The Nutrition Monitoring and Survey Officer will contribute to conducting and monitoring nutrition assessments in emergencies and development programs. S/he will assist and support conducting various surveys including SMART & SQUEAC nutrition assessments, baseline/ midterm/ end line and other assessment. S/he will support the nutrition survey specialist through supporting project filed staff in developing database, in producing quality report, documentation and knowledge management across the range of contexts in which Concern Ethiopia works. S/He will oversee the quality of nutrition and surveys with the guidance from Nutrition Monitoring and Survey Specialist and in collaboration with the MEAL units. 

Main duties & Responsibilities:

Technical Support & Quality Assurance

• Support data collection of different surveys including SMART, SQUEAC, barrier analysis, rapid nutrition assessments, baseline/midterm/Edline and any other assessment
• S/he be able to implement assessments with remote support from the specialist. Ensuring data quality, using DDG formats, data analysis and drafting reports.
• S/he support the specialist in developing assessment TOR, support logistic arrangement for the assessment training including vehicles, training materials and organize assessment equipment’s and take care of the anthropometric equipment and DDG tablets
• Support training for enumerators and completed training report detailing survey teams compositions and results of the pre- and post- training results.
• Support facilitate financial payment for enumerators and governmental partners participant assessment
• Support the survey team on the standardization test and daily plausibility reports.
• Assist the survey team in selected villages mapping document for the data collection
• Share necessary and support numerators guide document detailing operational definition of terms, special cases and standardized data collection procedure
• Support survey quality control guide document developed

Monitoring, Evaluation, Assessment, Learning & Reporting

• H/she will review the monthly reports, crosscheck CMAM databases with Activity Trackers and PTK and provide monthly feedback to line manager and field teams on the reports.
• Ensure that the appropriate nutrition monitoring tools (PTK, APR, data base etc.) are in place and link to a central database for all admission and outcome data (emergency and development projects )
• Maintain a central database of all project nutrition data (emergency and development) including CMAM admission and outcome data, program coverage, gender breakdown and conduct regular trend analysis over time and per geographical area
• Ensure Concern’s nutrition survey related reports are technically sound
• Support and participate on learning reviews for end of project/midterm nutrition projects

Capacity Building & Mentorship

• H/she will provide orientation and training of nutrition staff on survey methodology, data collection, implementation and interpretation
• Conduct regular technical visits (supportive supervision) to support effective implementation, monitoring, evaluation and documentation of ongoing nutrition projects
• Build coaching techniques and problem solving to address identified systems barriers

Representation & Networking

• In the absence of specialist h/she will represent Concern at selected task force and technical meetings at Federal and regional level e.g. nutrition cluster, NIWG, ENCU and other technical working group, assessment/survey/ quality assurance sub groups
• Support and maintain relationships with other agencies, including research organizations and donors and represent Concern in national, regional forums as relevant
• Build relationships with other actors involved in emergency nutrition and surveys as required
• Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by Program Director/line manager

Other: Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by Program Director/line manager

Gender Equity Demonstrate an understanding of Concern Ethiopia’s Gender Equality Strategy

• Contribute to ensuring that Concern Ethiopia is a place where men and women are treated equally and with dignity and respect
• Demonstrate gender equality awareness and gender sensitivity and an ability to integrate a gender equality perspective into tasks and activities.

Emergency Response             

• Concern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and the Ethiopia Program is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organization.

Accountability In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS): 

• Actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E); 
• Work with relevant colleagues  to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed; 
• Work with relevant colleagues  to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behavior is disseminated among program participants and communities. 

Job Requirements

Person specification:    Essential:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health or Nutrition (Masters an advantage)
• At least 3 years’ work experience in managing nutrition emergency and/or development nutrition projects
• Experience of conducting and analyzing different nutrition assessments like coverage (SOUEAC) or SMART surveys
• Received nutrition assessment training such as SMART, SQUEAC and other related
• Experience on the Nutrition assessment data collection, supervising and data analysis
• Good understanding of capacity building approaches
• Good skill on report writing and timely submission
• Strong verbal and written skills in English
• Experience in working with team and governments
• Strong analytical and communication skill
• Proven skills in data analysis and statistics
• Previous proven experience participate and conducting SMART Surveys and knowledge of the ENA Software (version January 2020)
• Strong command of the English and Amharic language
• Ability to train, guide and supervise a data collection team
• Ability to work independently
• Good understanding of capacity building approaches
• Good skill on report writing and timely submission
• Strong verbal and written skills in English
• Commitment to and understanding of Concern Worldwide code of conduct

Desirable:

• Experience of data analytical software including ENA for SMART, EpiInfo, SPSS, STATA highly desirable
• Strong leadership, teamwork, coordination, interpersonal and negotiating skills
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgment and the capacity to think and plan strategically
• Strong flexibility is required in terms of mobility and working hours
• Representation, liaison and negotiation skills
• Familiarity with cross-cutting approaches such as HIV mainstreaming, rights-based, gender, equality
• Computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Office, including excel, Access, PowerPoint presentations and spreadsheets and budgeting

Competencies:

Team work: work with other colleagues in a team manner and contribute to the team so as to achieve the goal 

Integrate: Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Communication: Actively communicate with the team 

Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

What we Offer 

A competitive salary and benefit package

Excellent medical benefits (100% cover including dependents)

20 days annual leave

26 weeks (paid) maternity leave, 18 weeks (unpaid) parental leave

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send non-returnable C.V., application letter outlining how your experience and education fit this vacancy, please note that no need to submit your supporting documents. Please send your application and CV via ethiojobs.net.

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 Women are highly encouraged to apply