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Role & Responsibilities

The Health & Nutrition Advisor works as an important member of a diverse team who are committed to serve the world’s most vulnerable with practical and compassionate care, the Health and Nutrition Advisor has a vital role to play in improving the overall health and nutrition situation of the target population. This involves providing technical advice and support to the field management and the health and nutrition staff, as well as developing, leading, monitoring and evaluating the health and nutrition aspects of the country programme. Important parts of the role include: Coordinate and network at a senior level with national and regional health authorities and other NGOs; lead on all health and nutrition elements of proposals and reports, providing capacity building for national and international staff; promote best practice in the health programmes and contribute to the overall management of the country programme.

Project Overview

Medair’s emergency response team was deployed in Sudan in February 2020 with the objectives of re-applying for country registration and to re-establish relationship with government authorities, donor agencies, UN partners, and INGOs. Medair has a large shelter project working with Ethiopian refugees in Gedaref State and delivering COVID-19 vaccinations and community mobilisation programming in Khartoum, and is planning to extend into Blue Nile State with a Health and Nutrition programme in the coming months. The team has also been assessing gaps and priorities on further expansion into other states.

Workplace & Conditions

Medair field-based position in Khartoum, Sudan.

Starting Date / Initial Contract Details

July 2022. Full time, from 1 to 6 months minimum.

Key Activity Areas

Health and Nutrition Project Technical Oversight

  • Maintain an overview of the country health and nutrition programme and the regional context, with a view to strategically developing new projects in current sites or in surrounding regions while planning responsible exits.
  • Develop and design project proposals for institutional donors including input into narrative activity descriptions, budgets, log frames and other requirements.
  • Give technical advice to field managers and GSO on potential involvement in new health interventions.
  • Provide technical support to the health and nutrition teams.
  • Carry out regular monitoring visits, ensuring that project objectives are met.
  • Supervise and monitor the development of reporting systems for data collection, do data analysis and follow-up and feedback to relevant staff, donors, partners and other agencies.
  • Maintain an oversight of medicines and health and nutrition supplies ordered for the health projects, supporting the health and logistics staff in the coordination and quality control of health supplies.
  • Provide input into the integration of beneficiary participation and accountability in the project.
  • Define appropriate policies for the medical and nutritional aspects of Medair’s work in country.

Representation

  • Develop relationships with Ministry of Health, UN, NGOs, donors, partners and other stakeholders, with the objective of raising public awareness of Medair and ensuring good co-operation and partnerships.
  • Seek out relevant networks on specific health and nutrition-related humanitarian aid issues.
  • Accompany donors on field trips, and ensure programme details are transmitted.
  • Regular attendance and active participation at the Health and Nutrition Cluster at the National level, representing Medair’s positions and disseminating information share at the cluster to senior leadership and colleagues.

Staff Management

  • Be involved in the recruitment, providing advice on technical skills and experience as requested.
  • Ensure all staff are trained and, if necessary, create possibilities for capacity building, coaching, etc.
  • Support line managers in inductions and appraisals of staff, particularly with regard to technical skills.

Financial Management

  • Work with the relevant field managers and GSO staff to plan and construct health and nutrition budgets.
  • Ensure expenditure is in line with approved budgets, advising on potential under/over spend.

Quality Management

  • Ensure health and nutrition projects are implemented in line with technical requirements.
  • Follow the direction of the Senior Health and Nutrition Advisor at GSO.
  • Regularly assess and provide feedback and recommendations on the quality of the programmes.

Staff Health

  • Overall responsibility for staff health/occupational health procedures and compliance and development of procedures in-country.

Team Spiritual Life

  • Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts.
  • Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayers, and words of encouragement.
  • Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair’s international prayer network.

This job description covers the main tasks that are anticipated. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary.

Qualifications

  • Clinical degree (nurse or doctor), or Public Health degree.
  • Education/training/experience in humanitarian work will also be desirable.
  • Good working knowledge of English (speaking and writing). Ability to speak, or learn, local language (Arabic).

