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· Prepare planning documents (detailed implementation plan, phased budget, HR plan, procurement plan) for his/her locations for the new awards.
· Facilitate regular team meetings, with the support of the program manager, and ensure effective coordination between team members and with other sectors.
· Undertake regular visits to the activities to supervise sessions and provide feedback and support.
· Ensure effective community engagement, outreach, and the establishment and running of community-based H&N mechanisms.
· Ensure all activities comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures, including child safeguarding, confidentiality and do no harm principles.
· Ensure all H&N activities are in line with Save the Children quality standards and NES and SRO/SCO approaches.
· Contribute to the donor reporting.
· Develop monthly work plans for the team.
· Provide an accurate context and needs analysis on H&N that support programme design.
· Supervise and manage team to ensure that the Nutrition activities are implemented effectively, in line with Save the Children’s quality standards and approaches.
· Oversee and provide support to Health and Nutrition partners in the implementation of programme activities, ensuring adherence to agreed implementation plans, quality standards, technical requirements, donor commitments and SCI policies and procedures; identify implementation and capacity gaps and work with partners to develop and follow up on appropriate corrective actions and capacity-strengthening measures.
· Responsible for submitting all logistical requirements for the specified locations to the Deputy Head of Office on a regular basis.
· Responsible for maintaining administrative files and all programme documentation, in compliance with donor requirements and internal standards.
MEAL and reporting
· Ensure attendance databases are updated daily.
· Work with IM and MEAL teams to ensure data collection is conducted according to Save the Children SOP.
· Ensure the implementation of quality assurance tools.
· Work closely with partners, MEAL and IM teams to ensure timely, accurate and complete programme data and reporting from partner-implemented activities, and support partners to strengthen data quality, documentation and reporting capacity.
· Contribute in preparing quality and timely reports for donors and management, as per the internal and external requirements.
· Monitor partner progress against agreed programme indicators, targets and implementation plans, identify data and performance gaps, and ensure that agreed corrective actions are followed up and documented.
· Ensure effective monitoring in the assigned location and responsible for implementing feedback and recommendations.
· Participate in joint monitoring visits with partners and relevant SCI teams, ensuring that findings are discussed with partners and translated into practical actions to improve programme quality and accountability.
Staff leadership, mentorship, and development
· Working closely with the HR team, and ensure timely recruitment, induction and training of new staff.
· Together with the the program manager provide guidance and oversight for the H&N team in the specified location, ensuring that staff achieve the program’s expected results on time and within quality standards.
· Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and work as a mentor for less experienced staff.
· Develop performance objectives with the Nutrition Officers and provide regular feedback, one-to-ones and performance reviews and support Supervisors to implement performance management initiatives with their staff.
· Support child protection mainstreaming through induction and trainings of non-CP staff.
· Work with partners to identify capacity gaps among Health and Nutrition staff and support the development and implementation of appropriate capacity-building, mentoring, coaching and training plans to strengthen the quality and sustainability of partner-led programming.
· Provide technical and operational guidance to partner Health and Nutrition teams, in coordination with the relevant SCI technical teams, and follow up on agreed capacity-strengthening actions.
Representation and coordination
· Represent Save the Children in relevant Health and Nutrition technical coordination meetings and forums, as delegated.
· Maintain effective relationships with relevant Health and Nutrition authorities, technical working groups, partners and other stakeholders.
· Contribute to inter-sectoral coordination and joint planning where H&N activities intersect with other programme sectors.
· Share relevant sector developments, technical updates, needs and emerging issues with the Programme Manager and management.
· Ensure that external communication remains within agreed SCI positions, delegated authority and management guidance.
· Risk Management, Compliance and Safeguarding
· Identify technical, programme implementation and partner-related risks affecting H&N activities and support appropriate mitigation measures.
· Escalate significant risks, safeguarding concerns, compliance issues or operational constraints through established SCI channels.
· Ensure compliance with SCI policies and procedures, donor requirements and applicable H&N standards.
· Promote child safeguarding, PSEA, fraud prevention, anti-harassment, confidentiality, health and safety and do no harm principles across H&N activities.
· Support the establishment of a safe, inclusive and protective programme environment for children, communities, staff and partners.
· Bachelor's degree in the medical field ( medicine, pharmacy, …etc) with leadership skills and four years of experience in Health and Nutrition sector, with at least two years of experience in a similar role.
· Demonstrable commitment to promoting the children’s right to Health and Nutrition sector.
· Experience in project planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting. Good skills in budgeting.
· Proven ability to work as part of a team.
· Demonstrated decision-making skills.
· Highly motivated, active, self-starter who can take initiative.
· Demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of children in the camps and community.
· Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication and presentation skills, and capacity to maintain relations with community leaders, community member members, children and youth.
· Strong understanding of the situation of children in rural and urban communities.
· Excellent understanding of the complexity of local governance structures in NE Syria and other local stakeholders.
· Ability to travel independently, including to rural communities and willingness to change work practices and hours and spend time in the field, sometimes in difficult conditions and with limited resources.
· Fluent in English (written and spoken), strong Kurdish/Arabic skills, written and spoken.
· Strong computer skills (MS Office, including Outlook for email).
· Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches.
Desirable:
· Previous programme designing experience
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