• Degree in Nutrition, Nursing, Midwifery, Public health, or equivalent.
• Advanced Diploma with extensive nutrition/IYCF-E work experience.

• Minimum three years practical experience in IYCF and Nutrition programming.
• Demonstrable commitment to promoting and supporting optimal breastfeeding and complementary feeding;
• Experience of implementation programs (ideally nutrition related), including monitoring and evaluation;
• Experience in conducting assessments and an understanding of nutritional data;
• Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff;
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions;
• Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment;
• Ability and willingness to frequently travel and stay at the field;
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles;
• Experience and ability to represent Save the Children’s nutrition work in external meetings;
• Demonstrable ability at report writing and excellent communication skills;
• Computer literacy, particularly in Word, Excel, Statistical Packages and PowerPoint
• Excellent planning, coordination, and reporting skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills in English, with experience working in multicultural area.

Desirable

• Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours,
• Qualified , nurse or midwife with primary health care/community health care experience;
• Emergency programming experience

To manage and scale-up the IYCF-E Program in the other areas under her scoop of work to ensure that the all components of the program are functioning properly, providing quality care to all the beneficiaries while respecting guidelines and principles of good practice e.g. the Operational Guidance on IYCF-E, the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent relevant resolutions, and SPHERE 2011).

As a member of the Save the Children Southern States, particularly Jubbaland– the staff will work with Health and nutrition projects and will coordinate all IYCF activities and will work under the supervision of the Deputy Nutrition Programme Manager.

Reports to: Deputy Programme Manager- Nutrition

Role dimensions:

Save the Children operates across all zones in Somalia and currently has three main area offices and additional 11 field offices. Programmatically Somalia is a large Country Office with more than $110million annual budget and staff over 650 staff.

Staff reporting to this post: Facility based (MoH) staff- Counselors and Promoters

Working contacts:

Working with the other clinical team and support staff, Ministry of health facility staff

Ø  Provide technical guidance on IYCF-E to support staff (IYCF-E, CP and others as necessary) and MoH and other humanitarian actors as necessary to promote consistent good practice.

Ø  Ensure all staff understand and implement program guidelines used for assessing the mother-child pair, advising the best feeding option and following up as appropriate.

Ø  Ensure appropriate and consistent education messaging to mothers and other carers at all programming contact points (e.g. child friendly centres, clinics, distributions) and in the community.

Ø  Facilitate the development and scheduling of outreach activities/Mobile (e.g. IYCF-E outreach workers, volunteers).

Ø  Facilitate the development of monthly work plans for the mother-baby area (e.g. in child-friendly spaces, health facilities, etc.).

Ø  Prepare field visit plans and supervision checklist in advance of trips.

Ø  Compile monthly activity reports and assist with stock consumption/distribution plans for each of the mother-baby areas as required.

Ø  Work closely with the CMAM team and provide all the support needed in the implementation of activities.

Training and Capacity Building:

Ø  Provide supportive supervision to staff in the different health and nutrition facilities in Jubbaland.

Ø  Conduct orientations and trainings to build the capacity of staff/volunteers, partner, MoH staff and the community at large living in Jubbaland.

Advocacy and Communication:

Ø  Facilitate cross-sectoral programming, particularly to promote excellent communication and referral between IYCF-E and CP programming (and more depending on the programme).

Ø  Attend relevant internal and external sectoral coordination meetings (Health, Nutrition, WASH, CP).

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

Ø  Degree in Nutrition, Nursing, Midwifery, Public health, or equivalent.

Ø  Advanced Diploma with extensive nutrition/IYCF-E work experience.

• Minimum three years practical experience in IYCF and Nutrition programming.
• Demonstrable commitment to promoting and supporting optimal breastfeeding and complementary feeding;
• Experience of implementation programs (ideally nutrition related), including monitoring and evaluation;
• Experience in conducting assessments and an understanding of nutritional data;
• Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff;
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions;
• Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment;
• Ability and willingness to frequently travel and stay at the field;
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles;
• Experience and ability to represent Save the Children’s nutrition work in external meetings;
• Demonstrable ability at report writing and excellent communication skills;
• Computer literacy, particularly in Word, Excel, Statistical Packages and PowerPoint
• Excellent planning, coordination, and reporting skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills in English, with experience working in multicultural area.

Desirable

• Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours,
• Qualified , nurse or midwife with primary health care/community health care experience;
• Emergency programming experience

Interested and qualified applicants can view the profile and apply for this position through the below URLs:-

https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=220003BG&lang=en