Name Job: Senior Project Officer

Location: Aden        

Status of Contract: One year with possibility for extension.

Deadline: 18-10-2021

Field Medical Foundation (FMF)

FMF is a non-profit and non-governmental organization aiming to provide health, nutrition, food security and protection services as a humanitarian response to the escalating socio-economic situation in Yemen since 2012.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure quality and timely field level implementation of the Nutrition programme against set objectives, targets and work plans.
• Assist the DPM in developing project specific strategies, tools, systems and plans.
• Actively monitor the SFP through field visits, surveys and identify bottlenecks and take timely decisions to resolve issues, and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
• Oversee the collection and timely reporting of data and statistics for the nutrition programme in line with FMF guidelines and according to donor requirements.
• Provide support towards implementation of the WFP supported acute malnutrition treatment programme and prevention programme in line with the national protocols and WFP guidelines.
• Submit weekly field data and report to the Project manager.
• Report any progress and any problems in a timely manner.
• Participate in proposal writing and budget development processes for nutrition programme.
• Ensure the capacity building of the team through on-job training, technical guidance, and coaching sessions while ensuring staff performance evaluation plans are developed.
• Monitor staffing needs and assist the recruitment of field staff and support staff development through mentoring to enhance the capacity of project.
• Ensure appropriate support to the nutrition team by regular field visits and provide targeted technical feedback
• Track implementation and analyze reports from the TSFP and BSFP to contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely weekly, monthly and annual reporting on nutrition activities that enables informed decision making and consistency of information presented to FMF management and donors.
• Perform any other duties as required under the Country office nutrition portfolio.
• Assist the DPM in supervise the nutrition team.

Job Requirements

1. Degree in Public Health, Nutrition, or related field
2. 4 – 7 years of experience in nutrition program implementation.
3. Experience with nutrition in emergencies (CMAM, IYCF-E, data collection.
4. Strong understanding of the humanitarian emergency operating context, including Sphere, the humanitarian system, security, and program management.
5. Excellent organizational, analytical, oral and written communication skills.
6. Team-oriented and strong interpersonal skills
7. Ability to work effectively under pressure and to organize and prioritize a variety of initiatives
8. Experience in conducting nutrition assessments and an understanding of nutritional information systems.
9. Proven experience in project design and implementation, proposal-writing, budgeting and financial management in nutrition.

How to Apply

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