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Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 24 million people annually with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 50 countries, our 8,300 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger for everyone and for good.

Action Against Hunger USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network. As an independent NGO, Action Against Hunger USA currently manages operations in eight countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia, and Haiti. Action Against Hunger-USA has over $100 million in programs and approximately 1,800 permanent staff based in New York City, Washington D.C., Nairobi, and country offices. Additional growth is anticipated.

Job Summary

The Health and Nutrition Coordinator is responsible for designing and delivering high-quality health and nutrition projects and Zambia programs aligning with country and sectoral strategies. He/She will support and advise project staff to ensure adherence to Action Against Hunger and donor guidelines and standards. The Health and Nutrition Coordinator oversee continuous technical and organizational support, health and Nutrition staff capacity building, and internal and external representation and coordination. He/she will be expected to lead the analysis of the country's development and humanitarian health and nutrition context in Zambia, undertake regular field visits, lead program design and proposal writing, and support fundraising, recruitment, and procurement where required.

Purpose:

The Health and Nutrition technical lead is the head of the Health and Nutrition sector. He/she is responsible for designing and delivering high-quality health and Nutrition programs that align with country and sectoral strategies. He/She provides strategic and technical advice to the country team and ensures adherence to Action Against Hunger and donor guidelines standards and best practices. He/she leads the capacity building and coordination of Nutrition staff, as well as the internal and external representation of the Health and Nutrition program.

Engagement:

The position collaborates with logistics, human resources, finance, and programs to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality Health and Nutrition programs in the country. It will also liaise closely with regional and HQ program teams to ensure Action Against Hunger Zambia programs remain aligned with regional and global strategic priorities and receive ongoing technical support. Externally, the positions collaborate with government line ministries and departments, development partners, civil society, the private sector, research institutions, and academia.

Delivery:

Essential Job Duties

Ensure timely and quality implementation of ongoing programmes (20%) – HoP

• Lead under the supervision of the Head of the program the health and nutrition programme strategy
• Support the health and nutrition programme financial and technical implementation
• Lead the elaboration of quality and harmonized tools for activity implementation
• Update the nutrition toolbox on NHF.
• Conduct regular field visits to support the team in quality implementation and provide concrete solutions to improve programs.
• Ensure integration and mainstreaming of health and nutrition in all ACF programming
• Follow up and update the budget follow-up tool and provide solutions to address overspent and underspent.
• Supervise the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and end-of-project reports.
• Support the field team in preparing procurement requests and support the timely preparation and follow-up of the procurement process.

Quality of implementation – 5% PDQ

• Initiate and Lead quality improvement initiatives through Continuous Learning Programs: Offer regular workshops, seminars, and exchange learning missions on quality improvement methodologies, tools, and techniques.
• Role model quality improvement behaviours and practices and challenge all staff to do the same to the least frontline staff as well as CGVs and VHTs.
• Hold regular team meetings to discuss progress, challenges, and opportunities for quality improvement.
• Use data analysis to identify trends, root causes of issues, and areas for improvement and disseminate this to entire teams, including stakeholders. Regularly share data insights with all stakeholders to inform decision-making.
• Standardize Best Practices: Develop and standardize best practices based on successful quality improvement initiatives.
• Lead Regular (Bi-annual) sector Reviews: Review quality improvement initiatives to assess their effectiveness and impact.

Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development (15%) PDQ

• Heads up the Nutrition and Health team forming a solid team identity within the organization and creating cohesion between team members working in different geographic areas.
• Manages the Nutrition and Health team to ensure that the Nutrition and Health system operates effectively with the support and resources required, and that there are clear links and reporting lines between field and country level and between Nutrition and Health and other departments.
• Supports the Nutrition and Health team progress on specific projects, providing management oversight on progress and problem solving in case of challenges.
• Manages the performance of direct reports in the Nutrition and Health unit through performance management, coaching, mentoring, training, and development.
• Oversees the recruitment of appropriate Nutrition and Health staffing in the country mission.
• At the organizational level, devises and manages a Nutrition and Health training program with the goal of increasing capacity and awareness of Nutrition and Health for all staff.
• Assesses training needs and engages Nutrition and Health team staff to roll-out the training.
• Sets up a Nutrition and Health community of practice for continued learning.

