We are looking for:
A NUTRITION & HEALTH COORDINATOR

Country: SIERRA LEONE - Freetown

Length of Contract: 10 Months starting the 15th of February

The position: Under the supervision of the Deputy Country Director, you will be responsible to define the strategies and coordinate activities of Action Against Hunger in the field of Nutrition & Health. More precisely, you will in charge to:

Design, develop and evaluate actions in the field of nutrition & health
• Collect and quality control of monitoring, follow up and evaluation data
• Maintain quality for the nutritional situation analysis
• Assess the standard of nutritional and medical proposals submitted by his/her teams
• Encourage his/her teams to identify new programmes
• Develop an ACF health & nutrition strategy specific to the mission and advocacy actions.

Monitor and coordinate programmes in the fields of nutrition & health
• Launch nutritional surveys in liaison with the Country Director
• Develop integrated (inter-disciplinary) approach programmes
• Collect and analyse data, including the decisions making on this basis
• Provide timely and high quality activity reports
• Monitoring all the consolidated programme budgets relating to nutrition & health allocated to the country

Manage the Nutrition & Health team in capital and bring technical support to the Nutrition & Health Program Managers
• Evaluate of the technical performance and skills of Programs Managers
• Develop the technical skills of Nutrition & Health teams

Develop and launch programmes in collaboration with governmental, UN, international and local agencies
• Disseminate ACF’s nutrition & health strategy at country level to partners and funding bodies
• Develop and maintain a network of harmonious and productive relationships with national representatives and programme partners

Represent ACF and its positioning in the field of nutrition & health
• Represent ACF in dealings with national and international authorities on matters of nutrition & health
• Make national and international authorities fully aware of the ACF positions and protocols

The Applicant: You hold a Master degree in Public Health, Medicine or Nursing with 5 years minimum of professional experience and 2 years prior experience in a similar or comparable position (coordination of primary health care and nutrition program, in emergencies and in developmental contexts). You are recognized for your technical expertise in nutrition & health programming and experience in project cycle management and integrated approaches.
You have a strong ability to provide technical support in project proposal development and in conducting needs assessments.
Excellent diplomacy, negotiation and representation skills are required thus team management experience.
Your English is fluent (spoken and written)

Status: Employee
Gross monthly salary ranging from €1805 to €2305 depending on relevant experience
Food and hygiene expenses, per diem, transportation costs, collective or individual accommodation, medical insurance
25 days of annual paid leaves and 20 days of rest and recuperation (R&R) per year

To apply, please visit our website:
http://recrutement.actioncontrelafaim.org/positions/view/2468/A-Nutrition-Health-Coordinator/

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