Medical Teams Calling
Daring to love like Jesus, we boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world.
Medical Teams International holds strict child and vulnerable adult safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for misconduct related to sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment & selection, hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates’ eligibility thorough background checks, police clearance, and professional reference check processes.
JOB SUMMARY
The Nutrition Team Lead will contribute to the calling of Medical Teams International by providing leadership and oversight to the Nutrition, Health, Food Security and Cash activities ensuring effective delivery of FSL, Nutrition resilience and MPC programs. The position ensures high-quality, integrated nutrition sensitive programming to the community, including refugees, IDPs, and host populations, in accordance with national policies and Medical Team’s humanitarian standards.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Co‑sign the monthly distribution reports alongside the FSP and relevant local authorities.
- Closely coordinate with FSP and WFP field monitoring in beneficiary identification and cash disbursement activities.
- Ensure timely submission to the WFP Country Office.
- Lead and manage day-to-day activities of the health facility, ensuring quality, timely, and patient-centered care.
- Provide awareness to IDPs that they will receive cash for food
- Inform beneficiaries about the transfer amount, disbursement mechanisms to be used, the processes & FSP details, and required documents to get the assistance
- Explain the scanning and use of QR codes during cash distributions
- Sensitize communities on QR code safekeeping.
- Ensure the facility complies with national and Medical Team’s protocols, including infection prevention and control (IPC), waste management, and rational drug use.
- Plan and lead regular staff meetings, clinical audits, and performance reviews to promote teamwork and accountability.
- Manage medical supplies and ensure timely stock requests, accurate consumption tracking, and proper storage.
- Lead data collection, HMIS reporting, and ensure accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of health information and activity reports.
- Support capacity building of staff through mentoring, coaching, and identification of training needs.
- Liaise with local health authorities, community leaders, and partners to strengthen referral networks and community engagement.
- Collaborate with Woreda Health Offices, WFP field monitors and and other health actors for effective referral systems, disease surveillance, and health campaigns.
- Support emergency preparedness and response activities as needed.
- Maintain staff performance evaluation, attendance, and ensure all staff are working in line with professional conduct of Medical Teams and MoH standards.
- Serve as a role model in providing compassionate, respectful, and ethical healthcare.
- Coordinate outreach and health promotion activities with the community and health extension workers.
- Ensure rational use of drugs such that only essential medications are prescribed and avoid overprescription.
- Ensure compassionate and respectful care will be provided to all patients who present to the clinic.
- Maintain a clean and safe working environment, disposing of waste and sharps appropriately.
- Support the integration of accountability practices into program activities by following established procedures during planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting. Help ensure that accountability is reflected in day-to-day tasks, team interactions, and when working with partners or communities.
- Support safeguarding of program participants and employees through promoting an environment of awareness and upholding the code of conduct provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, Child & Vulnerable Adult protection, and harassment-free workplace policies. Incumbents will remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding.
Other Duties
- -Utilize volunteers when appropriate.
- Support other areas of the health activities as requested or needed to ensure efficiency and quality
Abilities:
- Ability to work flexible schedule and weekends as needed.
- Ability and willingness to travel to country programs on short notice up to 16 weeks a year.
- Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
- Ability to prioritize tasks
- Adaptable and resilient under pressure, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations
- Ability to adapt to a changing environment
- Willingness to pitch in and get the job done
- Understanding and sensitivity to cross cultural issues
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Able to build new relationships and gain people’s trust quickly
- Integrity in representing Medical Teams Willing to travel to insecure environments
- Ability to embrace and promote Medical Teams International mission and vision
- Ability to uphold and exemplify the organization’s core values
- Ability to represent the organization in a professional manner to donors, volunteers, and the public
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Frequent use of a personal computer, database and digital platforms, and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine and computer printer.
- Frequently uses hands, fingers, and arms to reach, handle, touch or feel equipment, medical instruments, materials, computer.
- Frequent communication and exchange of information among colleagues and persons of concern which requires the ability to speak, hear, convey and express oneself.
- Frequent close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
- Occasionally ascends/descends stairs, steps, or ladder
- Occasionally move about inside an office to access file cabinets, office machinery, meet with colleagues, etc.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to ___ pounds.
- Seldom to occasionally positions oneself to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- If in travel status, occasional to frequent traversing over rough or steep terrain in either a motor vehicle or on foot.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet.
- The employee may be required to travel to remote areas of the world where there are potential health hazards and risks, limited hygiene facilities, extreme weather, and very basic living conditions.
NOTE: The above job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of staff in this position. Duties, responsibilities, and skills are also subject to change based on the changing needs of the job, department, or organization. This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned; The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by Medical Teams International as the requirements of the job change.