Contribute towards fundraising efforts (25%) - PDQ

• Provide clear gap and need analysis to justify responses proposed in new projects
• Analyze and understand the donor priorities and strategy and develop adapted proposals
• Propose new project ideas in line with the country's strategy and needs and gaps identified
• Lead the technical proposal development process (both budget and narrative)
• Identify local NGOs to partner with
• Conduct donor mapping for health and nutrition and keep it current.

Contributes toward the definition and rolling out of the country strategic plan (15%) - HoP

• Define, contextualize, and apply strategic planning standards and tools in the Nutrition & Health sector.
• Support the process of country strategy development – including landscape analysis, internal capacity assessments, goal and objectives determination, and facilitating participation and input of stakeholders.
• Leads the process of cascading the strategic plan – through highly integrated Nutrition and Health departmental plans and KPIs for all staff positions.
• Is accountable for ensuring that all Nutrition & Health staff and partners effectively communicate and own the country's strategic plan.
• Monitors the progress of strategy implementation and outcomes within the Health & Nutrition Sector.

Set up and implement a robust Nutrition and Health M&E system (15%) HoP

• Work with the MEAL team to;
• Standardize and build an integrated system that enables us to efficiently monitor the progress and

• Lead under the supervision of the Head of the program the health and nutrition programme strategy
• Support the health and nutrition programme financial and technical implementation
• Lead the elaboration of quality and harmonized tools for activity implementation
• Update the nutrition toolbox on NHF.
• Conduct regular field visits to support the team in quality implementation and provide concrete solutions to improve programs.
• Ensure integration and mainstreaming of health and nutrition in all ACF programming
• Follow up and update the budget follow-up tool and provide solutions to address overspent and underspent.
• Supervise the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and end-of-project reports.
• Support the field team in preparing procurement requests and support the timely preparation and follow-up of the procurement process.
• Initiate and Lead quality improvement initiatives through Continuous Learning Programs: Offer regular workshops, seminars, and exchange learning missions on quality improvement methodologies, tools, and techniques.
• Role model quality improvement behaviours and practices and challenge all staff to do the same to the least frontline staff as well as CGVs and VHTs.
• Hold regular team meetings to discuss progress, challenges, and opportunities for quality improvement.
• Use data analysis to identify trends, root causes of issues, and areas for improvement and disseminate this to entire teams, including stakeholders. Regularly share data insights with all stakeholders to inform decision-making.
• Standardize Best Practices: Develop and standardize best practices based on successful quality improvement initiatives.
• Lead Regular (Bi-annual) sector Reviews: Review quality improvement initiatives to assess their effectiveness and impact.
• Heads up the Nutrition and Health team forming a solid team identity within the organization and creating cohesion between team members working in different geographic areas.
• Manages the Nutrition and Health team to ensure that the Nutrition and Health system operates effectively with the support and resources required, and that there are clear links and reporting lines between field and country level and between Nutrition and Health and other departments.
• Supports the Nutrition and Health team progress on specific projects, providing management oversight on progress and problem solving in case of challenges.
• Manages the performance of direct reports in the Nutrition and Health unit through performance management, coaching, mentoring, training, and development.
• Oversees the recruitment of appropriate Nutrition and Health staffing in the country mission.
• At the organizational level, devises and manages a Nutrition and Health training program with the goal of increasing capacity and awareness of Nutrition and Health for all staff.
• Assesses training needs and engages Nutrition and Health team staff to roll-out the training.
• Sets up a Nutrition and Health community of practice for continued learning.
• Provide clear gap and need analysis to justify responses proposed in new projects
• Analyze and understand the donor priorities and strategy and develop adapted proposals
• Propose new project ideas in line with the country's strategy and needs and gaps identified
• Lead the technical proposal development process (both budget and narrative)
• Identify local NGOs to partner with
• Conduct donor mapping for health and nutrition and keep it current.
• Define, contextualize, and apply strategic planning standards and tools in the Nutrition & Health sector.
• Support the process of country strategy development – including landscape analysis, internal capacity assessments, goal and objectives determination, and facilitating participation and input of stakeholders.
• Leads the process of cascading the strategic plan – through highly integrated Nutrition and Health departmental plans and KPIs for all staff positions.
• Is accountable for ensuring that all Nutrition & Health staff and partners effectively communicate and own the country's strategic plan.
• Monitors the progress of strategy implementation and outcomes within the Health & Nutrition Sector.
• Work with the MEAL team to;
• Standardize and build an integrated system that enables us to efficiently monitor the progress and