The Organization

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

ROLE PURPOSE

The position holder shall be in charge of technical quality implementation and delivery of the health and Nutrition services in the assigned location.

She/he will mainly be responsible for the day to day implementation, health education, MIYCF-E, IYCF-E and SBCC, MAM and SAM screening and treatment for TSFP, OTP and SC as per the guideline of RHB and WHO mobile health and Nutrition teams. In addition, the position holder is also expected to provide supervision, technical assistance and capacity building to health extension workers and Health workers in health facilities. She/he will be responsible for the daily implementation of mobile health and Nutrition services package as per the standard, supporting health facilities assigned as integrated mobile health & Nutrition modality and daily dispensary and drug supply management. He will also be responsible for day to day documentation, people provided for all services accordingly and compile weekly and monthly reports and share with PLAN CO and Field office; and zone and woreda health offices.

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES

Planning and Implementation of the Health and nutrition activities (30%)

• Develop detail action plan and Ensure effective implementation of overall health and nutrition component in line with the existing donor approved project document in collaboration with other the project staff and other stakeholders.

• Provide close follow up in H&N activity planning and implementation

• Strong working relationship with zone and woreda health offices and kebele level structures

• To participate in technical staff recruitment, training and supervision

• To evaluate the impact of programs through regular field visits, data collection and reports

• To oversee other field activities such as community mobilization, nutrition and health education sessions and community screening by CDF’s (community nutrition workers and volunteers).

Technical Support and Capacity Building (30%)

• Jointly develop monthly, weekly work plan with other H&N staffs

• On job technical support to HW, HEW on all health/nutrition activity and documentation

• Provides support for health and nutrition trainings, workshops, and meetings conducted at zonal/woreda/Kebele level

• Assess the capacity gap in assigned catchment Health facilities and fill the gaps

Monitoring and Supervision (20%)

• To organize and carry out health and nutrition trainings for partners, especially MoH personnel where possible (e.g. technical workshops, training on SAM guidelines, IYCF and CBN guidelines, etc).

• To follow up and provide ongoing technical support to the activities of the trained partners

• To participate in the evaluation of these activities, and to propose recommendations for developing future capacity building strategies for Plan

• Maintain up-to-date data related to nutrition and other activities and deliver to ER coordinator

• Together with other health and nutrition team sets project quality standards and action steps and monitor the performance accordingly; 

• Prepare a monthly program and program support plan that helps to visit field activities and provide formal and informal feedback to the program staff in terms of recommendations for improved performance;

• Conducts regular mentoring to community health workers and health extension workers and develop their group and individual counselling skills.

• Collect key client data and prepare reports on progress made, together with observations, challenges faced, and lessons learned

Ensuring on time reporting, data quality and learning documentation (20%)

• Prepare and submit weekly, monthly, quarterly high-quality reports

• Establishes and maintains documentation system for all program activities including, minutes of technical meetings

• Document project learning, success stories, case studies, and learning briefs 

• Ensure improved data collection and reporting systems during supportive supervision or monitoring field visits to each project operational areas

Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

• Ensures that all staff signed safeguarding policies;

• Implement Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day to day work.

Job Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications/Experience Essential:

• Education MPH or BSc Degree in Public Health, Nursing, Nutrition and  other related fields 

• 5 (five) years of relevant professional experience in a similar position

Qualifications/Experience Desirable:

• In depth knowledge and experience of health and nutrition programming in the   humanitarian context essential.

• Familiarity with H&N activity in Emergency Settings

• In depth knowledge of primary health care system

• In depth knowledge and experience of OTP, TSFP, IYCF-E and other key H&N components implementation

• Strong organizational and supervisory, Strong writing and reporting skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work within different cultural environments and Cross-cultural Awareness

• Ability to work within a team structure, flexible, and can cope with stressful workloads and working with limited resources

Languages Required

• Excellent English verbal and written skills.

• Knowledge of local language (Afan Oromoo) will be an asset

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

We create a climate of trust inside and outside the organisation by being open, honest and transparent. We hold ourselves and others to account for the decisions we make and for our impact on others, while doing what we say we will do.

We strive for lasting impact

We strive to achieve significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. We challenge ourselves to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and innovative.

We work well together

We succeed by working effectively with others, inside and outside the organisation, including our sponsors and donors. We actively support our colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. We come together to create and implement solutions in our teams, across Plan International, with children, girls, young people, communities and our partners.

How to Apply

The closing date for the application is July 25, 2023. Qualified candidates should submit their application with the links provided below. CLICK HERE

This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia.

Please note that: 

• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• We are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated links.

• Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

• Female candidates are highly encouraged to Apply

More information about Plan International can be found on http:// plan-international.org

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 persons meeting the skills and experience required.

As an international child centered community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.