Nutrition Specialist Plan International Burkina Faso
Plan is one of the oldest and largest children's development organisations in the world. We work in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. Plan's vision is of a world in which all children realise their full potential in societies that respect people's rights and dignity, our aim is to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of deprived children in developing countries. Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations.
About the role
In response to the current risks, challenges and future opportunities for Plan’s food assistance programs, Plan is setting up a new international Food Assistance and Nutrition Unit (FANU) with global reach. FANU will be located in the Plan Burkina Faso Office. This Unit will be responsible for strengthening the quality of food assistance programs and nutrition that target and impact effectively on children as well as supporting the organisation to expand its current program portfolio. The post holder reporting as part of a team to the Manager FANU will help to implement the FANU 18 month Plan. This period is expected to enable Plan to improve the quality of its food and nutrition assistance programs and increase influence of Plan within the food assistance and nutrition sectors.
The post-holder will bring a technical specialism into the team advising in particular on nutrition and effective related program responses that impact on children.
Dimensions of Role:
• The position has no direct reports but may on occasion be responsible for the coordination of specialist nutrition organisations and consultants supporting Plan’s food and nutrition programs.
• Provide clear and unequivocal advice based on experience of effective strategy and implementation to impact on child nutrition in emergencies
• Establish and chair a Plan Emergency Nutrition Network
• Represent Plan at global nutrition cluster meetings.
• Support countries for emergency response and strengthen the nutrition aspects.
• Regular reports to the Manager FANU on nutrition elements of all Plan F&N responses and opportunities
• Regular travel and deployment (sometimes up to 6 months) to emergency response programmes
Main Responsibilities
Plan’s nutrition assistance programs are of high quality and are regularly evaluated
• Establish quality standards and guidance for food assistance programs that impact on children
• Develop standardized participatory monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for nutrition work.
• Coordinate the provision of high quality programmatic expertise in nutrition and nutrition programs
• Prepare procedures for engagement on WFP programs between Country Offices (COs) and National Offices (NOs)
• Support Country Offices to design new food assistance and nutrition projects
• Identify and engage with key nutrition stakeholders in Plan worldwide and West Africa and East and Southern Africa offices as a priority.
• Work in coalitions toward the harmonisation of national policies related to nutrition
• Capitalize the learning and lessons learnt from program implementation in countries and dissemination.
Global nutrition advocacy initiatives are based on evidence of Plan’s food assistance experience
• Plans Nutrition network meeting regularly, reporting and articulating key messages to the organisation
• Coordinate and disseminate evidence-based research on the linkage between children right and nutrition in emergency settings
• Prepare nutrition and children position papers and policy briefs.
• Lead Plan’s representation in international forums.
About you
Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours required to achieve roles objectives;
Knowledge
• Professional International Development/Emergency Management/Nutrition qualification
• Knowledge of the food assistance and nutrition sector including WFP, USAID and ECHO food assistance programming
• Knowledge of the Africa Union an advantage
• Extensive knowledge of nutrition issues in Africa
• Knowledge of international humanitarian standards and codes of conduct
Skills
• Proven effective management skills leading teams across several locations and operating in a cross cultural structure
• Excellent proven nutrition security analytical skills
• Excellent written and spoken English with French an advantage
• Demonstrated ability to network and liaise with major food assistance donors including WFP, USAID and ECHO
• Excellent project design, participatory monitoring and evaluation skills
• Ability to work in emergency settings
Behaviours
Striving for high performance
• Strongly drives performance forward in areas of the business for which they are responsible
• Involves others in setting and achieving goals
• Creates strong sense of purpose within own part of the business and with stakeholders
• Holds self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and standards of behaviour
Strategic thinking and innovation
• Sets strong strategy in own part of organisation
• Makes a strong contribution to wider strategy
• Sees contribution of own part of the organisation in wider Plan and external context
• Balances future vision with practical delivery
• Interrogates work effectiveness and searches for better ways of working
Influence and communication
• Effective communicator using clear messages drawn from Plan’s work
• Cross-culturally adept
• Ready to work to influence leaders in governments, international bodies, key constituencies in Plan, partners and communities
Building effective teams and partnerships
• A team player across the organisation and in teams.
• Develops mutual trusting relationships with complex partnerships that have excellent business outcomes
Developing people
• Supports learning and a sense of mutual purpose in diverse teams
• Sets a strong learning culture in their part of the organisation
• Uses opportunities across Plan and outside to develop others
Self awareness and resilience
• Remains calm and positive under pressure and in difficult situations
• Plans own learning and development
• Aware of impact on others and adjusting own behaviour accordingly
• Has a positive impact on those around them
Languages
Excellent written and spoken English required. French would also be advantageous.
Location and Travel
• The position is based in a small office environment in Plan’s Burkina Faso office
• It requires extensive travel to Country and Regional Offices, International Headquarters and for donor and cluster meetings which may account for up to 50% or above of working time
• Program Unit visits may be to emergency settings which are remote, provide rudimentary facilities or be physically and emotionally challenging in other ways
Type of Role: Three year fixed term contract
Reports to: Manager, Food Assistance & Nutrition Unit
Salary: $40-50,000 per annum plus full expat benefits
Closing Date: Friday 28th September 2012
How to Apply:
To apply for this role please visit our website and submit your application:
http://plan-international.org/about-plan/jobs
References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy.
Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.
About the role
In response to the current risks, challenges and future opportunities for Plan’s food assistance programs, Plan is setting up a new international Food Assistance and Nutrition Unit (FANU) with global reach. FANU will be located in the Plan Burkina Faso Office. This Unit will be responsible for strengthening the quality of food assistance programs and nutrition that target and impact effectively on children as well as supporting the organisation to expand its current program portfolio. The post holder reporting as part of a team to the Manager FANU will help to implement the FANU 18 month Plan. This period is expected to enable Plan to improve the quality of its food and nutrition assistance programs and increase influence of Plan within the food assistance and nutrition sectors.
The post-holder will bring a technical specialism into the team advising in particular on nutrition and effective related program responses that impact on children.
Dimensions of Role:
• The position has no direct reports but may on occasion be responsible for the coordination of specialist nutrition organisations and consultants supporting Plan’s food and nutrition programs.
• Provide clear and unequivocal advice based on experience of effective strategy and implementation to impact on child nutrition in emergencies
• Establish and chair a Plan Emergency Nutrition Network
• Represent Plan at global nutrition cluster meetings.
• Support countries for emergency response and strengthen the nutrition aspects.
• Regular reports to the Manager FANU on nutrition elements of all Plan F&N responses and opportunities
• Regular travel and deployment (sometimes up to 6 months) to emergency response programmes
Main Responsibilities
Plan’s nutrition assistance programs are of high quality and are regularly evaluated
• Establish quality standards and guidance for food assistance programs that impact on children
• Develop standardized participatory monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for nutrition work.
• Coordinate the provision of high quality programmatic expertise in nutrition and nutrition programs
• Prepare procedures for engagement on WFP programs between Country Offices (COs) and National Offices (NOs)
• Support Country Offices to design new food assistance and nutrition projects
• Identify and engage with key nutrition stakeholders in Plan worldwide and West Africa and East and Southern Africa offices as a priority.
• Work in coalitions toward the harmonisation of national policies related to nutrition
• Capitalize the learning and lessons learnt from program implementation in countries and dissemination.
Global nutrition advocacy initiatives are based on evidence of Plan’s food assistance experience
• Plans Nutrition network meeting regularly, reporting and articulating key messages to the organisation
• Coordinate and disseminate evidence-based research on the linkage between children right and nutrition in emergency settings
• Prepare nutrition and children position papers and policy briefs.
• Lead Plan’s representation in international forums.
About you
Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours required to achieve roles objectives;
Knowledge
• Professional International Development/Emergency Management/Nutrition qualification
• Knowledge of the food assistance and nutrition sector including WFP, USAID and ECHO food assistance programming
• Knowledge of the Africa Union an advantage
• Extensive knowledge of nutrition issues in Africa
• Knowledge of international humanitarian standards and codes of conduct
Skills
• Proven effective management skills leading teams across several locations and operating in a cross cultural structure
• Excellent proven nutrition security analytical skills
• Excellent written and spoken English with French an advantage
• Demonstrated ability to network and liaise with major food assistance donors including WFP, USAID and ECHO
• Excellent project design, participatory monitoring and evaluation skills
• Ability to work in emergency settings
Behaviours
Striving for high performance
• Strongly drives performance forward in areas of the business for which they are responsible
• Involves others in setting and achieving goals
• Creates strong sense of purpose within own part of the business and with stakeholders
• Holds self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and standards of behaviour
Strategic thinking and innovation
• Sets strong strategy in own part of organisation
• Makes a strong contribution to wider strategy
• Sees contribution of own part of the organisation in wider Plan and external context
• Balances future vision with practical delivery
• Interrogates work effectiveness and searches for better ways of working
Influence and communication
• Effective communicator using clear messages drawn from Plan’s work
• Cross-culturally adept
• Ready to work to influence leaders in governments, international bodies, key constituencies in Plan, partners and communities
Building effective teams and partnerships
• A team player across the organisation and in teams.
• Develops mutual trusting relationships with complex partnerships that have excellent business outcomes
Developing people
• Supports learning and a sense of mutual purpose in diverse teams
• Sets a strong learning culture in their part of the organisation
• Uses opportunities across Plan and outside to develop others
Self awareness and resilience
• Remains calm and positive under pressure and in difficult situations
• Plans own learning and development
• Aware of impact on others and adjusting own behaviour accordingly
• Has a positive impact on those around them
Languages
Excellent written and spoken English required. French would also be advantageous.
Location and Travel
• The position is based in a small office environment in Plan’s Burkina Faso office
• It requires extensive travel to Country and Regional Offices, International Headquarters and for donor and cluster meetings which may account for up to 50% or above of working time
• Program Unit visits may be to emergency settings which are remote, provide rudimentary facilities or be physically and emotionally challenging in other ways
Type of Role: Three year fixed term contract
Reports to: Manager, Food Assistance & Nutrition Unit
Salary: $40-50,000 per annum plus full expat benefits
Closing Date: Friday 28th September 2012
How to Apply:
To apply for this role please visit our website and submit your application:
http://plan-international.org/about-plan/jobs
References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy.
Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.
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