Senegal: NUTRITION REGIONAL OFFICER ACF WEST AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE

With 30 years of expertise in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster and chronic food insecurity, Action Against Hunger runs life-saving programmes in over 40 countries benefiting five million people each year. With head offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, the United States and Canada, our international network shares its combined resources, breadth of experience and technical expertise in pursuit of a world without hunger.

As a non-governmental, non-profit, non-religious organization, we are committed to principled humanitarian action as outlined in our International Charter of Principles: independence, neutrality, non-discrimination, free and direct access to affected populations, professionalism and transparency

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

Under the general guidance of the Regional Programme Coordinator, the Regional Nutrition and public health specialist is responsible for

Management of (i.e. Support to and Follow-up of) regional projects

· Provide methodological guidance (tools, guidelines, advises): M&E tools & systems harmonization (validation of tools, timing, formats, etc), follow-up of projects' progress, support to scaling-up, backstopping, lesson-learning and dissemination of good practices across countries for nutrition-focused grants (SIDA, AFD). Collaborate with the FSL WARO specialist for similar advises concerning nutrition activities that may be included in FSL-focused grants (DFID, ECHO);

• Compile and analyse key programme data in the field of nutrition: treatment programmes’ performance indicators (SAM & MAM admissions, cured/death/defaulter rates, coverage), blanket feeding beneficiaries & programme results, etc.

Strategic development:

• Monitor the Nutrition situation in West Africa: follow-up and analysis of key indicators & trends influencing nutritional vulnerability in the region
• Learns lessons from ACF programmes and other actors’ programmes on what works best and what still needs to be done in the fields of malnutrition treatment and prevention; propose possible developments to HQs and country missions
• Develops ACF Regional Nutrition portfolio: project proposal writing, donor contacts and potential partners, development of regional activity in Nutrition activitie**s**

Advocacy and profile-raising:

• Technical Interlocution with donors, partners & regional stakeholders on: regional technical standards; best solutions for under nutrition prevention & treatment/ capitalization; alignment of country offices’ programmes (missions) based on good practices & best solutions identified; The post holder is expected to liaise and engage in debates with UN agencies (WFP, UNICEF, OCHA), donors (ECHO, USAID, SIDA, DFID), governments (inter-governmental regional organisations such as ECOWAS - RPCA and CILSS) at a senior level

PROFILE

• Advanced university degree in Nutrition and/or public health.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in this field is required
• Demonstrated experience in high-level representation, networking and/or advocacy in the field of nutrition – with UN agencies (WFP, UNICEF), within cluster (or assimilated) systems, key competitors (INGOs/ NGOs), donors (ECHO, USAID, others), governments (MoH)
• Very strong communication and information management skills; track record of work with a wide range of stakeholders both externally and internally (the post-holder will be an interface between several headquarters and country missions)
• Solid representation, communication and negotiation skills for donors’ negotiations and representation in high-level technical for a in the region
• Fluency in French and English

REMUNERATIVE PACKAGE

We offer immediate incorporation to a dynamic international network with the following remuneration package:

· Work contract: 1 year

· Base: Dakar

· Salary: from 1850€ to 2.400€ gross per month according to candidate’s previous experience (according to standard list of ACF- Spain)

· ACF- Spain remuneration system allows a salary progression based on the annual development appraisal.

· Up to 20% additional remuneration depending on the position’s context and responsibilities (according the grading scale set by ACF-E)

· House and maintenance covered by the organization (including per diem): package estimated according to the destination.

· Travel costs to and from the mission.

· 25 working days of paid leave per year.

· Break: additional rest period, including travel cost to a reference area and economic help of 215€.

· Health, repatriation, travel and life insurance covered by the organization.

· Extra per month and per child (Under 18 years old).

We will only consider the candidacies received by our online service. Please click in the following link to accede to the service:

https://employ.acf-e.org/

Note. - Given the urgency of this position, the vacancy may close before the deadline. For more information about this position, visit our Website www.accioncontraelhambre.org in case of not find it published here means that the selection process has been closed.