Health & Nutrition Manager

Job Description Position:

Health & Nutrition Manager

JOB CATEGORY: Program
DUTY STATION: Hargeisa/Mogadishu (Extensive in-country travels  required)

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-time

SALARY SCALE: Not Specified

Hello Hello! Alight is recruiting a Health & Nutrition Manager for our program in Somalia and Somaliland to be based at Hargeisa & Mogadishu Offices. You’re interested in joining us? Welcome, we’re happy you’re here!

If you join us, you will find...

A team with deep experience in co-designing solutions that create new value around the world. We know we need to always be better, and we believe in the power and abundance of everyday people, everywhere, to change the world with us.

A culture of radical accountability to our customers –as we help build a meaningful life for and with the displaced, we ask them what they want and then deliver on it.

ALIGHT has its Area office –Jubaland in Kismayo and field offices in Dhobley, Afmadow and Representatives in Elwak in Gedo region, Banadir, Somaliland Hargeisa and Lascanood. Alight implements an extensive drought response and lifesaving programs focusing on Protetion, Health, WASH, Education, Shelter, and Livelihoods. Alight also implements resilience and recovery programs, and aim to engage and expand its arm to the private sector, youth environment and resilience building.

The Health and Nutrition Manager is responsible for the overall design and implementation of health activities under ALIGHT programs. In this capacity, the Health and Nutrition Manager will provide leadership, direct management, and technical guidance to the health team and is accountable for the development and implementation of high-quality services. S/he will be the lead in the development of proposals and program reports for all health activities; coordinate internally and externally sector activities; establish and maintain public relations with government authorities, UN agencies, other NGOs, and Implementing partners. This position will conduct quarterly monitoring and supervision visits to all ALIGHT health and Nutrition service points throughout the Country program.

This position requires extensive internal and external collaboration. The Health and Nutrition Manager will represent ALIGHT at donor meetings, cluster meetings, and other inter-agency meetings and will collaborate with national counterparts and other key stakeholders (Ministry of Health, WHO, UNICEF, WFP). Within ALIGHT, the Health Manager will coordinate closely with the WASH, Nutrition, and Protection Managers to ensure the integration of programming across the three sectors. This position will work under the supervision of the Program Coordinator and in collaboration with the HQ Global Health Advisors.

PRIMARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Guidance and Leadership

• Lead implementation of health services in the project areas as guided by project objectives and goals, Ministry of Health (MOH) protocols, international standards, and ALIGHT Global Health Strategy.
• Provide technical oversight to ensure integration of health activities with and other sectors, including nutrition, protection, WASH, and livelihoods.
• Collaborate with the Program Coordinator, Area Managers, and Country Director to identify and develop new program opportunities, including initiation and follow-up of strategic and specific health objectives as well as sector growth.
• Ensure that the design and implementation of program activities are carried out for and in consultation with affected populations, particularly benefiting women.
• Take lead in drafting health proposals and budgets; collaborate with the Sr. Grants manager on all proposal development for health programs. 
• Provide technical input in drafting grants management tools.
• Ensure timely reporting and develop quantitative and qualitative reports of health activities for different stakeholders (donors, ALIGHT Board of Directors, and Ministry of Health) in accordance with appropriate reporting guidelines.
• Travel quarterly to ALIGHT-supported sites for supervisory visits.

Program Design, Development, and Implementation

• Plan and coordinate (in conjunction with health program staff) implementation of all health and Nutrition activities; ensure progress towards established indicators.
• In conjunction with MEAL staff, develop/adapt tools for data collection, analysis, and reporting; take lead in analyzing and interpreting collected data in health.
• Proactively monitor program implementation, promptly reporting unexpected delays, costs or quality issues to Program Coordinator and Country Director; propose solutions and undertake appropriate corrective action.
• Monitor budget verses actuals on a monthly and adjust activity plans. Ensure proper budget spend down of health programs in accordance with Donor and ALIGHT requirements.
• Work with health team to ensure supply chain management for all health supplies.
• Contribute to the preparation of program summaries, information leaflets and brochures/IEC materials.   
• Identify training needs on clinical management, service provision, staff management, data collection and reporting; Organize appropriate training for all program management and facility staff.
• Participate in recruitment of all health program and facility staff, including identifying gaps, drafting ToRs, and participating in recruitment, as necessary.
• Guide staff in development of annual performance plans and ensure that health staff have completed appraisals at the end of the fiscal year. Conduct performance appraisals
• Collaborate regularly with other sectors (WASH and nutrition) to monitor, prepare for and respond to disease outbreaks.
• Perform other duties as required.  

Representation and Coordination

• Maintain ongoing relations with health sector actors (donors, bilateral and multilateral coordination bodies, research organizations and academics, and relevant government institutions) in Somalia.
• Represent ALIGHT and liaise with donors, local authorities, Ministry of Health, UN, and international and national NGOs and Health cluster meetings to promote ALIGHT programs, facilitate successful coordination of activities, and ensure transparency in the community.
• Liaison with MoH, UNICEF, WFP to ensure availability of supplies and vaccines in the health facilities.
• Ensure active participation in all relevant clusters.

Collaborate with the HQ Global Health Advisors to provide updates on the program, discuss emerging challenges, and collaborate on the design of new programs or changes to existing programs.

• Master’s degree in MPH, Nutrition, or related experience.
• 5-7 years of experience in managing health programs in emergency settings. 5 or more years of staff management experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with Primary Health Care, Infectious Diseases, Disease Surveillance, and Reproductive Health (MISP experience highly desirable).
• International experience is required.
• Experience in analyzing and interpreting health data and writing reports to a high technical standard.
• Strong coordination and leadership skills with proven ability to work across multiple technical areas simultaneously, supporting multiple staff members, and effectively managing multiple priorities.
• Emergency response and proposal writing experience (familiarity with cluster systems, OFDA, UNICEF, WFP, ECHO, CERF, and UN donors).
• Strong computer literacy; strong skills in Microsoft Office.
• High level of computer literacy.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting rapid health assessments.
• Must be fluent in English and Somali.

KEY BEHAVIORS & ABILITIES

• Highly motivated self-starter who takes direction well, but also works independently.
• Ability to work well under unstable security environments and programmatic pressures.
• Must be available for some evening and weekend hours
• Ability to travel 50 percent of the time with little notice
• Cultural sensitivity is essential.                                                                                                        

OTHERS/EXTRA DETAILS

Alight is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.  Alight complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. 

"QUALIFIED WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY’’

Interested and qualified candidates can submit 1 page motivation/cover letter and Current CV and updated CV with three references (2-4 pages) to Alight [email protected] before October 31st, 2022 COB. Applicatons would be reviewed on rolling basis.

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