School Health and Nutrition (SHN) zonal coordinator supports for the coordination of the school health and nutrition program implementation including facilitating and delivering teacher training, developing or/and adapting training modules, developing training TOR and work plan and facilitating workshops and meeting at school/kebele, woreda, and zonal levels. He/she also regularly visits schools and health facilities, provides supportive supervision to follow-up quality program implementation, provides technical support to intervention schools and teachers, participates in budget planning and revision, compiles and produces monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and documentation of program lesson learned, and best practices. S/he is responsible for supplying all basic SHN data to the Health and Nutrition Manager and MEAL Manager and facilitating community mobilization activities and assist in designing, planning, and implementation of SHN program in the field.

Job-specific roles and responsibilities 

• Develop and improve work coordination with local key partners (community, Zonal and District Education and health Offices).
• Working closely with the Health and Nutrition Project Manager and other sponsorship program teams to ensure the successful implementation of the project activities.
• Support Community mobilization activities and work in close collaboration with the community members and teachers for the rollout of agreed project activities.
• Develop work plan, budget plan and effective monitoring of all activities.
• Ensures that the SHN program is implemented effectively in good quality standards and ensuring consistency of the work is in accordance with the program goal and objectives and the Sponsorship CASP Module for SHN.
• Participates in annual program operational plan, work plan, budget planning and revision for SHN program
• Effectively support SHN program activity implementation, monitoring, and evaluation 
• Closely works with construction and WASH team and follows up construction activities managed under the SHN program.
• Plans, organizes and delivers teacher training and facilitates workshops on a regular basis as defined in the operational manual or toolkit
• Develops activity work plan, training schedules and term of references for training deliverance
• Develops and/ or adapts training modules/materials and assessment tools into local language and context
• Supports in school and community-based education program activities so that he/she conducts regular school visiting and supportive supervision
• Maintains collaboration and cooperation with team, partners, and stakeholders
• Supports and participates in monitoring and evaluation activities including baseline, end line assessments, and situational analysis surveys and community mobilization
• Prepares and submits periodic achievement, accomplishment and progress reports of his/her respective program implementation
• Compiles and documents success stories, best practices, lesson learned and reports
• Participates in monthly sectorial meeting
• Undertakes additional assignments given by his/her immediate supervisors

• Minimum of bachelor’s degrees in health, any related field or equivalent accrued working experience in a related position  
• Minimum of four years’ service.
• Good knowledge of Ethiopian health policy 
• Good knowledge and skill in planning, organizing and delivering training. Ability to change business as usual work practices, flexible in working long hours and ability to work with incoming challenges
• Demonstrated ability to set and achieve objectives.
• Strong community mobilization and customer relations skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and writing skills).
• Flexible, adaptable to dynamic changes, and a fast-paced work environment.
• Thorough understanding of Save the Children working principles and approaches Child Participation, Child Rights Programming, Partnership, Child Safeguarding, Zero Tolerance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Programme Integration, etc
• Knowledge of local language required.
• NGO/ working experience in the area preferred.

COMPETENCIES 

• SC Values are Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity, and Integrity. To meet the value system, the post holder is expected to demonstrate the following competencies on an ongoing basis.
• Leading Delivering result: Takes personal responsibility and holds others to account to deliver our ambitious goals for children, continually improving own performance or that of the team/organization.
• Thinking Applying technical and professional expertise: Applies the required technical and professional expertise to the highest standards; promotes and shares best practices within and outside the organization.
• Engaging
• Working effectively with others: Works collaboratively to achieve shared goals and thrives on the diversity of people and perspectives; know when to lead and when to follow and how to ensure effective cross-boundary working.
• Communicating with Impact: Communicates clearly and confidently with others to engage and influence; promotes dialogue and ensures timely and appropriate messages, building confidence and trust with others

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated 

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.