The Save the Children in Ethiopia Country Office (CO), in support of the Government of Ethiopia (GoE), has continued to contribute to the well-being of Ethiopian children in development and humanitarian contexts. We work to provide immediate humanitarian relief and long-term sustainable development.

ROLE PURPOSE: 

he Nutrition Zonal Coordinator, based at clustered zonal department, is responsible for the overall management of the USAID funded Growth through Nutrition-An Integrated and development oriented a multi-sector nutrition program at Zonal, Woreda and health facility or community levels.

The coordinator will be expected to improve planning, implementation; monitoring and reporting processes as they pertain to Growth through Nutrition program activities.  The incumbent works closely with the government structure and other zonal/cluster team members of Growth through Nutrition and related programs so as to ensure program integration at all level. The coordinator is expected to concurrently track physical implementation against activity plan and budget utilization under Growth through Nutrition health and Nutrition program component

The position holder will provide nutrition related technical support at Zonal, Woreda and community level to ensure the quality implementation of the program activities.  He/she is responsible to strengthen Zonal and Woreda level nutrition multi-sectoral coordination. He/she ensures efficient and timely implementation of activities as per the approved operational plans; regularly mentor and coach health facility staffs, and facilitate joint supportive supervision.

He/she is responsible to maintain close contact and liaises with Zonal/Woreda Health and Agriculture offices; asses’ gaps and link with regional office ensure quality of documentation and nutrition and health data utilization at Woreda and health facilities.    He or she is responsible for Timely production and submission of reports and other deliverables such as HFs’ program data for data base to regional office.

JOB SPECIFIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepares annual plan and participate in annual budget development for the program and ensure that Growth through Nutrition activities are fully harmonized with Zonal, and Woreda annual plan.
• Coordinate and technically support Zonal, Woreda, and local stakeholders  to assess needs related to Nutrition and Livelihoods and support the implementation of Growth through Nutrition,
• Develop terms of reference, facilitate training, review meeting and joint supportive supervision that will be conducted at Zonal and Woreda levels.
• Timely submit training reports, review meeting proceedings and field travel reports to regional office for documentation.  
• Ensure multisectoral coordination of nutrition intervention at Zonal, Woreda and  community levels  
• In collaboration with agriculture/livelihood coordinators, ensure the effective implementation and integration of Nutrition,  WASH, Livelihood and  SBCC components into the existing structures of the Agricultural/Health system
• Ensure that the revised national nutrition program(NNP), nutrition guidelines, and minimum nutrition standard, WaSH in the context of nutrition & QI on nutrition specific services, SBCC specific to the program/nutrition, revised HMIS, and monitoring tools are implemented  in respective  target zones and Woredas
• Provides technical support  through regular and joint supportive supervision to Woreda health/agriculture office, health facilities and communities
• Support and ensure that Nutrition agenda is focused in Zonal and Woreda level review meeting  conducted  in  a regular basis
• In collaboration with M&E coordinator, strengthen the capacity of Zonal, Woreda health office and community  in  nutrition and  health information management system  for decision making    
• Support  Zone health Department in mentoring and follow-up of the trained HW and community in implementing planned nutrition and WASH  activities  at all level( zones, facility community)
• Ensure health workers in selected health facilities for implementation of GROWTH THROUGH NUTRITION  are trained as per national guideline
• Ensure the provision of appropriate  mentoring  and on job training for Health workers at targeted Health facilities using agreed tools
• Ensure that resources allocated reached the right beneficiaries, for the right objective in the right time
• Ensure that  Nutrition multi-sectoral coordination is strengthened,  support the livelihood team to  mainstream nutrition in to agriculture  and  program activities are coordinated at all levels
• Ensure that all donor compliance and  save the children rules and regulations are strictly followed during day to day program operations
• Ensure that GROWTH THROUGH NUTRITION  activities included in woreda annual implementation plans
• Prepares periodic reports and submits to the concerned bodies in timely fashion ;
• Performs other related tasks as required.

MINIMUM QUALFICATION AND EXPEREINCE

• Minimum educational requirement:   first degree in public health or nursing  and demonstrated experience  in nutrition, maternal and child health, WaSH, SBCC on nutrition, and livelihood programs

• Minimum experience required:  four years for degree holders out of which minimum of  2 years’ experience  in NGO with experience/knowledge of supporting USAID funded grants
• Good understanding  of Health Sector Development Plan(HSDP IV), National Nutrition program (NNP) and other health related policies & strategies
• Demonstrated skills in partnership  building and interpersonal  communication
• Existing  relationship with Zonal health and agriculture offices is preferred
• Excellent and demonstrated skills in computer Microsoft office applications:: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and outlooks, emails 
• Excellent in reporting writing skills
• Knowledge of local  language is mandatory

PERCENTAGE OF TRAVEL

• 65-75 Percent

• SC Values are: Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity, and Integrity.

To meet the value system, the post holder is expected to demonstrate the following competencies on an ongoing basis.
• Leading Delivering result: Takes personal responsibility and holds others to account to deliver our ambitious goals for children, continually improving own performance or that of the team/organisation.
• Thinking Applying technical and professional expertise: Applies the required technical and professional expertise to the highest standards; promotes and shares best practices

Commitment to the aims and principles of SC including willingness to abide and enforce the Child Safeguarding Policy. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support 

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector.