Main duties:

• Planning, monitoring, and coordinating field activities;

• Conduct field visits;

• Conduct field supervision of field activities utilizing the given tools;

• Prepare reports and analyses;

• Conduct data collection in the Project’s area;

• Monitoring the data collection process;

• Providing support for the distribution of therapeutic food in South Wollo intervention areas and health posts;

• Plan, organize, and ensure that mapping activities are correctly done and that they meet the project’s expected targets;

• strengthening the monitoring system for the distribution, storage, and management of therapeutic foods;

• Supervise the correct use of Therapeutic food allocated in all the health facilities supported by the project and coordinate the orders made by the organization.

• Strengthen communication and collaboration with woreda and LGAs to ensure ownership and sustainability of the program;

• Remains up-to-date with latest methodologies, best practices and donor requirements in nutrition and other related health programs;

• As part of the team, she/he will contribute to LVIA’s general Mission and Goals.

Responsibility

The nutrition Expert is responsible for the good implementation of project nutrition activities, as per workplan. He/she will coordinate directly and coordinate with the Project Coordinator-Livelihood Expert. He/she will also be co-responsible to maintain good relationships with government counterparts and other stakeholders at local and District level and, particularly, with National institutions at village, woreda, and zonal level.

Hierarchical Relations within LVIA organigram 

• First Supervisor: Project Coordinator

• Second Supervisor: Country Director

Duty Station: Dessie

Project Area: Amhara Regional State, South Wollo Zone; Dessie Administration City; Dessie Zuria and Kallu Woredas

Availability: as soon as possible

Type of employment: 1year contract with the possibility of extension.

Salary: Negotiable (transport allowance + pension fund and medical insurance + plus other organization benefits will be included).

Job Requirements

Qualification and experience:

• Good understanding of NGO development and emergency projects

• Minimum of 3-4 (Three to four) years’ experience and at least three years in NGO project management

• Bachelor's degree in health, nutrition or a related field

• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work both independently and cooperatively with team members

• Good experience of working culture of the project site or other similar areas of Amhara regional state

• Computer literate especially in Microsoft office (Word, Excel, power point)

• Highly organized, efficient, and able to meet key deadlines

• Excellent oral and written communication skills;

• Highly developed inter-personal skills/inter-cultural sensitivity;

• Competence in IT;

• Ability to work under pressure in harsh environment;

• Languages: English and Amharic fluently spoken and written.

How to Apply

Send your written application & CV via: lvia.eth.recruitment.tender@gmail.com. For further information contact Tel.+251116622183

Note: Use "RESTART: Emergency Initiative to Support Migrants, Returnees and Vulnerable Communities in Addis Ababa and South Wollo" as the subject line of your email! If selected for interview the candidate will bring copy of educational and professional certificates and other related documentation useful to prove the experience declared. Only short list candidates will be selected