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PURPOSE OF POSITION:
The purpose of this position is to provide overall leadership and management of the Juba Integrated Emergency nutrition project (CMAM and MIYCN) and coordination of the UNICEF funded PCA project covering Upper Nile, Warrap, Western Equatorial and Juba. The Nutrition Manager will have responsibility for day to day quality implementation of the Juba nutrition project supported by UNICEF, WFP and other donors, and S/He will provide direction to the nutrition projects in Juba and S/He will coordinate remotely and physical UNICEF PCA projects that are under implementation in the states/ provinces in order to achieve results as per the expectation of the donor(s) and based on set outputs and outcomes.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Grant Implementation:
- Participate in nutrition project design and proposals development/ proposal writing.
- Provide timely input and contribution to the completion of annual work plans, reports and ensure grant management in compliance with agreements and WVI regulations.
- Liaise closely with local government officials, local communities, donor representatives and other stakeholders, making use of an appropriate accountability framework.
- Prepare output reports and overall performance.
Staff Supervision and Management:
- Recruit, together with P&C all key project staff for the nutrition projects.
- Develop and maintain an adequate human resource plan consistent with WV & donor policies/requirements in line with local laws and ensure proper technical and operational capacity of staff to manage and implement project initiatives.
- Enhance the capacity of Nutrition staff to provide quality implementation of the programme by building capacity through off the job, on job training.
Budget Management:
- Generate project budgets ensuring that all key areas are adequately budgeted for in order to achieve the set targets/goals.
- Manage grant budget within approved spending levels and ensure accurate and timely financial reports to donors and WV Support Office (SO).
- Work closely with Finance Manager to ensure grant/project compliance and project expenditures are reasonable, allocable, and prudent and spent in accordance with donor rules & regulations to ensure compliance with external audits.
Monitoring, Reporting, Documentation & Knowledge Management:
- Work closely with Quality Assurance Department and other UNICEF PCA managers to ensure M and E frameworks of the projects are in place and used to guide project implementation.
- Develop and Maintain effective project quality assurance mechanisms, including monitoring system for tracking of project progress against indicators, activities and key project milestones, reporting, evaluation, and communication systems.
- Conduct Routine Support supervision to project sites.
Donor Relations:
- Submit quality programme reports to Donors and other stakeholders in a timely manner
- Actively Participate in Nutrition Cluster co-ordination meetings and Technical Working Groups Meetings at both National and Sub cluster level where key issues related to Nutrition in South Sudan are discussed.
- Maintain open communication with partner agencies, other INGO’s, UNICEF and other UN agencies and other relevant external partners regarding project initiatives for enhanced coordinations.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Bachelor Degree in Nutrition and Food Science or Nutrition and Dietetics Science or Public Health Nutrition.
- Master’s degree in Nutrition, or in Public health Nutrition or In Public Health (MPH).
- Post graduate qualification in Project Management or Monitoring and Evaluation.
- At least 5 years proven experience in emergency nutrition programmes ( CMAN and MIYCN).
- Vast experience in emergency response, with strong understanding of Humanitarian Response and cluster coordination mechanism.
- Experience in project monitoring and evaluation.
- Strong Project management background, with skills in budget management.
- Experience in building capacity of national technical staff during support supervisions.
- Excellent writing and programme reporting skills.
- Experience in SMART Survey and Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SQUEAC).
- Experience in working with donors, MOH, SMOH, CHD and other stakeholders.
- Excellent English communication skills (oral and written).
- Knowledge of Arabic communication skills an added advantage.
Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
- Strong experience in managing staff, partners and building capacity of nutrition staff and local NGOs/CBOs.
- A high level of diplomacy and networking skills is required.
- Strong capacity building and facilitation skills.
- Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible worldview, emotional maturity and physical stamina.
- Ability to manage work life without supervision.
- Ability to work in and contribute to team building environment.
- Ability to maintain performance expectations in psychologically stressful environments and physical hardship conditions with limited resources.
- Ability to scan the environment and adapt quickly to the needs or come up with suitable options.
- Able to use a computer, with word-processing and spreadsheets, (e.g. Microsoft Office).
Work Environment/Travel:
The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 40% of the time.
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