CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: International Medical Corps
Country: Cameroon
Closing date: 31 Oct 2014

Essential Job Duties/Scope of Work: International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private,voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life
through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND:
International Medical Corps began working in Cameroon in 2008 in response to an influx of refugees from Central African Republic (CAR). We provide health, nutrition, HIV/ AIDS, and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) programs in Djohong and Meiganga, districts in the Adamaoua region of Cameroon. In response to cholera outbreaks in the Far North region of the country, we have also been implementing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs.

Nutrition programs are also implemented in the Far North. In the last year, International Medical Corps has expanded its operations to address the new influx of CAR refugees in Adamaoua and the East Region.

JOB SUMMARY:
The Nutrition Program Manager works in International Medical Corps’ Adamaoua offices which is the field sub- office for projects in Adamaoua region of Cameroon. The Nutrition Program Manager is part of the technical support team charged with improving general performance and delivery of the nutrition intervention of the Adamaou program.

Regular travel to the project locations will be essential to the proper functioning of the role. In addition, the Nutrition Program Manger must work closely with the Field/Health and Nutrition Program Coordinator, Technical Coordinator, National Deputy Nutrition Program Manager and the International Medical Corps’s coordination Office senior staff in Yaoundé to coordinate on all actions related to International Medical Corps Cameroon nutrition programs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:
• In coordination with the Health and Nutrition Program Coordinator, oversee the nutritional activities in International Medical Corps programs in Cameroon and be responsible for ensuring all nutrition programming is of excellent technical quality
• Closely work with a National Deputy Nutrition manager as counterpart and coach/Guide nutrition workers at the field sites. Likewise, provide advice to the CD on nutrition matters
• Provide technical advice and support to project staff especially technical coordinator, medical coordinator and nutrition team to ensure programming objectives are successfully achieved.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the Newborn and Child Survival Strategy.
• Ensure that nutrition program is integrated with other health and related programs
• Coordinate and collaborate with other sectors (women’s association, education, agriculture, etc) as appropriate.
• Develop proposals for funding nutritional programs, and write project/program reports
• Provide technical assistance to IMC staff and other collaborating agencies such as MOH, local NGOs etc.
• Assist in developing formal and informal training materials to build the capacity of refugees and the host population in health and nutrition
• Assist in development of a monitoring and evaluation system for the program
• Capacitate the MoH nutrition focal person at regional; district and health facilities level.
• Ensure that food stock and the nutritional equipment are in place on a monthly basis
• Collaborate with UN agenesis and other Governmental and nongovernmental responsible bodies to revised the national protocol with regard to nutrition.
• Participate and provide technical inputs in the nutrition forum between MOH level and UNCEF/UNHCR and Partners
• Integrate the implementation of ENA/IYCF with CMAM and other small scale gardening activities
• Strengthen and support the national nutrition action week and integrate screening during the week
• Establish and manage supplemental and therapeutic feeding programs for infants, young children, pregnant and lactating women, the sick and elderly
• Ensure IMC compliance with Cameroon MoPH Basic Package of Health services and protocols for curative, MCH, EPI, HIV/AIDS, health education, disease and nutrition surveillance

Qualifications:

• BS in Nutrition required with 5-7 years of field experience or Master’s Degree required in Nutrition or other relevant field, 3-6 years of international experience in emergency nutrition response.
• An up-to date understanding of nutrition, risk reduction, emergency response, and sustainable development concepts.
• Knowledge in designing and implementing appropriate and effective holistic nutrition programs including ensuring that beneficiaries have access to health care, WASH, and FS programming.
• Nutrition training and field experience in Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition
• Skilled in management, supervision and organization
• Very good program report writing skills as well as analytical capacities
• Excellent representation and coordination skills with MOH, UNICEF, Nutrition Cluster Coordination and other stakeholder
• Strong experience in organizing and conducting training and capacity building
• Working knowledge of English and French is a must.

How to apply:

To officially begin the application process, qualified candidates please go to our career page http://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/careers.aspx , noting where you noticed the position you are applying for and complete the online employment application form.