Job advert: Deputy program manager for health and nutrition M/F

Job advert: Deputy program manager for health and nutrition M/F

BU-HR-082022-03
EXTERNAL JOB VACANCY
Action Against Hunger – Cameroon

Actions Against Hunger is an International Non Governmental Organization (NGO), apolitical, non
denominattional and non-profit. For our operations in Cameroon, we are looking for:

DEPUTY PROGRAM MANAGER FOR HEALTH AND NUTRITION
M/F

Base: Buea (south west region)

Number of positions : 1

Contract duration: 3 months

Start date: 15th December 2022

Supervised by:  Field Cordinator

Location : Kumba South West Region

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:

Objective 1: Team management

Activities:

• Provide support supervision to the program team
• Draw up work schedules for supervisors and nurses
• Organise training plan for the program team;
• Organise debriefing with program team after field visit and address the challenges faced during

Mobile Clinic

• Organise monthly evaluation meetings with the program team
• In the event of problems, identify the issue and seek solutions or refer up to the PM
• Handle any conflicts within the team;
• Verify the manner in which the team interacts with beneficiaries and assistants;
• Supervise the team's activity reports and draw up a monthly activity report

Objective 2 : Monitoring and Supervision of medical and nutritional activities

Activities:

• Plan and organize field visits for the program team
• Regularly supervise the activities in all mobile clinic sites and ensure quality of care is guaranteed, Formulate recommendations and actions point during support supervision
• Participate in the development, review and dissemination of the various health and nutrition monitoring tools;
• In the absence of a supervisor, ensure his replacement.
• Ensure quality data are collected by program team and analyse them before submission to the PM
• Follows the indicators defined within the framework of the project
• Ensures the rational use of drugs and other medical supplies

Objective 3 : Participate in the management of logistical and administration of the program
activities

Activities:

• Anticipates the necessary needs (medical equipment and supplies, field movements plan ) for the establishment and continuation of the activities;
• Manage consumable stocks and anticipate orders to avoid drug stock out
• Establish the purchase requests for the mobile clinic/ stabilisation centre equipment according to the needs raised;
• Participate in the development of the weekly movement plan and liaise with access and security team before submission.
• Anticipate and forecast any field cash need (per diem for staff, care takers, CM’s, training …) submit to the PM for validation

Objective 4: Ensure the compilation of medical data and program activity reports

Activities:

• Ensure quality control of DATA collected by supervisors and update the DATA base
• Ensures proper use and understanding of monitoring tools by all Supervisors and Nurses
• Compile and analyse the information collected by the teams and prepare quality reports
• Participate in the monitoring and evaluation of the program activity
• Prepares quantitative, narrative APR and monthly report with the support of the Program
• Manager for health and nutrition.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the program and highlights its progress and objectives;
• Writes the technical part of the weekly and monthly internal AAH reports and sends it to the program manager.
• Provide technical support and coaching the supervisors involved in data collection and interpretation
• Participate in planning, designing tools and carrying out various assessments / surveys during the project cycle.

Objective 6 : Participate in internal and external coordination meeting

Activities:

• Actively participates in weekly and daily briefing meetings at the base
• Facilitates the weekly meetings of the Health / Nutrition program team if necessary
• Following the meetings of the Health / Nutrition program, and the activity reports, analyzes the sticking points and makes proposals for solutions;
• Maintains and strengthens collaboration and transversally with the different program
• Participate in health and nutrition cluster’s meeting as per request
• Participate in collaboration with other actors present in the region (Health Delegation, HCF, UNICEF, WHO, INGOs, etc.).
• Develop and maintain harmonious and productive relationships with health authorities and program partners.

DIPLOMAS/STUDIES/EXPERIENCE :

• Diploma of higher education in Health (Medical Doctor, Bachelor degree in Nursing, or Masters in Public Health),
• 3 years’ experience in a similar role in a humanitarian context

REQUIRED SKILLS :

• Ability to manage a team, good communication skills, negotiating and organizational skills, flexibility, resourcefulness, ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment, pro-active attitude, good listening skills, capacity to take and follow instructions.
• 2 years’ experience with action against hunger, working directly on nutrition and health in the humanitarian context ;

Capacity building skills ;

• Knowledge of informatics : Word, Excel,Kobo collect, EPInut, EPIsurv ;
• Knowledge of English, And local language pidgin ( French.desirebale)
• Commit to respect and apply Action Against Hunger's gender policy.
• Mainstream gender approach in all activities
• Contribute to a working environment that takes into account each other's specificities and avoids discrimination.

RECRUITEMENT PROCEDURE

Our recruitment procedure has 3 key steps :

• A pre-selection on the basis of the files submitted (only canidates whose skills and experience matches with the profile are selected for the test) ;
• Written test and Oral Interview

For each step, only selected candidates are contacted.

Applications (including a CV, a letter of motivation, and references) must be submitted ONLY by
using the link https://forms.gle/ZjDe6qk2VPXkdXLL8, indicating the title of the position and
reference.
BU-HR-082022-03 in subject of the mail.

Applications must be sent before 19th of August 2022 at 5 :30 PM.

At the attention of: Head of Human resources department, Action Against Hunger Cameroon
Only selected candidates will be selected for tests and interview.

FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

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