Overview
Health & Nutrition Officer provides professional technical assistance and support for programme/project design, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and administration of programme/project activities, including data analysis, progress reporting, knowledge networking and capacity building.
Key Responsibilities
- Accurate information, data analysis, and documentation are timely made available to support situation analysis, sectoral input and reporting.
- Technical assistance are provided to the development and implementation of integrated Health & Nutrition strategies and approaches through participation and collaboration with internal and external partners.
- Work plan and objectives are effectively established and planned results are timely delivered through technical support and coordination in consultation with all relevant partners.
- Project efficiency and effectiveness are enhanced through effective implementation follow-up.
- Project implementation progress is monitored for adjustment and improvement of program delivery and sustainability. Gender/sex disaggregated data and inputs provided relevant to the Health & Nutrition programme.
- Transparency is ensured for supply and non-supply assistance and disbursement of programme funds for Health & Nutrition.
- Effective partnership and working relationships are maintained for advocacy, technical coordination, information sharing and knowledge networking.
- Up-to-date programme information is kept available and reports prepared and shared with relevant stakeholders as required to support the Health & Nutrition programme by the effective implementation of integrated monitoring system.
- Emergency preparedness is maintained, and in emergencies, emergency responses with effective coordination are provided and in line with the Core Commitments for Children (CCCs) in Humanitarian Action, partnerships with the Health and Nutrition humanitarian actors strengthened within the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC).
- Other assigned duties and responsibilities are effectively accomplished.
Required Experience
- Minimum of one (1) year of professional work experience in planning, programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of health programmes.
- Professional work experience in a programme management function or a technical expert capacity in child survival & health care.
- Planning, design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of health programs aimed at people under the age of 18.
- Previous experience effectively working with government and partner organizations in Colombia is an asset.
- Prior experience in related programme functions is an asset.
Qualifications
University degree in Health professional (in nursing or medicine) with additional studies in public health, nutrition and pediatrics.
