Medair Health and Nutrition Manager Job in South Sudan

Medair is a humanitarian organization inspired by Christian faith to relieve human suffering in some of the world’s most remote and devastated places. 

We bring relief and recovery to people in crisis, regardless of race, creed or nationality. As signatories of the Red Cross Code of Conduct, we believe that aid should be given to everyone who is in need, regardless of political, social or religious viewpoint. 

We save lives in emergencies and then stay to help people recover from crisis with dignity—working side by side with communities to leave a lasting impact. 

We provide a range of emergency relief and recovery services: health care and nutrition; safe water, sanitation, and hygiene; shelter and infrastructure.

Health and Nutrition Manager 

Based in South Sudan

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the implementation, management, supervision and support of the assigned health / nutrition field interventions in line with the activity plan and time frame of the relevant project proposal and any applicable national and international guidelines and standards
• Conduct regular supervision in clinics and other health and nutrition facilities to support staff with on the job training and ensure quality of service delivery.
• Oversee the process of data collection, collation and dissemination to meet the requirements and deadlines set by Medair and/or external partners
• Assist the Project Manager and Nutrition Manager to manage and oversee the assigned local nutrition team including recruitment, day-to-day management, development and training and performance management.
• Promote the health and security of the health/nutrition team by ensuring the application of security guidelines, health and safety in the workplace and healthy living conditions and practices.
• Work with the Project Manager and Nutrition Team Leader to manage finances within the field location ensuring all required paperwork is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Maintain appropriate, regular, transparent and supportive communication structures with the assigned stakeholders
• Represent Medair at relevant local level coordination meetings involving local authorities, UN agencies and other NGOs
• Manage the correct and timely ordering of needed stocks and supplies to the field location in coordination with the Nutrition Team Leader and the Project Manager
• Implement, as far as is possible within operational constraints, relevant policies and standards relating to health service delivery including Sphere and HAP standards, Ministry of Health and donor guidelines and other good practice.

Minimum Requirements

• Degree in Public Health and/or Nutrition or related field
• 2 years post-qualification nursing / medical professional experience
• Experience working in a health and nutrition programme in a developing country, preferably in a humanitarian context
• Excellent communication skills (oral & written), Fluent in English, Arabic an added advantage
• Excellent computer skills, Microsoft Word and Excel, computer programmes for statistics analysis
• High sense of responsibility, good organisational, coordination and time management skills
• Flexibility and willingness to work extended and irregular hours due to emergencies
• Team player and able to work in a diverse cultural environment

How to Apply

Applications including a detailed CV with names and full contact details of three referees and a cover letter describing how you consider yourself suitable against the key responsibilities should be sent to: 
jobs-sds@southsudan.medair.org

Application deadline: 30th September 2014

Only short listed candidates will be contacted