Health and Nutrition Program Advisor

Job Description

<strong>ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:</strong><p><br></p>World Relief is a global humanitarian organization that is fighting for change that lasts, right here in the U.S. and across the globe. We bring sustainable solutions to the world’s greatest problems – disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression, and mass displacement. The organization is approximately 75 years old and has worked in over 100 countries around the world since its founding.<p><br></p>In the United States, we come alongside local community organizations and hundreds of individual volunteers to support newly arriving refugee and other immigrant families. Today, we are proud to partner with over 6,000 local churches, and 95,000 volunteers globally to bring hope, healing and transformation to the most vulnerable.<p><br></p><strong>POSITION SUMMARY:</strong><p><br></p>Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten?<p><br></p>If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.<p><br></p>The Health and Nutrition Advisor Health technically manages the health/nutrition programme of World Relief in Sudan, under the supervision of the Director of Programs. S/he facilitates implementation of quality health and nutrition activities in Sudan through management of community-based treatment of malnutrition, as well as curative and preventive and health programming. The position holder also responsible for strengthening local health system and developing local capacity to sustain health and nutrition programs.<p><br></p><strong>Role &amp; Responsibilities</strong><p><br></p><ul><li>Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</li><li>Manage supervision of all nutrition and health programming in all locations in Sudan.</li><li>Supervise the safe and efficient management of nutrition and health supplies and equipment.</li><li>Support the implementation of timely and accurate data collection systems, monitor data for accuracy, and respond appropriately with programmatic changes as needed to meet targets</li><li>Assess staff training needs and make appropriate referrals for training. Where required, organize, facilitate and/or provide training of nutrition and health personnel.</li><li>Play an active role in investigating upcoming RFAs and the development of proposals, budget and project review processes.</li><li> Coordinate nutrition and health activities with Ministries of Health, UN agencies, other implementing partners and funding agencies.</li><li>Coordinate nutrition and health program development with local counterparts (SMOH, County Health Department and local leadership) with a focus on using a community development approach at all stages of program planning and implementation</li><li>Ensure compliance with WHO and GOS MOH guidelines and policies in each program component.</li><li>Maintain clear communication with all staff on at least a weekly basis</li><li>Promote the development of a sustainable health program by offering creative ideas and new approaches to solving problems in the health program.</li><li>Coordinate with other World Relief programs in each field with full support for an integrated approach to community development.</li><li>Work to strengthen the local church’s capacity for supporting health initiatives.</li><li> Any other duties assigned by immediate supervisor.</li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Knowledge, Skills, &amp; Abilities</strong><p><br></p><ul><li>Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities.</li><li>Highly Prefer: master’s degree and at least 4-years’ experience at the level of a program advisor. Masters in Public Health with Medicine background.</li><li>Minimum qualification: bachelor’s degree in medicine from an accredited university in a relevant field with six years’.</li><li>Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory; knowledge of Arabic is desirable but not required.</li><li>Good understanding of links between emergency and development programs, familiar with project cycle management.</li><li>Experience in donor reporting e.g. USAID, UN Agencies preferred.</li><li>Experience in hardship postings or complex emergencies, with proven leadership experience; Able to work in a fluid and insecure area; Maturity and ability to adjust to harsh living conditions.</li><li>Strong planning and organizational skills; Experience in good project planning and design.</li><li>Ability to manage budgets, understand financial accountability procedures, logistics, and commodity tracking.</li><li>Conflict resolution and negotiation skills. Interpersonal and cross-cultural sensitivity and experience.</li><li>Computer and IT expertise highly preferred.</li><li>Ability to work with minimum supervision and to deal with problems and issues both promptly and efficiently.</li><li>Ability and willingness to travel to rural locations and live in sometimes basic conditions.</li><li>Experience in a multi-sector, multi-funded relief and development programs; including experience with a Contractor or international NGO.</li><li>Excellent organization, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills.</li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Requirements</strong><p><br></p><ul><li>Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief</li></ul><p><br></p><strong>World Relief offers a competitive benefits package to international employees:</strong><p><br></p>World Relief contributes to monthly premiums:<p><br></p><ul><li>Medical</li><li>Dental</li><li>Vision</li></ul><p><br></p>Additional Benefits:<p><br></p><ul><li>Paid Holidays</li><li> Paid Sick and Vacation Time</li><li>Paid Maternity &amp; Paternity Leave (subject to country requirements)</li><li>Paid Home and Hardship Leaves</li></ul><p><br></p>World Relief pays 100% for eligible employees:<p><br></p><ul><li>Group Term Life (employee)</li><li>Long Term (US Expats only)</li><li>Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&amp;D)</li><li>Employee Assistance Program (EAP)</li><li> Emergency evaluation insurance</li></ul><p><br></p>World Relief – Retirement:<p><br></p><ul><li>401K &amp; Roth (US Expats Only) – WR matches up to 4%, then an additional quarter percent up to 10%</li><li>4% retirement plan match for all other employees, unless dictated by country law.</li></ul><p><br></p><strong>PHYSICAL DEMANDS: </strong><p><br></p>The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.<p><br></p><ul><li> While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations</li><li> The ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-15 pounds.</li><li> Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application information.</li><li> The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.</li></ul><p><br></p><strong>WORK ENVIRONMENT: </strong><p><br></p><ul><li> General office setting. World Relief also offers hybrid and remote schedules for limited positions.</li><li> Great lengths of time working on computer, reading from computer screen, entering information, standing at copier or fax machine, and some time on the phone or in virtual meetings may be required.</li><li> Year-end archiving activities involve repeated lifting and bending.</li><li> Physical, emotional and intellectual demands</li><li> Equipment used: Employee computer (desktop or laptop), printer, and copier.</li><li> All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Individuals may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. This position description is not all-inclusive and is always under review.</li></ul>