BACKGROUND: The International Rescue Committee, one of the world’s largest humanitarian international NGOs, provides relief, rehabilitation and development support to vulnerable people and communities over 40 countries. We began work in Ethiopia in 2000 in response to severe drought in Ethiopia’s Somali region and are currently providing assistance to Ethiopians and refugees in ten regions, in Ethiopia, implementing emergency and development programs in health, water and sanitation, economic recovery and development (ERD), women’s protection and empowerment, education, child protection, and multi-sectoral emergency response.
Program Background:
The IRC health program in Ethiopia currently implements activities in different settings: Emergency Response Mechanism (ERM), focusing on IDPs site and will monitor targeted health facilities at the project implementation areas that is involved in the delivery of Lifesaving primary health and Nutrition care servcies for the affected communities.
Currently, IRC started a new project funded by BHA aiming at Promoting stability and strengthening basic lifesaving emergency health service delivery for host communities and other displaced populations in Somali region, Hargele and Dolobay woredas of Afder zone Somali Regional states of Ethiopia. The objectives of the project are to improve access to and quality of health services, including Lifesaving health and Nutrition intervention, and other displaced people and to promote peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and reconciliation/resolution.
This position will be based in Melkadida/ Haloweyn under Jijiga field office and will directly reports to Jijiga Field Coordinator and technically reported to IRC Addis Senior Health & Nutrition Manager, Health and Nutrition coordinator/Senior Health and Nutrition coordinator.
Job Overview/Summary:
The Health and Nutrition Manager in Afder zone will be responsible for managing and
ensure lifesaving essential health service and Consultation of under-five, PLW and Nutrition screening and case management services and other health-related programs are properly implemented in high quality and are based on standard protocol on implementation of the project activities through MHNT at target areas. Internally the position involves technical, grant, and budget management, monitoring and evaluation, and human resource management. Externally it needs communication, coordination, and representation with the host government, Regional Health Bureaus, Zonal health department, and Woreda health offices and partners.
Responsibilities: -
Technical
Grant Management
Monitoring & Evaluation
Human Resource Management
Other duties
Any other relevant activities as deemed by the immediate and technical supervisors and Filed coordinator.
Key Working RelationshipsInternal
Work with senior health and Nutrition Manager, MHNT, Field coordinator, Sr. health & nutrition coordinator, Health and nutrition coordinator, Assistant health and nutrition coordinator, Admin, Finance, and supply chain.
External
Competencies
Education/Experience/Language
Candidates meeting the above qualifications are encouraged to apply only through the below IRC On-line recruitment website:
External https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/37896?c=rescue
Internal https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/37896?c=rescue
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Only applicants meeting the minimum qualification will be short listed and contacted.
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
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