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Nigeria Nutrition Program Manager

Position Duration: 12 months

Objective 1: General management of the nutrition activities in Yobe State Joint management of nutritional activities:

* Ensure strong linkages with State and LGA authorities in planning, and decision making in all that concerns nutritional activities (trainings, assessments, rehabilitation, etc.). * Ensure the same linkage with in-charges if a decision concerns a specific health facility. 

Treatment:

* Ensure the joint support supervision with LGA Nutrition Focal Persons of CMAM integration activities in area of intervention. The program includes therapeutic units within the hospitals and OTPs integrated in health facilities. * Provide joint technical support to the hospital staff in the SC and to the health facilities staffs for the running of the OTP activities. This is to be done with a counterpart in hospital and health facilities to ensure that capacities to coach are existent at LGA and health facility levels. * Provide joint formal training session (with Nutrition Focal Person) to health facility and/or SMOH/LGA staff on the management of acute malnutrition whenever necessary, including refresher training. * Jointly identify needs and plan provision of equipment, and drugs as necessary for running of activities. * Work together with Nutrition Focal Persons in strengthening and ensuring communication and coordination between the OTP, the SC, and community mobilization in the frame of a CMAM approach. 

Community approach:

* Work closely with Senior Community Officer and identified community focal persons at LGA level in ensuring community mobilization activities select and train community volunteers appropriately in the detection and referral of malnutrition in the area of intervention. * Follow-up on recommendation provided by SQUEAC evaluation and other documents for improvement of program impact. * Work closely with Communication Specialist who will support development of elaboration of activities such as posters, banners, pamphlets, radio messaging, etc. * Jointly with nutrition focal person and health facility in charges, determine mechanisms to strengthen the community – community volunteer – health facility linkages. 

IYCF:

* Develop implementation strategy for community and health facility IYCF activities jointly with ACF team and key nutrition stakeholders in a determined pilot area. * Organize and support first phase of implementation and monitoring for IYCF activities to ensure approach is adapted/documented throughout the process. 

Capacity Building:

* Jointly conducts formal training session with SMOH/LGA nutrition focal persons/technical team for additional members of State/LGA and health facilities staff in area of intervention and for NGO partners (upon request) in all aspects of the management of acute malnutrition * Ensures support/coaching to the SMOH/LGA PHC office staff in supervision of the nutrition programs, reporting, management of orders and supplies. * Ensures that on the job training is delivered adequately with quality coaching and mentoring skills of nutrition team. 

Monitoring:

* Supports system where reporting is produced by health facilities and LGAs and submitted to the State, then shared with ACF. * Ensure close follow-up of reporting and program performance rates together with SMOH/LGA nutrition focal persons. Provide training on overall management of monitoring of nutritional activities. * Plan and conduct Semi Quantitative Evaluation and Assessment of Coverage (SQUEAC) surveys with SMOH/LGAs in each LGA where ACF supports CMAM integration. 

Objective 2: Coordination and support to Jigawa State

* Ensures at least weekly communication with the Tech Co for program update * Follows up program budget with the administration department and prepares monthly cash forecasts * Ensures timely 3-months logistics order in respect with the procedures and follows up the supplies and orders with the logistics department. * Coordinates on a regular basis with the other technical departments of ACF * Coordinates with the health and nutrition authorities at state and LGA level. At least one meeting should be ensured per two week with the SMOH, and any time necessary. * Participates to the monthly nutrition /health technical meetings at state level (can be led by SPHCDA or State Food and Nutrition Committee). * Coordinates with the other nutritional NGOs, UNICEF, Health System Strengthening Programs, NPHCDA and other stakeholders at state/regional level. Calls for specific meeting when necessary. * Keep update on the evolution of the health and nutrition situation in Yobe State, and on the evolution of the humanitarian responses in the areas. * Prepares and implements ad hoc assessments when necessary. * Provides ad hoc technical support (advisory) to Jigawa State as identified necessary 

Objective 3: Overall planning and assessment for start up of the additional nutrition activities in Yobe State as needed