Experience

  • 3 years’ work experience in managing programmes in international public health settings with at least 1 year in a humanitarian emergency context.
  • Experience working in a nutrition programme in a developing country, preferably in a humanitarian context.
  • Knowledge of humanitarian principles such as Sphere and CHS Standards including other international humanitarian guidelines and protocols.
  • Experience in the design, monitoring of implementation and evaluation of public health programmes.
  • Good report and proposal writing skills, negotiation, problem solving, communication as well as advanced planning and analytical skills.
  • Capacity to work under pressure, to manage personal stress levels and work effectively in diverse situations.
  • Creative, open-minded person with flexible and self-learner manners.
  • Able to cope well with basic living conditions within the field and during field trips.
  • Committed to team-building and able to develop and support other team members.
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to undertake multiple tasks, prioritise clearly, enforce procedures while setting up clear objectives.

All new deploying international staff to Medair’s country programmes (and other roles which require field travel) should be fully vaccinated with a WHO-approved COVID vaccine, supported with a COVID vaccination certificate as evidence.

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Medair is a humanitarian aid organisation inspired by Christian faith. For our Headquarters and Internationally Recruited Staff, we are looking for professionals who share our values, and are committed and motivated to relieve suffering in some of the world’s most remote and vulnerable communities. What’s so rewarding about a career with Medair? You will help save and sustain the lives of people who truly need assistance, while also learning new skills in a complex humanitarian environment. You will immerse yourself in a foreign culture and experience the joys and challenges of living and working with an international team. You will know the rich blessing of saving a life, of teaching new skills, of seeing communities restored and transformed.

Medair is an international non-governmental organization NGO of humanitarian aid with a stated mission, "to relieve suffering in some of the world’s most remote and devastated places." Medair provides emergency relief and recovery services including Health and Nutrition; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; and Shelter and Infrastructure. Medair lists its values as: hope, compassion, dignity, accountability, integrity, and faith.Medair’s statutes were registered in 1989 with the Registre du Commerce of the state of Vaud, Switzerland. Its international and operational headquarters are based in Switzerland. Medair has been active in 31 countries, working in some of the most remote, hard-to-reach places in the world. It is independent of any political, economic, or social authority. As a signatory of the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief, the organization provides aid to the most vulnerable, irrespective of race, gender, religion, age, or nationality.Medair has approximately 750 employees worldwide, many with years of humanitarian experience. Medair’s annual operating income in 2013 was USD 45.3 million. Its programs served 1.25 million direct beneficiaries in 2013.The organization is responding to the Nepal earthquakes, to the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon and Jordan and providing relief and recovery services in, South Sudan, Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Afghanistan, Syria and Somalia. Recent programs have been run in Albania, Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Chad, Chechnya, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Ingushetia, Iraq, Iran, Kenya, Kosovo, Liberia, Mozambique, Ossetia, Philippines, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Pakistan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

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Role & Responsibilities

The Health & Nutrition Advisor works as an important member of a diverse team who are committed to serve the world’s most vulnerable with practical and compassionate care, the Health and Nutrition Advisor has a vital role to play in improving the overall health and nutrition situation of the target population. This involves providing technical advice and support to the field management and the health and nutrition staff, as well as developing, leading, monitoring and evaluating the health and nutrition aspects of the country programme. Important parts of the role include: Coordinate and network at a senior level with national and regional health authorities and other NGOs; lead on all health and nutrition elements of proposals and reports, providing capacity building for national and international staff; promote best practice in the health programmes and contribute to the overall management of the country programme.

Project Overview

Medair’s emergency response team was deployed in Sudan in February 2020 with the objectives of re-applying for country registration and to re-establish relationship with government authorities, donor agencies, UN partners, and INGOs. Medair has a large shelter project working with Ethiopian refugees in Gedaref State and delivering COVID-19 vaccinations and community mobilisation programming in Khartoum, and is planning to extend into Blue Nile State with a Health and Nutrition programme in the coming months. The team has also been assessing gaps and priorities on further expansion into other states.

