Employment Type; Indefinite period Contract 

Job Location: Addis Ababa with 40% travel to project areas 

Job Purpose;

The Health & Nutrition Coordinator is responsible for providing strategic direction and technical support to health and nutrition programming for Concern in Ethiopia. This includes raising quality, impact and innovation in programming, leading on new project development and design for all contexts, ensuring adherence to national and international standards and Concern guidelines. The Coordinator will be responsible for representation, collaboration and coordination at federal and regional level with key partners including government offices, United Nations, donors and other agencies. S/he will provide overall technical and managerial oversight of all health and nutrition (H&N) interventions and insure implemented in line with project proposals and plans - on time, within scope and budget and in liaison with Programme Directors and Managers. 

Main Duties & Responsibilities;

Technical Support & Quality Assurance

• Harmonise and develop HSS guidance, tools and methodology used in Concern health and nutrition programmes, in line with government endorsed material and Health and Nutrition Strategy and ensure distributed to all programme areas/programme managers
• Ensure that any health components of wider health and nutrition programming are functioning properly, technically strong and providing quality care to all beneficiaries while respecting guidelines and principles of good practice
• Support staff to work with specific health systems including not exclusive:

-Human Resource: identifying, advocating and strengthening local capacity gaps

-Health information systems: including HMIS/DHIS2, PHEM, any electronic data collection

-Supply Management: bottlenecks (especially last mile delivery)

-Finance: work with government and health facility staff to strengthen financial management skills in order to improve service

-Community health systems: mobilise communities to advocate for health priorities

 Capacity Building & Mentorship

• Train staff (emergency and development) and government counterparts on understanding and applying an HSS approach to all projects to identify and address key bottlenecks (move from substitution to supporting or strengthening the system)
• Support health and nutrition programming including but not exclusive to:
• AIMNCI/ICCM; reproductive health; Public Health management/emergency response/infectious disease/drug usage
• Support introduction of One health to specific project areas as required
• Conduct regular technical visits (supportive supervision) to support effective implementation, monitoring, evaluation and documentation of ongoing health and nutrition/HSS activities
• Build coaching techniques and problem solving to address identified systems barriers

 Programme Development & Design

• Support development of proposals, prepare reports and documentation related to health, nutrition and HSS, bringing on board new and innovative initiatives to strengthen the project approach
• Lead on development and adaptation, of “CMAM Surge” for acute malnutrition and to include key childhood diseases and subsequent evaluation, documentation, dissemination and scale up
• Ensure appropriate Health, nutrition and HSS standard indicators are used for monitoring process, achieved outputs and outcomes, and make findings available for future programming and planning

Monitoring, Evaluation, Assessment & Learning

• Conduct in-depth analysis of health, nutrition and HSS practices and barriers in different target populations using methodology that includes Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP), Barrier Analysis (BA), Trials of Improved Practices (TIPs), Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and Key Informant Interviews (KII)
• Collate and share findings from Concern or other agency learning on health and nutrition issues, health system barriers or bottlenecks
• Prepare reports and learning briefs for external dissemination from all projects in liaison with MEAL unit and H&N coordinator and managers

 Representation & Networking

• Participate in Government workshops/working groups related to health, nutrition and HSS
• Representation at relevant health technical working groups, including health cluster when requested
• Build relationships with WHO, key FMOH departments and other health actors

Concern Policies & Strategies

• Be aware of, understand and comply with all of Concern’s policies and procedures (P4, finance, logistics, HR, security management etc.)
• Ensure tools, strategies, approaches are in line with Concern global policies, Country Strategic Plan, country Health and Nutrition strategy, equality/gender strategies to improve impact and visibility
• Demonstrate 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.

Other

• Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the line manager, Nutrition Lead or Programme Director.

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 Programme 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 behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities. 

Gender Equality 

• Ensure that programme/project staffs have a strong understanding of gender mainstreaming and that gender mainstreaming tools are effectively implemented across all programmes/projects 
• Coordinate with the Gender Equality Coordinator in planning, allocating and implementing a programme budget for gender mainstreaming
• Ensure that programmes have a thorough gender mainstreaming design and plan from the conceptualization stage
• Ensure that gender mainstreaming is effectively implemented and monitored throughout the project cycle management process.
• Ensure that gender sensitive indicators and M & E plans are in place and that they are effectively monitored
• Ensure quality reporting on gender mainstreaming in all programme reports  

Job Requirements

Person Specification;

Essential:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health or equivalent (Masters an advantage)
• At least 3years’ work experience in managing emergency and/or development health/nutrition projects
• Experience in health system strengthening and a good understanding of capacity building approaches an advantage
• Good understanding of capacity building approaches
• Strong verbal and written skills in English
• Experience in working with team and governments
• Strong verbal and written skills in English

Desirable:

• Experience of data analytical software including EpiInfo, SPSS highly desirable
•  Strong analytical skills, sound judgment and the capacity to think and plan strategically
• 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 PowerPoint presentations and spreadsheets and budgeting
• 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) 10 working days parental leave

How to Apply

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

Safeguarding at Concern: Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide would be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

Women are highly encouraged to apply