AHEAD OF NUTRITION AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT - India

Country:   India

City:  New Delhi

Organization: Action Contre la Faim

Theme: Coordination

    Food and Nutrition

    Health

Job years of experience: 3-5 years

Closing date: 28 Feb 2013

Action Against Hunger (ACF) was founded by a group of prominent French figures in response to the emergency caused by Afghan refugees fleeing to Pakistan to escape fighting in 1979, with the aim of eradicating hunger in a more global, lasting and effective way worldwide. ACF’s mission consists of saving lives via the prevention, detection and treatment of malnutrition, in particular during and following disasters and conflicts. The organization focuses its activities on an integrated approach, taking various aspects into account: “Nutrition, health and healthcare practices”, “Food security and livelihoods”, “Water, sanitation and hygiene” and “Advocacy and awareness-raising”: In 2009, ACF-International was active in over 40 countries, coming to the aid of around 5 million individuals. By integrating our programmes with regional and national systems, ACF is ensuring that short-term actions are becoming long-term solutions. http://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/

We are looking for:   A HEAD OF NUTRITION AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Based in:     INDIA – New Delhi

Length of Contract:    12 months, from February

General objective: To lead the implementation, review and update of the country nutrition strategy and annual action plan in collaboration with nutrition team members and support from the Country Director. The Head of Nutrition and Health Department will be responsible for:

    Design, develop and evaluate actions in the field of nutrition and health

        Collection and quality control of monitoring, follow up and evaluation data

        Quality for the nutritional situation analysis

        The standard of nutritional and medical proposals submitted by his/her teams

        Encouraging his/her teams to identify new programmes

        Development of an ACF nutrition and health strategy specific to the mission

    Monitor and coordinate programmes in the fields of nutrition and health

        Deciding to launch nutritional surveys in liaison with the Country Director

        Development of integrated (inter-disciplinary) approach programmes

        Collection and analysis of data, including the decisions making on this basis

        Providing activity report of quality In the given timeline

        Monitoring all the consolidated programme budgets relating to nutrition and health allocated to the country

    Manage the Nutrition and Health team in capital if any and be the Technical/Support Manager of the Nutrition and Health Program Managers

        Evaluation of the technical performance and skills of Programme Managers

        Developing the technical skills of Nutrition and Health teams

    Develop and launch programmes in collaboration with governmental, UN, international and local agencies

        Dissemination of the ACF nutrition and health strategy at country level to partners and funding bodies

        Developing and maintaining a network of harmonious and productive relationships with national representatives and programme partners (funding bodies, other NGOs, etc)

        Advice on MoU to define the terms of various partnership

    Represent Action Contre la Faim and its positioning in the field of nutrition and health

        Representing ACF in dealings with national and international authorities on matters of health and nutrition

        Making national and international authorities fully aware of the ACF positions and protocols

Qualification and previous experience:

 Nutritionist, medical doctor or nurse with experience in relief and development field is compulsory.

 Minimum two years field experience in implementing and managing nutrition programmes. Technical expertise in CMAM and/or SMART is required. Experience in working and /coordinating mid-term/development oriented type of programmes. Experience in technical advocacy/collaboration with governmental departments would be an asset. Ability to have a broad vision integrating different aspects (logistics, context, culture and traditions, etc.). Computer proficiency in word processing, database, spread sheet and graphics presentations. Fully fluent in English. Ability to work in a highly sensitive environment. Diplomacy and negotiation skills. Excellent proposal writing experience. South Asian experience preferred

Status: Employee - Fixed-term contract, provided by ACF according to the French labour law. - Total average yearly gross income: from 41160 € to 47160 € - Food and housing: 1000 € / month average o Per Diem : 210 € / month average o Support to the R & R costs : 110 € / month average o Transportation costs to and from the mission : 460 € / month average o Monthly gross salary ranging from 1650 € to 2150 € (Net: from 1518 € to 1978 €) depending on relevant experience (possibility to increase up to 2750 € gross (2530 € net) according to seniority and performances) - 25 days of annual paid leaves - 20 days of R & R per year (taken as recovery time breaks of one week every 2 or 4 months depending on the mission) - Social benefits: Medical, life and accident insurance provided by the institution - Training before departure and all along the career with Action Contre la Faim.

Motivating Job Prospects in the medium and long term

How to apply:

To apply, please visit our website: http://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/en/content/head-nutrition-and-health-d... Don’t forget to add your CV and a cover letter.