Workplace & Conditions

Medair field-based position in Khartoum, Sudan.

Starting Date / Initial Contract Details

July 2022. Full time, from 1 to 6 months minimum.

Key Activity Areas

Health and Nutrition Project Technical Oversight

  • Maintain an overview of the country health and nutrition programme and the regional context, with a view to strategically developing new projects in current sites or in surrounding regions while planning responsible exits.
  • Develop and design project proposals for institutional donors including input into narrative activity descriptions, budgets, log frames and other requirements.
  • Give technical advice to field managers and GSO on potential involvement in new health interventions.
  • Provide technical support to the health and nutrition teams.
  • Carry out regular monitoring visits, ensuring that project objectives are met.
  • Supervise and monitor the development of reporting systems for data collection, do data analysis and follow-up and feedback to relevant staff, donors, partners and other agencies.
  • Maintain an oversight of medicines and health and nutrition supplies ordered for the health projects, supporting the health and logistics staff in the coordination and quality control of health supplies.
  • Provide input into the integration of beneficiary participation and accountability in the project.
  • Define appropriate policies for the medical and nutritional aspects of Medair’s work in country.

Representation

  • Develop relationships with Ministry of Health, UN, NGOs, donors, partners and other stakeholders, with the objective of raising public awareness of Medair and ensuring good co-operation and partnerships.
  • Seek out relevant networks on specific health and nutrition-related humanitarian aid issues.
  • Accompany donors on field trips, and ensure programme details are transmitted.
  • Regular attendance and active participation at the Health and Nutrition Cluster at the National level, representing Medair’s positions and disseminating information share at the cluster to senior leadership and colleagues.

Staff Management

  • Be involved in the recruitment, providing advice on technical skills and experience as requested.
  • Ensure all staff are trained and, if necessary, create possibilities for capacity building, coaching, etc.
  • Support line managers in inductions and appraisals of staff, particularly with regard to technical skills.

Financial Management

  • Work with the relevant field managers and GSO staff to plan and construct health and nutrition budgets.
  • Ensure expenditure is in line with approved budgets, advising on potential under/over spend.

Quality Management

  • Ensure health and nutrition projects are implemented in line with technical requirements.
  • Follow the direction of the Senior Health and Nutrition Advisor at GSO.
  • Regularly assess and provide feedback and recommendations on the quality of the programmes.

Staff Health

  • Overall responsibility for staff health/occupational health procedures and compliance and development of procedures in-country.

Team Spiritual Life

  • Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts.
  • Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayers, and words of encouragement.
  • Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair’s international prayer network.

This job description covers the main tasks that are anticipated. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary.

Qualifications

  • Clinical degree (nurse or doctor), or Public Health degree.
  • Education/training/experience in humanitarian work will also be desirable.
  • Good working knowledge of English (speaking and writing). Ability to speak, or learn, local language (Arabic).

Experience

  • 3 years’ work experience in managing programmes in international public health settings with at least 1 year in a humanitarian emergency context.
  • Experience working in a nutrition programme in a developing country, preferably in a humanitarian context.
  • Knowledge of humanitarian principles such as Sphere and CHS Standards including other international humanitarian guidelines and protocols.
  • Experience in the design, monitoring of implementation and evaluation of public health programmes.
  • Good report and proposal writing skills, negotiation, problem solving, communication as well as advanced planning and analytical skills.
  • Capacity to work under pressure, to manage personal stress levels and work effectively in diverse situations.
  • Creative, open-minded person with flexible and self-learner manners.
  • Able to cope well with basic living conditions within the field and during field trips.
  • Committed to team-building and able to develop and support other team members.
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to undertake multiple tasks, prioritise clearly, enforce procedures while setting up clear objectives.

All new deploying international staff to Medair’s country programmes (and other roles which require field travel) should be fully vaccinated with a WHO-approved COVID vaccine, supported with a COVID vaccination certificate as evidence.

2022-08-04

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