Location: Oromia Program Area, Yabello, Ethiopia
Company: Plan International
Job Description
The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.
role PURPOSE
The position holder shall be in charge of technical quality implementation and delivery of the health and Nutrition services in the assigned location.
She/he will mainly be responsible for the day to day implementation, health education, MIYCF-E, IYCF-E and SBCC, MAM and SAM screening and treatment for TSFP, OTP and SC as per the guideline of RHB and WHO mobile health and Nutrition teams. In addition, the position holder is also expected to provide supervision, technical assistance and capacity building to health extension workers and Health workers in health facilities. She/he will be responsible for the daily implementation of mobile health and Nutrition services package as per the standard, supporting health facilities assigned as integrated mobile health & Nutrition modality and daily dispensary and drug supply management. He will also be responsible for day to day documentation, people provided for all services accordingly and compile weekly and monthly reports and share with PLAN CO and Field office; and zone and woreda health offices.
Accountabilities and MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES
Planning and Implementation of the Health and nutrition activities (30%)
- Develop detail action plan and Ensure effective implementation of overall health and nutrition component in line with the existing donor approved project document in collaboration with other the project staff and other stakeholders.
- Provide close follow up in H&N activity planning and implementation
- Strong working relationship with zone and woreda health offices and kebele level structures
- Strengthening of linkages and coordination mechanisms between community, woreda and zone health offices.
- Develop integration frame work of H&N team at each implementation area
- To ensure proper health and nutrition and medical management is provided to the beneficiaries.
- To ensure Plan’s & national protocols are respected and followed in the treatment centers.
- To ensure proper implementation of nutrition/health education sessions.
- To participate in technical staff recruitment, training and supervision
- To evaluate the impact of programs through regular field visits, data collection and reports
- To oversee other field activities such as community mobilization, nutrition and health education sessions and community screening by CDF’s (community nutrition workers and volunteers).
- To monitor program activities to ensure that treatment centers achieve acceptable performance indicators (such as cure rate, defaulter, death, non-response rates) and IYCF implementation based on SPHERE standards.
- Follow & check field activities are accomplished regarding to suitable protocols.
- Request adequate food and non-food items for each distribution sites.
- Create smooth relationship among field staff and recognize team work progress.
Technical Support and Capacity Building (30%)
- Jointly develop monthly, weekly work plan with other H&N staffs
- On job technical support to HW, HEW on all health/nutrition activity and documentation
- Provides support for health and nutrition trainings, workshops, and meetings conducted at zonal/woreda/Kebele level
- Assess the capacity gap in assigned catchment Health facilities and fill the gaps
- Conduct training need assessment to identify relevant community members (woreda HO, CSW, HAD, HEW, HWs) knowledge gap and design appropriate training accordingly
- Strengthening of early referrals mechanism at health facilities and community level
- Implement and facilitate awareness-raising sessions at centres and community levels, based on a guidebook; particularly on child development, mothering practices, mother and child interactions and breastfeeding practices
Monitoring and Supervision (20%)
- To participate in identifying MoH personnel, partner LNGO’s or INGO’s for collaboration in nutrition activities and/or technical training for management of acute malnutrition and integrating IYCF with other project activities.
- To organize and carry out health and nutrition trainings for partners, especially MoH personnel where possible (e.g. technical workshops, training on SAM guidelines, IYCF and CBN guidelines, etc).
- To follow up and provide ongoing technical support to the activities of the trained partners
- To participate in the evaluation of these activities, and to propose recommendations for developing future capacity building strategies for Plan
- Maintain up-to-date data related to nutrition and other activities and deliver to ER coordinator
- Facilitate/Conduct joint, supportive supervision with H&N and CO level health and nutrition thematic specialist on the activities.
- Facilitates and encourages regular review meeting and review schedules at all woreda levels and help the different institutions have it institutionalized commitment;
- Together with other health and nutrition team sets project quality standards and action steps and monitor the performance accordingly;
- Prepare a monthly program and program support plan that helps to visit field activities and provide formal and informal feedback to the program staff in terms of recommendations for improved performance;
- Conducts regular mentoring to community health workers and health extension workers and develop their group and individual counselling skills.
- Collect key client data and prepare reports on progress made, together with observations, challenges faced, and lessons learned
Ensuring on time reporting, data quality and learning documentation (20%)
- Prepare and submit weekly, monthly, quarterly high-quality reports
- Establishes and maintains documentation system for all program activities including, minutes of technical meetings
- Document project learning, success stories, case studies, and learning briefs
- Ensure improved data collection and reporting systems during supportive supervision or monitoring field visits to each project operational areas
Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)
- Understand and put into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC).
- Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day to day work.
- Ensure that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications/Experience Essential:
- Education MPH/BSc in public health, nursing, nutrition and other related feilds
- 5 (Five) years of relevant professional experience in a similar position
Qualifications/Experience Desirable:
- In depth knowledge and experience of health and nutrition programming in the humanitarian context essential.
- Familiarity with H&N activity in Emergency Settings
- In depth knowledge of primary health care system
- In depth knowledge and experience of OTP, TSFP, IYCF-E and other key H&N components implementation
- Strong organizational and supervisory, Strong writing and reporting skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work within different cultural environments and Cross-cultural Awareness
- Ability to work within a team structure, flexible, and can cope with stressful workloads and working with limited resources
Languages Required
- Excellent English verbal and written skills.
- Knowledge of local language (Afan Oromoo) will be an asset
Plan International’s Values in Practice
We are open and accountable
We create a climate of trust inside and outside the organisation by being open, honest and transparent. We hold ourselves and others to account for the decisions we make and for our impact on others, while doing what we say we will do.
We strive for lasting impact
We strive to achieve significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. We challenge ourselves to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and innovative.
We work well together
We succeed by working effectively with others, inside and outside the organisation, including our sponsors and donors. We actively support our colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. We come together to create and implement solutions in our teams, across Plan International, with children, girls, young people, communities and our partners.
We are inclusive and empowering
We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge inequality in our programmes and our workplace. We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives. We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential.
Location: Oromia Program Area, Yabello Borena
Type of Role: Health and Nutrition
Reports to: Project Manager
Grade: C2
Closing Date: July 25, 2023
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
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