JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.
World Vision is looking for a dynamic person to fill the position of Nutrition Coordinator (Man or Woman) for its Health Pooled Fund II Project in Tambura and Nagero Counties
Purpose of the position:
To play a co-ordination role and ensure a successful implementation of nutrition project in the designated health facilities and outreach points through close collaboration with the MOH and facility health committees. The Nutrition Project coordinator will provide supervision and direction of Nutrition operations, facilitating good practice and ensuring compliance to applicable implementation process of Nutrition interventions - in particular as they relate to MOH guidelines and the project priorities including planning, implementation, monitoring and follow up.
Major Responsibilities
• Provide regular and consistent technical assistance during implementation by MOH health workers and CHWs at health facilities and outreaches through monthly targeted On-Job-Training, regular mentorship and regular supervision with an aim of capacity building them.
• Set up a commodity supply system that maintains a regular supply of foodstuffs, medicines, good storage of all commodities and efficient safe distribution to the beneficiaries in all the project sites.
• Implement a recognized system of monitoring of beneficiaries to ensure that those targeted receive treatment rations and their outcomes are monitored to measure the impact of the programme to SPHERE standards.
• To ensure CMAM program reporting protocols are implemented according to the national guidelines (CMAM) and reports submitted in time. Ensure data for the Nutrition Information system (NIS) is submitted on time.
• Monitor Supplies for SFP/OTP/SC and ensure records are well kept.
• The Nutrition Project coordinator will contribute in the development of training curriculum, tools and facilitate or co-facilitate nutrition related trainings for Health Workers e.g. IMAM, IYCF and other HINI components.
• Support the systematic delivery of Health, Hygiene and Nutrition education messages to the target programme beneficiaries and the entire community.
• Submit regular progress report to the project Manager for continuous assessment of the effectiveness and the impact of the programme
• Co-ordinate and monitor the Nutrition interventions at facility level in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health staff and other partners in the area.
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:
• Degree in nutrition or related discipline
• Three years Clinical officer training with experience in field of nutrition programming
• Registered/Enrolled Nurse with South Sudan training with 2/3 years CMAM/CTC field experience.
• Computer literate.
APPLICATION & DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
Interested persons who meet the above criteria should submit their applications which include the cover letter, together with an updated CV with at least three referees with their telephone contact addressed to The Human Resource Manager, World Vision South Sudan
Applications can be submitted either online to this email [email protected] or hand delivered to World Vision Office in Juba( next to MTN, Hai Cinema ), Yambio, Nagero or Tambura.
(Please indicate on all your documents the position you are applying for)
Closing date for receiving applications is: March 12, 2017.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and documents once submitted will not