Health and Nutrition Program Manager
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Role Purpose: Under the direct supervision of the Area Manager and technical guidance from health and nutrition adviser of country office, The Health & Nutrition Manager will carry over, implementation, monitoring and progress reporting of health projects.
Contract Duration: 12 months with possibility for extension
Location: Greater Kordofan, Sudan
Qualifications
* Minimum BSC in Public Health or Medicine.
* Minimum 7 years working experience in health and nutrition sector with good command in and ability to understand Health and nutrition issues.
* Substantial experience at international level in technical support and/or programme management
* Direct experience of planning, implementing and measuring the impact of health, hunger reduction or other related programmes
* Successful track record of developing large-scale proposals and securing funding from donors
* Successfully working with minimal administrative support.
* Capacity to writing good quality reports for donors and/or other stakeholders
* Inter-personal skills to influence and guide Field and other managers in identifying programming opportunities and resolving programme and campaign challenges
* Credibility to represent the organization to provincial bodies and donors and actively participate in the Health and Nutrition Cluster.
* High communication skills, with the ability to provide clear advice from a distance.
* Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international and matrix management environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
* Skills confirmed in project management and in strengthening health system
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We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Female candidates are encouraged to apply
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