Project Overview

Medair implements Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) focusing on children under five years and pregnant lactating women.

Key Activity Areas

Nutrition Management

• Be responsible for the implementation, management and support of the CMAM programme.
• Conduct regular supervision in the nutrition clinic sites to support staff with on the job training and ensuring quality of service delivery.
• Provide training for local staff in line with the appropriate national and international guidelines.
• Clinical management of medical complications of malnourished children.
• Implement participatory Behaviour Change Communication methods in nutrition project.
• Support integration of nutrition services with available health, WASH, psychosocial (PSS) interventions
• Provide input into the integration of beneficiary participation and accountability.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of activities for internal and external requirements.

Staff Management

• Assist in the recruitment of local field staff within the intervention location following all HR policies of Medair and the local government.
• Line manage and oversee the nutrition staff including recruitment, day-to-day management, development and training, performance management, etc.
• Ensure the assigned nutrition team members receive relevant and appropriate supervision, mentoring and training in order to develop their personal and professional skills, knowledge and understanding.

Financial Management

• Work with the Project Manager and the Project Support Manager to manage finances within the project and payment of salaries.
• Coordinate and oversee petty cash requirements, ensuring required paperwork is completed accurately and in a timely manner.

Communication & Coordination

• Represent Medair at relevant local level coordination meetings involving local authorities, UN agencies and other NGOs.

Logistics

• Manage the correct and timely ordering of required nutrition supplies to the field location in coordination with the Project Manager and responsible logistics person.
• Manage all stocks within the field locations ensuring proper stock management systems are in place.
• Monitor nutrition stock expiration dates in the field locations to ensure timely use or redistribution to other Medair programmes/other appropriate parties.

Quality Management

• Implement relevant policies relating to nutrition service delivery including Sphere and HAP standards.
• Participate as requested in Medair internal workshops and distance learning sessions.

Team Spiritual Life

• Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts.
• Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayers, and words of encouragement.
• Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair’s international prayer network.

This job description covers the main tasks that are anticipated. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary.

Qualifications

• Degree in Nutrition.
• Strong working knowledge of English (spoken and written).
• Working knowledge of French (spoken and written) for French-speaking locations.

Experience

• 2 years post-qualification nursing / medical professional experience.
• Experience working in a nutrition programme in a developing country, preferably within a
  humanitarian context.
• Able to develop good relationships with colleagues, beneficiaries, agencies, etc. Good communicator.
• Ability and willingness to manage project implementation. Excellent organisational skills.
• Able to prioritise clearly. Able to enforce procedures. Able to set clear objectives and delegate.
• Team-player with good inter-personal skills. Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner.

All new deploying international staff to Medair’s country programmes (and other roles which require field travel) should be fully vaccinated with a WHO-approved COVID vaccine, supported with a COVID vaccination certificate as evidence.