Deadline: 25 January, 2023
Location: Central African Republic
Concern Worldwide is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Health and Nutrition Manager.
Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries.
Responsibilities
- Manage the implementation of the health and nutrition programme in Ombella M’Poko region ensuring timely and quality implementation through Concern Project Cycle Management
- Oversee and support staff health and nutrition team in the day-to-day management of the implementation of the programme and ensure adequate planning
- Lead the implementation of the programme strategy and ensure the project team is trained in the relevant programme areas
- Ensure the implementation of national health strategy in collaboration with the health district and prefecture authorities
- Prepare timely and high-quality internal and donor reports for the programme in line with donor requirements (narrative and financial)
- Contribute to the development of high-quality concept notes and proposals for health and nutrition
- Lead in documenting lessons learnt, best practices on health and nutrition programme
- Work in close relation with the Ministry of Health and the project stakeholders in Ombella M’Poko region and national level
- Represent Concern Worldwide in all relevant clusters and coordination mechanisms with other NGOs, UN agencies and state
- Recruit, manage and support programme staff ensuring that there is a clearly defined structure, up-to-date job description, and reporting mechanisms for each team member
- Manage the programme budget, including regular monitoring of expenditure against budget, in accordance with Concern Worldwide financial procedures and guidelines
- Together with the area coordinator, review financial reports and feedback to finance department on discrepancies
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Public Health and Nutrition or equivalent
- Fluency in French
- Professional competence in English will be a plus
- Three years, minimum, of experience implementing full nutrition and health programmes
- Experience in strategic development and support of nutrition and health programmes, including mainstreaming of crosscutting themes such as HIV /AIDS and gender
- Experience working in nutrition interventions, including CMAM and IYCF
- Experience working with primary health care
- Experience in humanitarian and insecure context
- Experience in working with and capacity building of national staff and partners
- Experience in community mobilisation/behavioural change
- Experience in implementation of programme in partnership with local and national administration
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