Job Description

Title: Health and Nutrition Manager

Company Name: WC MEDAIR

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery(MBBS)
∎ Higher level qualification, preferably in a relevant technical field (medical, nursing, midwifery), Public Health, Social Work, Development Studies

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): NGO/ Other Services

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Health and Nutrition Management
∎ Be responsible for supporting the implementation, management, supervision and support of the assigned project(s) in line with the activity plan and time frame of the relevant project proposal and any applicable national and international guidelines and standards
∎ Conduct regular field trips to clinics, warehouses, suppliers and other facilities for support and supervision
∎ Provide input into the integration of beneficiary participation and accountability in all aspects of the project
∎ Strategy, Proposal Development and Reporting
∎ Ensure accurate and timely reporting of activities for internal and external reports (e.g. monthly, quarterly and final reports) as requested by field managers, HQ and donors
∎ Work with the Project Manager and the senior management team in the identification and design of future projects.
∎ Conduct needs assessments, working with advisors, coordinators and project managers where necessary.
∎ Compile reports for donors and sector coordination bodies, when requested, providing relevant documents and narrative explanations.
∎ Assist project managers and the sector advisors in project design, including context and stakeholder analysis, liaising with key stakeholders/authorities and assisting with proposal narrative writing (including logframe, monitoring and evaluation plan, procurement plan, risk analysis, stakeholder mapping).
∎ Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
∎ Ensure that regular monitoring and evaluation assessments are conducted both against project objectives and to ensure the quality of the programme, with reports being made to the relevant field managers
∎ Manage the implementation of project Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, including analysis, reporting, and sharing lessons learnt.
∎ Oversee the process of data collection, collation and dissemination to meet the requirements and deadlines set by Medair and/or external partners
∎ Staff Management
∎ Manage and oversee the assigned team members, including recruitment, day-to-day management, development and training, appraisals, etc.
∎ Facilitate regular team meetings with the assigned team, reviewing team and individual objectives, ensuring team members are kept informed of issues relevant to their work and providing an opportunity for feedback.
∎ Actively participate and contribute to management team meetings
∎ Ensure the assigned team members receive relevant and appropriate supervision, coaching, mentoring and training in order to develop their personal and professional skills, knowledge and understanding.
∎ Financial Management
∎ Work with the relevant field managers to plan, construct and manage budgets, including tracking expenditure and explaining variances for the assigned project(s)
∎ Communication and Coordination
∎ Develop and maintain appropriate, regular, transparent and supportive communication structures within the assigned team, Medair in-country health and nutrition officers, managers and advisors and other relevant stakeholders (e.g. beneficiaries, community leaders, local and national government officials, UN agencies and other NGOs)
∎ Represent Medair at relevant local level coordination meetings involving local authorities, UN agencies and other NGOs as requested
∎ Logistics
∎ Manage the correct and timely ordering (within budgetary constraints) of all necessary medicines, supplies and equipment for the assigned facilities and activities, ensuring minimum stocks are maintained and items are stored and distributed correctly
∎ Quality Management
∎ Promote and use the organisation's software, tools and other operating procedures, ensuring that all standardised formats are used and guidelines are followed
∎ Implement, as far as is possible within operational constraints, relevant policies and standards relating to project service delivery including Core Humanitarian Standard, Sphere standards, national requirements and donor guidelines and other good practices.
∎ Participate as requested in internal workshops and distance learning sessions to keep up with changing trends, new guidelines and best practices
∎ Delegated Responsibilities
∎ Achievement of the assigned project outcomes within the budget and the agreed time frame
∎ Sector and Donor Reporting, with support from project teams
∎ Contribute to Health and Nutrition strategy and proposal development
∎ Oversee maintenance and improvement of quality standards, compliance and internal controls.
∎ With support from the M&E Officer, conduct Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning activities in the project, including analysis and reporting.
∎ Filing and archiving of all required records and documents for the assigned project(s) according to the requirements of Medair, donors and relevant local authorities
∎ Line management of assigned staff, including recruitment, performance monitoring, disciplinary action, etc.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 22 years
∎ 5 years post-qualification professional experience in a relevant field. Experience with project management, donor proposals, reporting, monitoring and evaluation.
∎ Excellent English (spoken and written)
∎ Computer literate with good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
∎ Proactive
∎ Positive attitude
∎ Compassionate
∎ Self-motivated
∎ Team-player with good inter-personal skills
∎ Good communicator, able to pass on information efficiently
∎ Willingness to support others and to share workload
∎ Aptitude for community mobilisation and capacity-building
∎ Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels
∎ Able to work effectively in a wide variety of situations
∎ Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner
∎ Able to cope with basic living conditions in the field and during field trips
∎ Able to develop and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, beneficiaries, other agencies and local authorities
∎ Understand the concepts of behaviour change and community-based training
∎ Ability and willingness to manage project implementation
∎ Good report writing skills
∎ Problem solving ability
∎ Excellent organisational skills
∎ Able to oversee multiple tasks
∎ Able to prioritise clearly
∎ Able to enforce procedures
∎ Able to set clear objectives for staff and to delegate
∎ Committed to consultative and servant-minded leadership

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ Transport facility, Annual leave, Sick leave, Casual leave, Compassionate leave, Maternity leave, Paternity leave, Injury/death compensation

Application Deadline: October 10, 2019

Company Information:
∎ WC MEDAIR
∎ Address : Sikder House, A.K.N.J.C High school road, Hijolia, Moddhom Raja Palong, Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar
∎ Business : Shelter, Nutrition and Health

Category: NGO/Development

Read Before Apply: Interested and motivated candidates must submit a CV and cover letter to apply for this position by 10 October 2019. Applications must be submitted by e-mail to recruitcxb@gmail.com ( you must mention the position title at subject line of your e-mail )