Country: United States of America
Closing date: 05 Jul 2015
Scope:
The Nutrition Technical Advisor provides nutrition technical support in conflict, crisis and post-conflict settings working closely with designated Health Technical Advisors. The Technical Advisor develops tools and resources to support IRC programming within a technical domain, based on evidence demonstrating the impact of IRC"s work.
Major Responsibilities:
1 Provide timely and adequate technical support to designated country nutrition programs, including guidance on nutrition assessments, project/program design, fund-raising, project monitoring and evaluation, and service quality monitoring and improvement. This will involve: monthly calls with country nutrition teams; at least one visit a year to each supported country; remote technical support; liaison with colleagues in the health unit, country management, regional offices and other technical units.
2 Support designated country programs in the recruitment of senior nutrition team members (particularly for expatriate positions), and contribute to the development of field staffs through training, mentoring, and other guidance.
3 Assist country nutrition teams to document and share lessons learned and best practices, including inputs on nutrition program reports and technical publications.
4 Provide necessary technical guidance to country programs in collaboration with the designated health advisor for the development of health sector strategic plans.
5 Serve as a resource for IRC headquarters and technical units on nutrition issues in designated country, particularly for external communication, increasing advocacy and for fundraising purposes.
6 Initiate and lead special nutrition initiatives in the health unit, and participate in joint initiatives with other IRC technical units as agreed upon by the team and Senior Health Director.
7 Share and learn best practices gathered throughout the Technical Units to support robust evidence-based programming within IRC
Job Qualifications:
Education: Master"s/post-graduate degree in Public Health Nutrition/Global Nutrition or related Nutrition degree is required. The Technical Advisor will share knowledge and skill sets within the unit.
Work Experience: A minimum of 5 years of field-based program management experience is required within a humanitarian, international development setting.
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies: Demonstrated expertise in program design, monitoring and evaluation, with the ability to turn concepts and strategy into measurable action. Demonstrated technical expertise in the Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), SMART, Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SQUEAC) methodology, maternal, infant and young child nutrition programs. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated commitment to renewing and maintaining currency with best practices.
Language Skills: Proficiency in a French is highly desirable
Working Environment: Up to 40% travel may be required.
How to apply:
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