The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts. After passing a century, which it celebrated in 2019, it is now a global movement made up of 29 national member organizations which work in 120 countries.

Staff directly reporting to this post: CMAM Officer, TSFP Officers, IYCF-E and MHNT officer

In line with SCI’s dual mandate, these key areas of accountability apply to Save the Children in Ethiopia’s work in emergencies (acute and chronic) and in development settings.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Coordinate and facilitate implementation of activities and prepare weekly Project activities update for the Districts.
• Represent SCI in Zonal and Woreda level Cluster coordination meetings.
• Facilitate training, work closely with MOH staffs at Health posts, Health centre and hospital, and district level.
• Ensure Overall program quality implementation of the CMAM/TSFP/IYCF-E and MHNT implementation at Woredas
• Adherence to medical and nutritional treatment protocols and procedures for children and infants in OTP/SC and SC/TFU
• Provide onsite training to HEW/HWs and nurses on the Management of SAM (-/+)
• Ensure Job aids are available in Health posts (HEW quick reference, Look up table, report format, tally sheet, Plump nut and drug stock control balance form)
• Receive weekly reports from CMAM Officer, TSFP officer, IYCF-E officer and MHNT Officer and compile for the Zone.
• Conduct regular checklist based supportive supervision on targeted health facilities.
• Facilitate joint monitoring visits /joint supportive supervisions/ in integration with woreda health office.
• Generates’ and share supervision reports and feedbacks for project coordinator, woreda health office and health facilities.
• Follow and ensures, action taken by all responsible parties on gaps identified during supervision,
• Supports and liaise with the woreda health office staffs and provide on the job training/coaching and capacity building where required.
• Working with the IYCF Officer, to ensure SC beneficiaries are referred to IYCF services when required.
• Coordinates the link of acute malnutrition cases with CBN/CHD/TSFP/PSNP, facilitates regular registration of beneficiaries, and submits on monthly bases.
• Supports referral linkage of malnourished children of in between CMAM programs (OTP, SC and TSFP).
• Ensure adequate availability of all medical and food supplies for each distribution, input in to creation and maintenance of a monthly distribution plan and ensure stock is pre-positioned as planned with
• Nutrition project coordinator and logistics team.
• Undertake individual evaluations with the team and improve gaps.
• Creates and maintain smooth relationship with local health and other authorities and try to link SC program with the existing health service structure.
• Makes sure that health professional from the health facilities to participate on the daily routine work for sustainability and smooth phase out strategy.
• Provides technical support and training where required to all team members, outreach team including health extension workers, HDAs and community volunteers.
• Works and liaise with any local health workers to integrate the SC program from the start.
• Plan and organise SC/OTP/SFP and MHNT activities at designated distribution sites in liaison with project team
• Organizes monthly report of SC/OTP/SFP/Community mobilization and report on time to the project coordinator and provide updates when needed.
• Provides a monthly over view of drug items, SFP materials and wet ration stocks supplied to beneficiaries.
• Manages the stock levels of therapeutic products, drugs and all other materials and alert the logistics in a timely manner, as more materials are required.
• Collect, analyse and share data’s required for monitoring quality of SC programs based on SPHERE standards (average weight gain, average length of stay).
• Provides technical report on emergency health and nutrition for strengthening surveillance and public health emergency management.
• Participates in responses to public emergencies (disaster, outbreaks).
• Reports updates on humanitarian situations on implementation areas.
• Reports any problems in a timely manner to the project coordinator.
• Control and facilitate vehicle movement within the project area in the field.
• Upholds the image and values of SC at all times.
• Performs other related tasks as required.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:  honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• BSC degree in Nursing, Public Health/Master of public health or other related fields
• Minimum four years working experience with NGOs out of which two years in OTP/TFU/TSFP and MHNT settings.
• Knowledge, training and experience in management of MAM and SAM with/without medical complication
• Knowledge, training and experience on PHEM, ICCM/IMNCI/ Maternal and child health
• Demonstrated skills in program planning, implementation and monitoring.
• Demonstrated skills in peer group training, Training of Trainers and development of training materials.
• Strong computer (Microsoft skills), and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Good command in written and spoken English and Local language (Mandatory).
• Good human relation skills.
• Respect of Save the Children rules by anyone visiting the program;
• Willingness to work under pressure and extra hours