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COORDINATOR, NUTRITION EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM - (64)
Job Title: Coordinator, Nutrition Emergency Response Team
Location: Global - GO (Primary)
Category: Emergency Response Unit
Date Needed By: 8/1/2021
Program Description (Background)
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through healthcare training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization.
This position will support International Medical Corps' emergency response delivering outpatient clinical care to disaster-affected populations.
NOTE: Candidates applying to this position are indicating that they are interested in being considered for International Medical Corps' standby roster for emergency response. Roster members will be contacted only when there is an emergency-response need for which the responder is qualified. This position will not be compensated unless responders are deployed to an emergency response.
Job Description
JOB SUMMARY: The Nutrition Coordinator's role is to lead and provide technical support for planning and smooth operation of nutrition activities in any defined context.
MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for leading the nutrition managers and providing technical support and capacity building of the team to successfully plan, implement and monitor International Medical Corps nutrition program activities during emergency response.
Organize and support all aspects of the nutrition program including liaising with the Ministry of Health, the nutrition cluster, other international and national agencies, and donors.
Responsible for ensuring that the nutrition programs in emergencies are implemented in line with the Ministry's guidelines and international humanitarian standards and donor guidelines.
Provision of technical backstopping and conducting nutrition training, reviewing program reports, surveys and monitoring and evaluation reports.
General: Deployed personnel are expected to assist with the setup, maintenance and demobilization of the clinical spaces and base camp as required.
Policy Adherence: Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
Code of Conduct: As applicable to this position, an individual must promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organization and maintain a clear understanding of International Medical Corps' and donor compliance and ethics standards.
Safeguarding: It is all staff shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children.
Job Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Typically, a Bachelor degree in Nutrition or related field. Master's degree in Public health nutrition or equivalent in Nutrition/Public Health from recognized learning institution is preferred.
Typically, 8+ years of relative and progressive experience in Nutrition, including minimum 3 years in emergency response setting or 5+ years of experience in development humanitarian field.
Proven experience in managing emergency nutrition programs including CMAM, IYCF, SBC in multiple locations.
Strong skills in technical proposal writing and donor reporting, designing and implementing nutrition programs.
Ability to provide technical support for IMC staff and government staff on proper implementation of CMAM, IYCF, SBC and other nutrition activities.
Familiarity with design and programming processes of different donors (ECHO, OFDA, WFP, UNICEF, DFID, UNHCR etc).
Knowledge in designing and implementing appropriate and effective holistic nutrition programs.
Ability to read, analyze and interpret data and familiarity with nutrition surveys.
Experience in facilitation of trainings and workshops.
Experience in budget management, logistics and Human Resources management.
Strong communication skills, able to effectively present information clearly and respond appropriately to questions.
Strong supervisory and organizational skills.
Demonstrated experience and skills in ensuring community participation and gender issues in humanitarian programming.
Advanced proficiency in the use of MS Office, and other computer applications.
Ability to cope with stress; hardship; patience and flexibility.
Ability and willingness to travel to field sites and nutrition facilities.
Fluency in written and spoken English is required; fluency in Spanish, French, Arabic is desirable.
Equal Opportunities
International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.
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