ARC,Nutrition Technical Coordinator Jobs in Rwanda

opulation from DRC and Burundi by
ensuring the provision of basic services (adequate health care & nutrition,
shelter, water, sanitation & hygiene, HIV/AIDS prevention & treatment),
improving food security and enabling economic recovery in six refugee camps
located in Rwanda.

• Contribute
  actively to the strategic planning and development of nutrition project
  design and efforts for the Rwanda program.
• Establish
  nutrition project management system/s for proper planning, implementation
  and monitoring of activities, including work plan, regular spending review
  meetings and project monitoring sessions.
• Provide
  technical supervision of all assigned nutrition project staff to ensure
  project performance according to work plans, procurement plans, standards
  and indicators.
•  Monitor
  and review nutrition project activities with appropriate, pre-determined indicators,
  making appropriate changes where necessary, in conjunction with the
  national Health & Nutrition Advisor and relevant Rwanda programs and
  support staff.
• Implement
  all nutrition project activities including behavior change communication
  in the target camps, including but not limited to: selection and training
  of volunteer animators, identification and engagement of relevant
  stakeholders, delivery of awareness raising activities, support to and
  supervision of animators, and monitoring and evaluation
• Maintain
  contact and coordinate with relevant organizations working in the camps to
  ensure coordination of activities and messages related to nutrition
• Liaise
  regularly with all relevant sectors in the camps (livelihoods, hygiene and
  sanitation, health and nutrition) to identify behaviors that affect
  nutrition and that need to be addressed
• Liaise
  with graphic artists, donors, partners and government counterparts to
  develop and approve materials targeting behavior changes in nutrition

• Train,
  coordinate, supervise, and coach nutrition animators/health and nutrition
  staff /camp leaders for the prevention of malnutrition through BCC in the
  five targeted camps
• Assist
  communities in understanding the implications of healthier nutrition for
  their families and empower them to adopt the necessary changes
• Motivate
  and encourage leaders and influential individuals to become involved in
  community mobilization activities that support healthy nutrition practices
  and programming.
• Support
  nutrition animators to form and support groups of men and women (community
  dialogues, mother to mother support groups, parent evenings)as per the
  action plan, to explore behaviors around nutrition and advocate for
  changes around all factors that affect nutrition
• Design,
  plan, and coordinate mass activities such as theater events, sporting
  events, cooking demonstrations, breastfeeding promotion campaigns, film
  screenings, and concerts to promote nutrition messaging, explore behavior
  around nutrition, and advocate for changes around all factors that affect
  nutrition
• Document
  nutrition program experiences to share with other agencies, organizations,
  and institutions and for ARC use.

• Minimum
  of Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Public Health or related health-field
  from recognized university. Masters level qualification preferred.
• Minimum
  6 years’ direct experience providing technical support, staff supervision,
  project management and leadership and reporting for Nutrition programming
• Extensive
  knowledge and experience in Behavior Change Communication programming
  approaches.
• Demonstrated
  program management and budget management direct experience, preferably in
  refugee settings and/or in developing country contexts.
• Strong
  programs coordination and leadership skills with proven ability to support
  and mentor multiple staff members remotely
• Experience
  training and leading multi-cultural teams made of INGO staff, local
  government representatives and camp/community leadership
• Strong
  project performance management and report writing required.
• Demonstrated
  experience in design, deliver of program related training and presentation
  skills required.
• English
  fluency – both oral and written required.

• A
  team player, with ability to work in a high paced, demanding environment.
• Flexibility
  to work long extended hours if needed, to meet changing or high demands of
  a large and fast paced country nutrition programming.
• Great
  mentorship, coaching and support-approach to work.
• Extreme
  flexibility with the ability to cope with stressful, likely changing
  scenarios or situations.
• Exhibit
  the values of respect, team-spirit, non-violence, impartiality, humor,
  equity, dedication, inquisitiveness, simplicity in work-style and
  integrity.
• Transparency,
  accountability and ethical behavior in daily organizational activities.
• Excellent
  strategic thinking, process management and problem solving skills
• Strong
  comprehension and creativity skills
• Ability
  and willingness to travel to and work in field sites, up to 50-80%