* Establish strong relation with SMOH and Local Government for identification of LGAs where CMAM support is to take place as identified. * If the start up is for additional health facilities, work with local authorities in planning, implementation and follow-up of activities. * Jointly with authorities, sensitize main stakeholders on CMAM and need for support and commitment for long term access to life saving activities for children; at this stage the overall entry/exit strategy can be shared emphasizing the vital role of the stakeholders to make this happen (stakeholders can include representatives from Women’s Affairs, Budget & Planning, Water Resources, etc.). * Assess the needs of identified locations with local authorities and health personnel (HR, material/training needs, rehabilitation, etc.) * Define overall CMAM implementation plan in collaboration with LGA/Ward/health facility personnel for all components of CMAM. * Plan, develop and conduct trainings and start up according to final implementation plan and in line with national protocols. Where capacity is existing, conduct joint trainings with nutrition focal persons and other authorities. 

Objective 4: Management of Human resources (HR)

* Recruits and trains program staff with the support of the Field Co for the running of the nutrition activities. * Proposes training to the nutrition staff whenever necessary and relevant and coach/training ACF staff * Manages the program staff in order to ensure the smooth running of nutrition programs, in respect with all HR procedures and where national staff are increasingly autonomous in managing activities. * Ensures at least two evaluations per year for each staff of the nutrition department. * In collaboration with the HR department, ensures the support to the field teams for all matters concerning human resources for the nutrition department. * Proposes adjustments in the organization for the nutrition department in Yobe State according to the needs. 

Objective 5: Supply Pipeline

* Supports planning and management of pipeline with State and LGA level authorities to ensure transport of commodities from State to LGA and from LGAs to health facilities. This will involve jointly defining and facilitating projection capacity at health facility level and communication between the different levels to prevent stock outs at health facility level. * Closely coordinates the partnership with the organizations in charge of the supplies (drugs and therapeutic feeding supplies from SMOH via UNICEF), facilitate/supports timely renewal of the MoU’s between SMOH and these partners and timely orders of products. Coordinates with the logistics department/SMOH/LGA for the management of therapeutic feeding supplies from UNICEF as needed. * Ensures regular communication with the logistics department for local, national orders, and international orders and timely logistics orders submitted to the logistics department. A detailed procurement plan is to be defined prior to implementation of activities to prevent small and numerous logistics’ orders. 

Objective 6: Reporting

* Is responsible for the elaboration, in partnership with the Tech Co, of the nutrition program donor reports (proposal, quarterly, final reports), with respect of the formats and deadlines. * Prepares monthly activity reports with a qualitative look at the programs (sent to Tech Co by the 5th of the month). Internal reports should include the activity progress report in respect with the mission format. Monthly reports should also integrate all indicators to be reported to donors. * Finalizes the monthly activities reports presented to the medical authorities (SMOH/LGA) and ensures validation by the Tech Co before dissemination. * Validates all documents and reports in collaboration with Tech Co before dissemination to partners, including supplies orders ad hoc assessment reports, etc. 

Objective 7: Representation

* Represents ACF programs in nutrition/health coordination meetings in Yobe State. The Nutrition PM should be known by all the main actors at state and regional level (MoH, UNICEF, NGOs) even when there is no direct partnership with them. UNICEF Regional Office is in Bauchi. The definition of the main actors to communicate with will be done with the Head of Base and Tech Co. * Represents ACF nutrition programs when and if necessary vis-a-vis donors during their field visits. Such representation will be discussed the CD whenever necessary and with the Tech Co and Head of Base. 

Education / Specific Degrees / Special Skills :

* Necessary experience of CMAM nutrition programs at Program Manager level or above. * Experience with working in integrating CMAM into local health systems * Strong capacity building and training skills. * Strong capacity for relations with state and local stakeholders. * Minimum Bachelor in medical sciences Masters Degree considered. * Significant experience in recovery and development project management. * Excellent human resource management skills. * Advanced knowledge of donors’ guidelines/procedures in humanitarian and recovery settings. * Experienced in working with private funding and foundations. * Excellent organizational, leadership and motivation/training skills. * Must be disciplined and able to work autonomously and arrive at decisions and conclusions with minimal guidance. * The person must be able to set own deadlines and meet them consistently. * Fluent in English (professional English required