Turkey: Syria Response Health and Nutrition Manager

Organization: World Vision
Country: Turkey
Closing date: 14 Nov 2014

PURPOSE OF POSITION:
To provide leadership for the Syria health and nutrition programme in all operational areas. This includes the provision of technical input into assessments, program design, budgets, monitoring and evaluation. Planning and setting up of health and nutrition programs in all areas of operation with the support of local team leaders and health and nutrition project officer. Building links with other stakeholders including the local shariah, relief, civil and health councils, health working group, community leaders and donors. other sectors of the program (WASH, protection, shelter etc). Manage financial resources and assets of the program and ensure that staff have all recourses required to operate.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES.

Assessment and Design:

• Engage in developing the health and nutrition components of the response and rehabilitation strategy.
• Engage with donors and program officers access funding and develop proposals and budgets the field staff and finance.
• Plan and coordinate health and nutrition assessments of existing and new project areas.
• Based on funding and assessment results plan and set up health and nutrition programs (e.g. MNCH, Public Health, and Nutrition including IYCF and micronutrient supplementation, Health, hygiene and nutrition promotion, SGBV programs) in all areas of operation.
• Build links between the health and nutrition programs and other programs to maximise integration (e.g. education, child protection and WASH).
  Coordination and Project Management:
• Compile weekly and monthly progress and technical reports for all stakeholders including district committees, region, donors, ACU etc.
• Provide monthly statistical reports on nutrition and health program operations, including morbidity data and pharmaceutical use.
• Establish and maintain World Vision and other best practice standards for health and nutrition programs.
• Monitor and assist in evaluating health and nutrition program.
• Ensure that gender and protection mainstreamed in all activities and within the community.
• Collaborate with finance regarding development and management of project budgets and timely reporting.
• Ensure expenditures are within budget and in compliance with financial standards.
• Ensure that monthly cash projections are prepared and submitted to finance.
• Coordinate all purchases and requisitions with procurement.
• Liaison and coordination with the Health Working Group, Health committee in the districts, Other health and nutrition providers in the area, WHO, and ACU health groups to ensure programme coherence and avoidance of service gaps and overlap.
• Engage in health working groups at Antakya and Urfa.
  Supervisory Responsibilities:
• Supervise the health and nutrition staff, including regular appraisals in coordination with Human Resource.
  Capacity Building/Training:
• To assess, design and implement appropriate training programs to equip and upgrade knowledge and skills of health and nutrition staff.
• Assist coordinators and team leaders in other sectors in development of appropriate to health, hygiene and nutrition promotion information.
• Capacity build health teams with reference to community processes.
• Mentor and train WV staff, and mentor health staff on the civil health committee council as appropriate.
• Document training program results.
  Humanitarian Accountability:
• Ensure the programs take into account local capacities of local personnel and local community groups, ensure open community participation and consultation.
• Support implementation of information provision mechanisms as per Syrian program.
• Establish and support implementation of context-appropriate complaints and feedback mechanisms.
• Orient and train staff, community and partners on international standards (eg. The Sphere Project etc.) and their application.
• Ensure the Program Accountability Framework is integrated in the health and nutrition.
• Promote local capacities for peace by periodic analysis of program impact on and potential for conflict between beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries, and adjust program accordingly.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Required:

1. Medical qualification, such as MD/MBBS, Nurse, Midwife, Nutritionist and/or public health qualification (international health) such as BPH or MPH.
2. 3 years of home country experience in a developing country in managing Disaster Response and Preparedness programs in public health and nutrition involving assessments, design, planning, implementation, budgeting, reporting, and evaluation and monitoring.
3. Excellent English communication skills (oral and written).
4. A high level of diplomacy and networking skills is required.
5. Understanding of international standards, including SPHERE, IYCF, emergency management, security awareness etc.
6. Strong capacity building and facilitation skills.
7. Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible worldview, emotional maturity and physical stamina.
8. Ability to manage work life and work without supervision.
9. Ability to work in and contribute to team building environment.
10. Ability to maintain performance expectations in psychologically stressful environments and physical hardship conditions with limited resources.
11. Able to use a computer, with word-processing and spreadsheets, (e.g. Microsoft Office).
12. Understanding of internet and email.
13. Experience in managing staff, partners and facilitating capacity building.
    Preferred:
14. 2 years of international experience in developing countries in implementing or managing Disaster Response and Preparedness programs in public health and nutrition programming involving assessments, design, planning, implementation, budgeting, reporting and evaluation and monitoring.
15. Knowledge of Arabic and Turkish an advantage.

How to apply:

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