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Health & Nutrition Field Coordinator

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Job Title: Health & Nutrition Field Coordinator

Job location: Palestine, Gaza

Reports to: Deputy Country Representative

 

JOB SUMMARY

The major function of the Health and Nutrition Field Coordinator is to assist the Field in the implementation of health and nutrition programs, report on progress, and strengthen technical staff capability through day-to-day supervision, mentoring, coaching, and training. The Health and Nutrition Field Coordinator is intended to contribute to the development of long-term interventions to promote the integration of nutrition services within the health-care package.


MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Create a complete work plan and budget plan for health and nutrition activities and verify that planned activities are carried out in accordance with the work plan and the budget, in accordance with Medglobal standards, and that program expenditure is in accordance with budgets and pipelines.
  •  Encourage and support program/logistics/administrative/finance staff in their work by providing proper training, mentoring, and supervision by technical leads.
  • Support HR in identifying technical staff needs and participate in recruitment for health and nutrition positions. Provide technical input during onboarding and ensure continuous capacity building
  • Work closely with logistics to ensure that nutrition and health program supplies are not interrupted.
  • Organize and monitor any additional project-related procurements. Capacity Building and Coordination.
  • Assess nutrition staff training needs; develop a training program to meet these needs; conduct health training for project health staff and partner counterparts implementing nutrition programs, focusing on all aspects of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), IYCF, and health with the Health and Nutrition Supervisors' support.
  •  Assist in the creation/adaptation of nutrition education training manuals and facilitator's guides based on existing national nutrition guidelines and curricula, as well as training follow-up.
  • Represent Medglobal in Health and Nutrition coordination meetings with government bodies, international agencies, other NGOs, and donors at the regional and district levels.
  • Establish and maintain smooth relations and open collaboration with government and local stakeholders; and serve as the health and nutrition resource person Implementation and Development.
  • Identify potential nutrition and nutrition-related projects for development and lead on the concept note or proposal development while liaising with interested partners and stakeholders.
  •  Plan and conduct nutritional assessments and surveys following the nationally approved survey protocol and feed assessments results into proposals.
  • Ensure proper functioning of reporting systems for regular assessment, monitoring and evaluation of the program against its objectives and expected results. And conduct critical monitoring of all aspects of Health, CMAM and IYCF programs, and identify areas of concern.

PROGRAM QUALITY

  • Ensure all Health and Nutrition program staff receive the necessary and appropriate technical support.
  • Be the in country technical lead in nutrition and ensure the program quality.
  • Lead on the development of tools for project staff and partners to improve the quality of nutrition activities. Provide technical training for project staff and partners as required.
  • Extend technical support and direction to the program staff in treatment and prevention of both chronic and acute malnutrition.
  • Provide appropriate technical support on methods and practices to be rolled out within Health and Nutrition / Emergency Health and Nutrition programming.
  • Lead the continuous assessment of nutrition related needs and ensure that these are appropriately reflected in sectoral strategies and programs.
  • In consultation with staff and programs coordinator and specialist agree on the range of advice, support, training and/or other assistance required from you to facilitate high quality programming. This will involve regular visits to field sites.

MONITORING, EVALUIATION, ACCOUNTABILITY AND LEARNING (MEAL)

  • Where external consultants are required to technically support or monitor and evaluate projects, lead the recruitment and subsequent management of contracted consultants as per the recruitment guidelines.
  • Lead the process of lessons learning to ensure high quality Health and Nutrition programming, with support from the MEAL team, coordinating the documentation of said lessons across all the programs.
  • Review relevant monitoring reports to ensure that technical debates are well articulated and reports are of acceptable quality before submission. Provide support where necessary to improve report writing skills.
  • Lead in the evaluation and review process for all Health and Nutrition Projects including the development of Terms of Reference, selection and management of consultants.
  • Lead the in –country innovation and learning agenda in Health and Nutrition.

REPORTING

  • Develop, implement, and evaluate quality assurance measures and ensure appropriate follow up.
  • Prepare and provide regular monthly progress reports in coordination with the M&E Coordinator.
  • Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

  • As a senior member of the Gaza Country Program, demonstrate behaviors that are consistent with Medglobal Mission, Vision and Values and ensure their broader application by staff across the program.
  • Contribute to a conducive and productive work environment, characterized by enthusiasm, ambition, hard work and due process.
  • Comply with and promote Medglobal policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
  • This position requires frequent travel to field sites and flexibility to work in challenging environments, following security and health protocols.


 

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Should have the following skills, education, and experience:

  • A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, Degree in health or nutrition-related fields is a plus.
  •  At least 4 years of NGO experience of working internationally and locally in health and nutrition programs focused on principles and guidelines of program planning and implementation.
  • Experience with personnel management including supervision, coaching, training, monitoring, and evaluation.
  • Experience with project proposals writing, budgeting, and reporting methods.
  • Experience with computer systems, data records, and related software applications
  • Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational and project coordination skills
  • Maintain flexibility to take on added responsibility when needed.
  • An extensive knowledge of the UN and INGOs funding and partnership system. 
  •  Good in spoken and written English
  •  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.

ABOUT MEDGLOBAL

MedGlobal is a global humanitarian non-profit organization providing medical and health education services to people in need, including refugees and displaced persons, in disaster and underserved regions. The organization is composed of medical and public health professionals of diverse backgrounds.

 

CODE OF CONDUCT

MedGlobal Code of Conduct reflects the profession’s core set of beliefs and values of care, respect, trust, and integrity. These beliefs and values are fundamental to MedGlobal employees, volunteers, interns, consultants, and contractors to guide their practice and conduct. The Code is organized into categories, as follows:

  • Always act with fairness, honesty, integrity, and openness; respect the opinions of others and treat all with equality and dignity without regard to gender, race, color, creed, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, disability, age, or sexual orientation.
  • Provide a positive and valued experience for those receiving service within and outside MedGlobal.

CHILD PROTECTION POLICY

Child abuse in all forms is unacceptable to MedGlobal, which recognizes its responsibility to protect children from harm in all areas of its work. MedGlobal is committed to ensuring a child-safe environment and is applying a zero-tolerance approach towards any kind of child abuse and exploitation.

 

DISCRIMINATION, ABUSE AND HARASSMENT POLICY

MedGlobal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and expressly prohibits and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, abuse, harassment (sexual or otherwise), based upon race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, citizenship status, disability, or military status. MedGlobal employees and related personnel must under no circumstances take part in any form of discrimination, harassment, or abuse (physical, sexual or verbal), intimidation or exploitation, or in any other way infringe the rights of others inside or outside the organization.