Health & Nutrition Advisor
Job Description
Title: Health & Nutrition Advisor
Company Name: Concern Worldwide
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Public health or related health or nutrition discipline. Clinical degree preferred.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 8 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Type of Contract: Fixed Term Contract up to 31st December 2022 with possibility of extension
∎ Job Purpose: The Health and Nutrition Advisor`s prime responsibility is to ensure high quality technical support to Concern`s health and nutrition work in development and emergency programmes in Bangladesh, targeting especially extremely poor and vulnerable populations, to develop and document best practices and to promote organisational learning, liaising closely with the programme teams in Dhaka and Cox`s Bazar, and the headquarters in the Strategy, Advocacy and Learning (SAL) Unit.
∎ The successful candidate will report to the Consortium Program Manager CRAAIN on a day-to-day basis, however will have strong links with Head of Programmes and Consortium Coordinators, supporting integrated programming responses - nutrition into health systems, livelihoods, social protection programmes, DRR and emergency preparedness and response. The H&N Advisor, will also be expected to work in a very supportive, pro-active manner with all of Concern`s partners, ensuring that best practice is applied and high levels of programme quality are achieved.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide guidance and technical support to health and nutrition programmes that prevent outbreaks and epidemics, malnutrition, integrate nutrition responses into national health systems and improve essential health service delivery with national partners.
∎ Ensure the programme activities are aligned to national plans and global best practices.
∎ Review monthly progress and assess technical support requirement for all programme teams and partner staff and to provide support accordingly and provide training accordingly.
∎ Implement the technical assistance plan with regular follow up through frequent field trips.
∎ Coordinate with the Advocacy Advisor and Head of Programmes to input directly into Concern's advocacy strategies and annual implementation plan consider H&N and are monitored.
∎ Work with MoHFW, DGHS, NNS, MoLGRDC, BNNC and LGIs for mobilising their support and collaboration in the provision of urban and rural health and nutrition services. This should be linked to Concern's advocacy strategies mentioned above.
∎ Provide technical support to the partners and City Corporations and municipalities in implementation of programmes
∎ Represent Concern Worldwide on national level platforms like the SUN CSA and clusters, be the national level focal point, with oversight of MOUs with IPHN, NNS and BNNC. Ensure that the wider management team is well informed of external discussions.
∎ Supporting the Programme Director and wider team in the exploration of health and nutrition funding opportunities and as requested the preparation and submission of concept papers, proposals and budgets.
∎ Facilitate learning, synthesis, documentation and sharing of experience / learning of health and nutrition within the organisation.
∎ Document and disseminate experiences and lessons learned on each of the programme areas to ensure Concern's profile amongst peer organisations is raised at national and international levels based on an agreed documentation and dissemination plan.
∎ Participate in recruitment for technical health and nutrition positions across all programmes.
∎ Actively engage with the technical assistance teams based in UK/US/Ireland to support cross- organisational learning and coordination.
∎ In coordination with the Communication Coordinator, provide input into organizational promotional, media and communications materials on health and nutrition.
∎ Participate as a member of Concern's Emergency Response Team, responding to humanitarian emergencies as necessary.
∎ Accountability :
∎ In line with Concern's commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS):
∎ actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);
∎ work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed;
∎ Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 8 years of experience in the area of community based health and nutrition program planning, management, implementation, monitoring and capacity building with at least 5 years of working experience at senior technical and/or managerial role.
∎ Proven experience of leading and managing large primary health care and nutrition projects in urban and rural areas
∎ Proven experience of working with high level stakeholders including government ministries and donors
∎ Proven experience of policy advocacy with very high level policy stakeholders
∎ With clear understanding of Bangladesh government health system and experience of working in health system strengthening and capacity building project in partnership with NGOs and government departments, local government institutions
∎ Technical knowledge and skill to provide guidance to field staff primary health care and nutrition service delivery
∎ Experience of working in MNCH and health project/programme preferred
∎ Proven record of the skills and experience required to strengthen local capacity in MNCH skills, including teaching, mentoring and coaching
Salary:
∎ BDT 125,261/- to BDT 146,538/-
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Bonus (02), Gratuity, Provident Fund (10% contributory), Insurance Coverage (Group life and hospitalization), OPD Allowance, Mobile and internet coverage
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 2 Oct 2021
Company Information:
∎ 18 Sep 2021
∎ Concern Worldwide
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 2nd Oct 2021
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