Job Vacancy for CMAM Coverage Deputy Program Manager at Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger - ACF International is an international humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger. Recognized as a leader in the fight against malnutrition, Action Against Hunger | ACF International saves the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger. With 30 years of expertise in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster, and chronic food insecurity, ACF runs life-saving programs in some 40 countries benefiting five million people each year.

ACFis recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: CMAM Coverage Deputy Program Manager

Job Location: Abuja

Job Description

• The CMAM (Community Management of Acute Malnutrition) program coverage deputy manager (DPM) will assist and work closely with CMAM program coverage program manager (PM) in planning, designing, conducting, analyzing and reporting on SLEAC and SQUEAC assessments. He or she will assist the PM to train ACF staff, relevant resource persons of the state Ministry of Health (SMOH), partner agencies using the Simplified LQAS (Lot Quality Assurance Sampling) Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SLEAC) and Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SQUEAC) methods.
• The nature of the implementation involves collection of relevant data while compiling draft report progresively. The DPM backstops the PM in all aspects of planning including recruitment of surveyors, supervision of coverage teams in the field and quality check on all data ensuing from the surveys. The survey investigations are a set of continuous activities that requires meticulous planning and organization within the planned period.
• The DPM is directly managed by the PM and in a coordinated effort also, liaises with the Head of Bases (HoBs), State Technical Advisor (STA), State M&E officer, LGA officers, and Logistics & administration (Log & Admin) from time to time. He will assist the PM to supervise the CMAM program coverage officers while in the field.

Qualifications and Skills

• Basic degree in a field related to statistics, public health nutrition, epidemiology or any other related discipline.

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in the implementation and management of or provision of technical support to nutrition programs (including Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition)
• Prior experience in coverage assessments (e.g. SQUEAC, SLEAC,)
• Prior capacity building/training experience essential
• Excellent communication skills essential
• Prior evaluation experience an asset
• Ability to create solutions or responses to problems in an autonomous way
• Proven ability to work independently
• High level of English written and oral communication essential
• Ability to speak Hausa.

Preferred:

• Initiative
• Planning, Organizing and Coordinating
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Team Work and Cooperation
• Listening, Understanding and Responding
• Analytical thinking
• Problem Solving
• Developing Others.

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Note:

• Only qualified candidates should apply and will be considered.

Application Deadline: 15th November, 2013.