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Job Description:

Project Coordinator-Health & Nutrition

The Role:

The Project Coordinator-Health & Nutrition will lead the implementation of the ECHO in Afmadow, Bardhere and Jamame Districts-supporting maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH) project activties, along with other health and nutrition initiatives in Somalia. This role involves day-to-day management of project activities, providing leadership and support to health and nutrition staff, and ensuring integration with World Vision's strategic programming.

The HC will also focus on capacity building and technical support for staff, partners, and community members, enhancing overall health outcomes and promoting sustainable practices in the region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Acquaint oneself on the project outputs, indicators, activities and budget to ensure smooth implementation of activities
• Work with the Health & Nutrition Manager and project staff to develop project management tools including; Detailed implementation plan, procurement plan, budget spending plan and monitoring plan.
• Ensure that all stakeholders of the project (community, ministry of health, partners) have detailed understanding of the project and participate in the implementation
• Ensure timely and quality implementation of project activities
• Ensure procurement & recruitment processes are initiated on timely manner
• Work with the Health & Nutrition manager in the management of project budget to ensure project expenditure as per project plan
• Work with the H&N manager and DME staff to ensure that appropriate M&E system are in place
• Ensure project staff, MOH staff and community health workers have accurate understanding of the data collection tools, data management systems and other M&E systems
• Ensure availability of all the necessary M&E tools are in place
• Draft and submit quality and accurate internal and donor report on the timely manner
• Ensure all relevant information from all the project are accurately filed and lessons learned are documented
• Ensure appropriate financial systems, procedures and controls are used in the effective project management
• Facilitate preparation of project budgets, narrative reports, updates, financial reports and submit them within the agreed time frames.
• Organize and facilitate training to the project staff, community volunteers and MOH staff on the community health modalities included in the project
• Provide on the on-the-job training, guidance and support for WV and MOH staff and community volunteers
• Staff performance review and appraisals done and clear performance goals agreed upon.
• Contribute the mainstreaming of GBV and child protection issues in WV Somalia programs, particularly in health, nutrition, resilience and livelihoods and food programming

Experiences and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Nursing, Nutrition, clinical medicine or relevant related fields;
• At least 5 years’ experience in managing health/nutrition projects preferably maternal and child health services. Project management experience is an added advantage.
• Professional experience related to behavior change communication and health promotion projects
• Experience in the management of health services in humanitarian organization
• Solid experience in training and capacity building experience, particularly using participatory approaches and methods in for training
• Experience in writing donor and internal reports
• Good computer skill especially Microsoft office. Data management experience is an added advantage

Working Environment:

The position is field-based in Dhoobley with frequent travel to field operation areas required.

Skills Required

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