Job Description

Program Assistant (Child Survival) -(1 Position) Open to Somali Nationals Only

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organization for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.

We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection, and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.

Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with 15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We're changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.

ROLE DIMENSION

Save the Children operates across all zones in Somalia and currently has three main area offices and additional 11 field offices. Programmatically Somalia is a large Country Office with more than $110million annual budget and staff over 700 staff. 

ROLE PURPOSE

Working under the mentorship and supervision of the Nutrition Officer, the program assistant will directly be responsible to handle the receipt, storage, dispatch, distribution monitoring, documentation, accounting and reporting of commodities (Food and NFI) for the nutrition program. In liaison with the nutrition officers take lead in commodity management for all the nutrition program commodities, nutrition surveillance, nutrition education & counselling and promotion of maternal infant and young child nutrition in Galmudug state, Somalia.

SCOPE OF ROLE

Reports to: Nutrition Officer.

Staff reporting to this post: None.

Experiences and Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Public Health, Community Health, community development or social studies.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Have good engagement with community & experience in community mobilization
•  Good understanding in local language and culture practises.
• Ability and willingness to frequently travel and stay at the field
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relations in diverse team
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• Commitment to the aims and principles of, a good understanding of the SCUK mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.
• Computer literate
• A moderate level of written and spoken English and good communication skills in Somali.

Skills Required

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