Job Description

Title: Health & Nutrition Coordinator

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Health & Nutrition

LOCATION: Damascus/Aleppo.

GRADE: 3

Contract Length: 12 months renewable

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Health and Nutrition Coordinator will work to contribute and improve the overall Health & Nutrition of the targeted Beneficiaries in Syria, through provision of quality Comprehensive primary health care including RH, child health and nutrition services (MIYCN, IYCF-E, CMAM, MAMI). The Health & Nutrition Coordinator will work collaboratively with partners to meet the needs of patients, promote healthy behaviours, strengthen health systems and improve access to basic health and nutrition services. She/ He will work under the direct line management of Head of Office and is also expected to work closely/coordinate with Health & nutrition Technical Advisors (Backstop) in the Country office on technical matters/inputs.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reporting: Head of Office.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Manage and Provide Technical support to the Health and Nutrition emergency programme by leading the establishment and setting up of an integrated nutrition component in the current service delivery point.

• Manage, develop and review detailed implementation plans for health and nutrition projects and ensure quality standards in compliance with Save the Children strategies, donor guidelines and priorities.

• Review the partners’ narrative and financial report and prepare for the monthly BvA and Award Review Meetings.

• To lead in the coordination and preparation of quality and timely donor reports thus ensuring that these are of high quality (Reporting clearly on progress towards the outputs of the project as stated in the project proposal).

• Manage and oversee the implementation of the agreed plan for health & Nutrition projects with the partners, from a quality perspective and meeting project targets and deadlines. (for example, monitoring against log frames, monitor detail implementation plan and individual performance management work plans).

• Work closely with the Emergency programme teams to ensure an integrated programme approach, identify ways of maximising links, sharing of experiences and lessons learnt as well as leverage of SCI projects in the area.

• As budget holder for health & nutrition grants, be fully aware of the grant compliance regulations of the donors relevant to projects. The post holder will work with the Head of Office in Damascus and Aleppo to review and revise budgets, authorizing and monitoring expenditure in line with the budget and donor guidelines, SCI grant management and financial guidelines.

• Provides supervision, guidance and direction to all Health and Nutrition staff in partner organizations.

• Provide training, capacity building and technical support to Health & Nutrition staff and relevant ministry/partners

• Ensure Save the Children Child’s Protection and Safeguarding Children policies are understood, implemented and monitored and that it is integrated into all aspects of the team’s work and program implementation.

• Management control and usage of Save the Children assets and funds and ensure the programme provides value for money.

• Representation and coordination within the organization and other stakeholders:

• Engage with key Government Agencies Health ministry, and other stakeholders and duty-bearers at area and governorate levels, in particular to support the implementation of the health & Nutrition programmes.

• Ensure an integrated and joined up approach to advocacy and programme work.

• Represent Save the Children in various health & nutrition related fora, meetings and workshops including relevant clusters/strengthen & maintain links with relevant co-ordination mechanisms.

• Ensure that regular and effective communications are maintained with Health Technical Advisors and other sectors within the organization for smooth program operations, implementation and integration.

• As a key member of program Team, actively participate in program and other team Meetings held at the field office level.

• Lead on multi-sectoral / health and nutrition technical assessments in coordination with other SCI thematic areas and/or other external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a specific analysis of children’s needs.

• Working with the Health and Nutrition advisors and Head of Offices, develop Health/Nutrition sector response plans and master budgets and contribute to Save the Children’s overall response strategy.

• Prepare and oversee Health/Nutrition programme implementation to ensure timely delivery of programme activities Prepare timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SCI requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.

• Working closely with the HR team, identify Health/Nutrition staffing needs for emergency programmes, and ensure rapid recruitment, induction and training of new staff.

• Identify Health/Nutrition programme supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.

• Working closely with the MEAL team to put in place accountability activities, ensuring that feedback from all relevant stakeholders is considered in programme design.

• To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief assistance are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter, Red Cross Code of Conduct and CHS.

• Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff.

• In additional to the above listed responsibilities the Health & Nutrition Program Coordinator will also be responsible for any other duty deemed necessary by the Line Manager.

CORE BEHAVIOURS

Understanding humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles:

• Able to assess and analyse key issues in the humanitarian situation and formulate actions around them

• Actively engages in disaster coordination mechanisms and interagency cooperation

• Leads on the development of a Field office response based on an understanding of the contexts.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale

Collaboration:

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters

• Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

• Integrity: honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence

• displays consistent excellent judgement

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Qualified Health professional MD, (MPH preference) with medical background) medicine, pharmacy, public health, or other relevant health discipline with at least five years of relevant experience preferably in primary health care, preventive and curative service delivery in the context of emergencies.

• Strong analytical and conceptual skills and the ability to think and plan strategically.

• Strong skills and experience in all aspects of programme development, including programme/project monitoring, review & evaluation.

• Substantial experience of developing working relations with government, UN agencies INGO partner’s community stakeholders and beneficiaries.

• Fluency in written and spoken English and substantial experience in preparing projects proposals and reports to donors.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and commitment to capacity building of staff with proven skills as a trainer/facilitator and mentor.

• Demonstrate skills in resource and staff management/development and the implementation of appropriate policies, procedures, and systems.

• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.

• Ability to be self-sufficient and resourceful.

• Ability and willingness to travel to projects and stay in basic conditions.

• Computer skills e.g. Word, Power Point and Excel.

• Language skills: Excellent Arabic and English – writing and speaking

Desirable

• An area of particular expertise within humanitarian health & Nutrition.

• Experience of working on Health/nutrition programmes in emergencies and epidemic outbreaks.