Job Posting Title Health and Nutrition Technical Manager

Job Description:
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES 
Resource Acquisition:  

• Support the process of identification, assessment and design of new Health, Nutrition & HIV projects, including developing project proposals in line with the LEAP framework in emergency and development settings in collaboration with the Resource Acquisition Team.

Building Capacity: 

• Support Health & Nutrition project implementation teams to do capacity assessment and develop targeted training tools and resources on a regular basis to facilitate timely and quality delivery of emergency and development programmes. 
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting & Planning: 
• Support Health, Nutrition and HIV sector programs planning, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting processes, with development of tools that can facilitate effective implementation and quality of project deliverables in both development and emergency settings
• Technical inputs and Contribute to capitalization and advocacy: 
• Review, provide inputs and endorse Health, Nutrition and HIV programs technical matters, including providing support to the process of procurement, supply and delivery of all equipment, materials, staffing, budget monitoring and all other necessary inputs for successful project outcomes in collaboration with relevant WV departments. Ensure appropriate documentation of evolutions/changes within approaches implemented in both emergency and development settings are updated for feeding advocacy purposes to support the development of a multi-sectorial WV Burundi advocacy strategy and its implementation at National level.

Mainstreaming: 

• Contribute to the mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues in all WVB Health, Nutrition and HIV development and emergency programmes
• , in particular the integration of peace, child protection, disability, gender, youth programing,  environmental, faith and development.  Ensure focus on Child Well-being outcomes, in particular the Health outcomes, in all Health, Nutrition and HIV programs.
• Information Management: 
• Support keeping accurate and up-to-date records of all programme documents, resources, documentation, lessons learnt and Best practices, and facilitate their circulation and use within the NO, across the partnership and with partners.

Innovation: 

• Conduct research and evidence based documentation in alignment to health and nutrition project modules. Facilitate the introduction of new, innovative practices, methodologies or concepts in WVB Health, Nutrition & HIV development and emergency programmes. 
• Contribution  to the quality, accountability and impact measurement process of programs :
• Coordinate the implementation of  the recommendations made as a result of internal and external assessments, lead any health, Nutrition & HIV relevant survey in emergency and Development settings  at required time of the different programs
• Strengthening  Enterprise-wide Risk Management: 
• Contribute to cultivate risk sensitive and management culture in nutrition and ensure the  major risks are monitored shared on quarterly  basics and tentative solutions are found and implemented
   

Qualification and Experience 

• 5 to 10 years’ experience with health and Nutrition programs in a comparable organisation
• Master Degree Public Health or related field with a strong health background
• Strong management, and capacity building skills needed
• Good facilitation skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Experience in project design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and report writing
• Enthusiastic and self-motivating. Must have an interest in health and well-being
• Ability to work independently and work under pressure
• Ability to use initiative and adopt a proactive approach
• Ability to prioritize and manage workload
• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
• Attend and participate/lead in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services.
• Perform other duties as required