JOB DETAILS:

People in Need (www.peopleinneed.net) works in Zambia since 2017 delivering lifesaving and development assistance to vulnerable people in the sectors of nutrition, livelihoods, WASH, environment and good governance. We are part of Alliance 2015, a strategic network of seven European non-governmental organizations engaged in humanitarian aid and development projects.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

The project titled ‘Emergency Nutrition Response‘ is 1-year project funded by UNICEF.
The project is being implemented in Sikongo, Senanga, Sioma, Nalolo, Limulunga, and Lukulu districts by PIN Zambia.
The main objective of the project is to reduce mortality and morbidity rates in children under the age of 5 years due to malnutrition caused by the prolonged dry spells experienced in the stated districts. This will be achieved through building the capacity of district health system on prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema (‎acute malnutrition)‎ in infants and children under 5 years as well as providing necessary supplies for the treatment of malnutrition in health facilities.
Scope of Works:

Under the direct line management of the Project Manager, the Field Coordinator (FC) will be tasked to implement project’s activities with a special emphasis on nutrition element of the project.
FC will be responsible for tasks focused on community outreach, supervision of supported health facilities, training delivery and supervision of community mass screenings and GMP sessions as well as other direct field work with the target communities and project stakeholders.
The FC and his/her team will work closely with health workers, community health volunteers as well as representatives of Ministry of Health (MoH) to ensure the needs of the final beneficiaries (pregnant and lactating women (PLW), children under 5) are addressed. Moreover, the FC will ensure that timely collection, analysis and reporting of project indicators are followed take place.
The FC will closely work with the project officer and PM, as well as other PIN staff.
Also, he/she will attend all relevant meetings with ministries and donor of the intervention to discuss any issues arising during the programme implementation.

Requirements
1. Required Skills, Experience and Behavioural Competencies:

• 2 years of experience in Nutrition/Health programmes
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to observe and provide feedback on the activities
• Ability to collect and analyses data
• Excellent reporting skills
• Commitment to and understanding of PIN’s aims, core values and principles
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Silozi languages is an added advantage
• Good administrative skills, computer literate (working knowledge of MS Office)
• Self-starter and motivated, ability to plan and organize work independently
• Ability to work under pressure and react accordingly to evolving context/situation
• Experience using mobile data collection tools (such Kobo toolbox

2. Qualification
• Bachelor or higher degree in relevant field (Public Health, Nutrition, Development or other relevant education)
• At least 2 years of experience as programs staff, with proven experience on line management
Send us your cover letter and CV which includes the contacts on your referees. Ideally, we need the name and email of your two previous line managers and one of HR.
Please note that PIN never ask for exchange of material, services or money for employment.
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Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree