Save the Children
Title: Nutrition Technical Specialist – Somali National
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with 15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Role Purpose:
The Nutrition Technical Specialist is expected to lead designing, planning and coordination of the emergency nutrition response, to strengthen the relevant capacity at the CO level and provide needs based-support at field level, as well as to ensure harmonious integration of emergency nutrition response with multi sectoral health, WASH, FSL, Education and nutrition interventions
Location: Moqdishu
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Post-graduate degree in nutrition, public health, child health or a related field with additional training in nutrition and SMART Surveys and project planning and management techniques.
- Knowledge of current global and regional debates on malnutrition initiatives and malnutrition trends.
- Recommended 6 years of experience in nutrition programming, with significant experience in both longer-term development programming as well as emergency contexts.
- Prior experience in assessment, design and implementation of SMART Surveys.
- Ability to extensively travel for project monitoring and provide on-site technical support to field teams.
- Strong analytical, planning and problem solving skills with a track record of contributing to strategic direction and vision for successful programming.
- Excellent coordination and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels.
- Excellent writing/editing, budget development and presentation/communication skills with proven ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner.
- Proven representation skills with government and other key external stakeholders.
- Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets.
- Strong track record of supporting gender equality within the work place.
- Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming emergency surge teams.
- Proven ability in working in insecure or hardship environments and to work under tight deadlines
- Ability and willingness to travel extensively to field sites and work independently.
- Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Highly skilled ability to write clearly and persuasively in English with strong competency to communicate complex messages verbally.
- Commitment to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy.
Highly Desirable
- Existing relationship with key government line Ministries.
- Experience in market systems development, Household Economy Approach (HEA), cash transfer programming (CTP), resilience and graduation programming.
- Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
- Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in a matrix management environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.
Disclaimer:
Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents
Employee Status
: Fixed Term
Closing Date
: Dec 28, 2019