apply.