Reference No:  REC/086/22

Job title: Assistant Regional Programme Manager

Location:  Assosa, Benishangul - Gumuz Region

Reports to: Regional Programme Manager

Number of Posts: 1 (One)

Closing date:  May 9, 2022

About GOAL

GOAL’s mission is to work with the most vulnerable communities to help them respond to and recover from humanitarian crises, and to assist them to build transcendent solutions to mitigate poverty and vulnerability.

GOAL is a non-for profit organization that has been working in Ethiopia for over 30 years across all the region of the country towards ensuring the poorest and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental rights of life, including but not limited to adequate shelter, food and livelihoods, water and sanitation, nutrition, healthcare and education. GOAL implements a range of multi-sectoral development, resilience, recovery and humanitarian responses Programmes by being sensitive to cross-cutting issues including gender, accountably, child protection, HIV/AIDS.

We envision a world where poverty no longer exist, where vulnerable communities are resilient, where barriers to wellbeing are removed and where everyone has equal rights and opportunities. GOAL Ethiopia’s main donors are Irish Aid, USAID/OFDA, EHF, ECHO and other private donors.

About the Position:

The Assistant Regional Programme Manager will work closely with the Regional and Refugee programme Managers and with the programme and support team at Head Office to ensure the effective delivery of all programmes.

Key Areas of Accountability/Duties

• The Assistant Regional Programme Manager will work closely with the Regional and Refugee Programme Managers and the programme and support team at Head Office to ensure the effective delivery and integration of all programmes including humanitarian and development.
• Work very closely with the Programme teams, the Nutrition CMAM teams, particularly the CMAM supervisors, to enhance the development of their management, reporting and planning skills.
• Supervise ongoing nutrition CMAM activities, thereby allowing the Nutrition Coordinator to concentrate on overall program supervision and project coordination.
• Oversees weekly and monthly reporting, statistics, budget management, logistics and finance activities in the field.
• Provide on the job training and capacity building as necessary for GOAL and MoH / volunteer partners using standardized MoH and GOAL materials on appropriate curative care using the CMAM approach and suitable preventative activities that can be employed by the beneficiary family to reduce the risk of vulnerability to malnutrition.
• Assist in developing, planning and implementing effective community-based mobilization strategies.
• Build the capacity of GOAL and MoH/volunteer teams to actively deliver effective health education through ongoing training and support activities. Mitigation should have a strong focus in all emergency response operations
• Provide technical input and practical guidance on activities directed towards the prevention of malnutrition in all GOAL Ethiopia’s sites, this may well include education, but might also involve advocacy for particular food security interventions or livelihoods practices.
• Be responsible for public health nutrition education with a special focus on:
• Developing, pre-testing, teaching, and evaluating high energy recipes to be used for complementary feeding at home by target populations.
• Ensuring that nutrition key messages are appropriate to the context and are used as the basis for nutrition education by all community health staff.
• Developing, pre-testing, producing and evaluating a set of nutrition information education communication / behaviour change campaign (IEC/BCC) tools relevant to the nutrition key messages.
• Ensure that Public Health Nutrition Education (PHNE) sessions and activities give correct information (using IEC/BCC materials outlined above) and are given in an open and participatory manner that encourages questions and discussion.
• Plan and coordinate all nutrition education activities that take place in the community in conjunction with the rest of the nutrition team and relevant community health workers.
• Cultivate and maintain good working relations with local communities, government bodies and other NGOs in the County.
• Involve local community leaders and women’s associations in all aspects of nutrition programming to ensure community agreement, acceptance and sustainability.
• Collaborate with the community health team in planning and supporting programme activities.
• Attend nutrition-related coordination meetings when possible and participate in nutrition working groups to represent GOAL.
• Be actively involved in CMAM programme monitoring and evaluation with an emphasis on quality, implementation, impact (in relation to behavior change) and cost-effectiveness and provide suggestions to strengthen and improve the programme as appropriate.
• Support the Nutrition Coordinator in the organisation and overseeing of all aspects of the emergency nutrition interventions.
• Participate in project planning activities and in the development of site exit strategies.
• Facilitate information sharing with other sectoral departments either within GOAL or other ministry / partner organisations at the field level including, Health, Livelihoods and Food Sec’, HIV/AIDS teams to ensure an integrated country programme approach.
• Ensure the timely implementation of the recommendations given by GOAL technical support team.
• Assist in project review and documentation of lessons learnt for wider dissemination.
• Perform other duties as directed by the line manager.

