Acción Contra el Hambre

• Ensure timely and quality implementation (according to international and AAH standards) of the H&N activities portfolio in the field base
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of undertaken activities
• Manage the H&N team
• Contribute to programme development through participating to multi-sector integrated needs assessments and leading technical needs assessments 
• Liaise and coordinate with external stakeholders in own technical area (H&N)

• Objective 1: (Ensure timely and quality implementation of the H&N activities portfolio in the field base)                    
  • Provide project management to the H&N team regarding all ongoing project activities, while maintaining and implementing appropriate standards and best practices in line with ACF policies and procedures
  • Support field coordinator, program manager, and the H&N team with the establishment, monitoring and delivery of H&N program level strategies, plans, targets, indicators, and work plans, verifying budgets against forecasts

• Objective 2: (Ensure timely and accurate reporting of undertaken activities) 

  • Ensure monthly reporting of activities including achievements, challenges and explaining deviation with targets 
  • Contribute to donors’ reporting requirements
  • Collaborate with national authorities and partners to coordinate and implement public health and nutrition response activities    

• Objective 3: (Manage the H&N team)                

  • Identify capacity development needs of own team and liaise with the Technical Coordinator and HR to envisage the way forward
  • In charge of appraising the team under his management and providing capacity building 

• Objective 4: (Contribute to programmed development through participating to multi-sector integrated needs assessments and leading technical needs assessments                   

  • Collect information and data required to analyze H&N needs/gaps.
  • Collaborate with national authorities and partners to coordinate and implement public health and nutrition response activities.
  • Proactively identify new areas of opportunities and interventions in collaboration with field teams.

• Objective 5: (Liaise and coordinate with external stakeholders in own technical area (H&N)                      

  • participate in sub-sector meetings and relevant technical working groups at the local level
  • Following up approvals from line ministries   

• Education: BS degree in medicine with specialty in pediatrics or maternal and child health, health or social sciences (including pharmacy), or international development/relations with public health management experience/degrees. 
• Technical specific knowledge:
  • Solid project cycle management knowledge and program management.
  • Good experience in working with international donors’ funding and reporting.
  • M&E tools and methodologies.
  • Previous involvement in implementation processes (including development of bill of quantities, tech spec cost estimations, etc.) is essential.
  • Knowledge of the Syrian context is essential.
  • Market Assessments/Analysis.
• Previous experience (years):
  • Previous experience in the humanitarian field as TL or similar (at least 2 years).
  • Excellent experience in working with local/national partners, Ministries, and other stakeholders with solid ability of regular stakeholder mapping, coordination, and representation.
  • Good experience in implementing H&N programs, including primary health care, reproductive care, care practices, health care management, IYCF-E, CMAM, MHPSS.
  • Proved experience in conducting needs assessments, contextual profiling, risk assessments and analysis pertaining to field implementation of H&N technical projects.
  • Good team leadership and conflict resolution skills, consensus team building, and adaptability.  
• Humanitarian sector knowledge:
  • Humanitarian principles H&N and Early Recovery/Resilience programming. 
  • Knowledge of Gender and Protection mainstreaming.
• Languages: Arabic, English

•  IT systems: Microsoft Office, Spreadsheets, and databases

• Sphere Project: (minimum standards).

Contract period: 5 months renewable base on Action Against Hunger fund and performance.

Salary/benefits: According to Action Against Hunger's salary scale and terms and conditions.

Duty station: Aleppo.

- Candidates may be contacted for other suitable positions within Action Against Hunger.  

- Due to the high-number of applications received, only potential applicants will be contacted. 

-Applications will be assessed and vacancy might be closed before the end of the announcement as per qualifications availability.
  - The organization is committed to the principles of non-discrimination and diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people.

In the process of recruitment, selection and appointment Action Against Hunger implement a range of procedures and actions including Criminal Background Checks/ International vetting/Certificate of good conduct to ensure children and vulnerable adults are safeguarded and abuse is prevented.