Mainstreaming Issues:

• The employee must read, understand, and implement, according to area of responsibility, GOAL’s policies, and procedures on mainstreaming of Gender, HIV/AIDS and Child Protection.
• Ensures gender and HIV/AIDS is effectively mainstreamed throughout the programme activities, work plans, budgets, reports, research, analyses and where specifically relevant, analyzed in detail;
• Work on increasing the sensitivity and awareness of staff towards Gender, HIV/AIDS and Child Protection issues.

Compliance Issues

• Familiarize self and understand to GOAL Donor Compliance issues, specifically to the terms and conditions of the Donor the programme is working on and comply with same in area of responsibility. 
• Ensure the timesheet of each staff in the office is completed using the right time allocation accurately and sent to the responsible person in HR department at HO on a monthly basis.
• Ensure the timesheet of each staff in the office is completed using the right time allocation accurately and sent to the responsible person in HR department at HO on a monthly basis.
• Review the monthly beneficiary distribution registration summary sheets (BDRS) completed by the L/F/A Officer and ensure this is sent to the responsible person in Grants Unit based at HO on a monthly basis.
• For those documents listed in the log frame as means of verification, ensure proper hard copy and soft copy files are kept at field level and same are submitted to the responsible person in Grants Unit based at HO on a quarterly basis (calendar quarters).
• Understand the branding/visibility plan of the specific donor funding the program and ensure implementation of this accordingly in the office and operational areas in cooperation with the responsible person based at HO.
• During project closeouts ensure program deliverable documents during implementation of the program including beneficiary distribution lists are formally submitted using the standard forms to the Regional Logistics Coordinator.

Job Requirements

Do you want to join an exciting organization that brings high level impact to the community and add value to your professional advancement? Then join us if you have:

• BSc Degree or Diploma in Public Health, Nursing, Nutrition, or related field with a minimum of five years relevant experience for BSc holder and seven years related experience for Diploma holder
• Have a demonstrated experience in emergency nutrition programme, notably CMAM and running other feeding programme
• Have experience in treatments of malnutrition and running of feeding program
• Key qualities, Skills and Competences: (list of qualities that are considered necessary for the specific post which are believed to be key to the success of the job holder in the specific post):
• Strong knowledge of operational planning, budget planning and management, monitoring and evaluation and report writing,
• Good knowledge, understanding and implementation of integrated Rural Development and emergency Programme activities,
• Ability to plan and organize work to meet individual, team, and programme objective,
• Training and facilitation skill,
• Ability to effectively liaise with government, donors, NGOs, community leaders and other stakeholders,
• Fosters working in teams & teamwork spirit, coach, and lead staff.
• Very good knowledge and practice of computer application,
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken. Knowledge of local language,
• Continually looks to improve personal skill, knowledge and work hence contribute to capacity building within the team and organization,
• Willing to travel to remote areas and to camp in the field, ability to work flexibly including weekends and willingness to travel and work in rural locations and live in basic conditions.
• Flexible and creative approach; keen to take initiative where appropriate.
• Accountability & responsiveness within areas of responsibilities

 Desirable quality, skill and competence

• Familiarity to local culture.
• Passionate, strongly dedicated and highly committed to work for the improvement of the poor community
• Resilience: Maintains focus and intensity and remains optimistic, persistent and professional even under adverse, stressful or difficult situations.

Note: This description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

REMUNERATION and BENEFITS:

• Skill: Excellent judgment and decision making, clear verbal communication, situational awareness, close monitoring, problem solving, critical thinking, active listening
• Passionate, strongly dedicated and highly committed to work for the improvement of the poor community.
• Resilience: Maintains focus and intensity and remains optimistic, persistent and professional even under adverse, stressful or difficult situations.

Commitments:

GOAL’s recruitment procedure is fair and transparent which is also in line with the organization’s commitment to its integrity, honesty and culture. GOAL is committed to ensure that, its performance complies with the terms and conditions of relevant agreements, applicable laws & regulations. Hence, pre-employment background checks will be conducted, and employees are required to read, understand, sign and implement different polices including safeguarding and child protection policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and abuse policy, sexual harassment policy, code of conducts and any other policy, rules and regulation of the organization.

GOAL Ethiopia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety of people who involves in its work and demands all staff exhibit the highest commitment. GOAL Ethiopia will verify skills and commitment of the candidate in the assessment process and perform Background reference check.

How to Apply

APPLICATION PROCEEDURE:

Interested and qualified applicants need to submit ONLY once their non - returnable application with CV for one vacancy. The vacancy reference number along with the title & Duty station need to be written in the application letter

Applicants can directly apply online using CLICK HERE

GOAL strongly encourages female candidates to apply!

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview and exam.. Shortlisted candidates will need to submit other supporting documents upon request at later stage.

GOAL is not able to contribute towards any costs incurred by candidates during the recruitment process.