Helen Keller International (HKI). an international NGO working in nutrition and food security, now in partnership with the USAID-funded SUAAHARA program for 5 years, invites qualified Nepali nationals (preferred) or resident international expats in Nepal to apply for the position of Senior Technical Advisor.
PURPOSES:
The Senior Technical Advisor will function as the key person responsible for the technical quality of the consortium of Save the Children and Helen Keller International to provide high quality technical guidance and support on key activities under a 5 year USAID-funded cooperative agreement for an integrated nutrition program “Suaahara" in Nepal. The focus of the program is to improve the nutritional status of women and children under two years of age through an integrated Nutrition. Family Planning. Maternal. Newborn and Child Health (FP/MNCH) and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program. The project is designed and implemented to fully support the Government of Nepal in line with Nepal Health Sector Plan II.
SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
■ Master's or doctoral degree in public health or similar field
■ 10 years of national and international experience in the field of public health, working on programs of similar scope and complexity.
■ Have demonstrated expertise in the relevant technical areas including public health, FP/MNCH nutrition, water/sanitation/hygiene, household food production, behavior change communications, capacity building, applied research, strengthening public sector service delivery systems, technical and program innovations, monitoring and evaluation as well as multi-sector approaches.
■ S/he must have demonstrated success in delivering technical assistance, in working in collaboration with host country governments and partner organizations.
■ S/he must have creative and analytical abilities, good English oral and written communication skills, and substantial experience in research, monitoring and evaluation.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
■ Provide up-to-date, evidence-based technical guidance and support to the Nepal INP Management Team in country as it pertains to the focus of this program;
■ Provide technical guidance to the development of annual workplans, in line with the Suaahara strategies, to ensure the integrated PHN and FP/MNCH as well as WASH activities are operating at scale in all target districts;
■ Ensure the technical quality of program interventions by coaching and building the technical capacity of the field teams to implement the Suaahara activities effectively and efficiently:
■ Work closely with government counterparts in the Ministry of Health and Population and other relevant ministries and provide technical support to facilitate alignment of PHN strategies with current government policy and the National Health Sector Plan II and III. This includes providing input to the NuTech, the national nutrition technical body of stakeholders in Nepal;
■ identify, and/or research opportunities for capacity building for local partners and contribute to the development of the project's strategic plan, annual work plans, and country plans and ensure that project documents and reports incorporate the latest technical approaches and interventions;
■ Provide technical input on Suaahara program's midterm performance review and end line survey as well as other identified research and studies;
■ Oversee the process of producing quality donor and other reports in a timely fashion - in close coordination with project team;
■ In coordination with technical leads and partners, ensure efficient planning and implementation of quality program activities including selection of appropriate short-term technical assistance;
■ Promote program learning through sharing of technical information among the staff so that state-of-the-art approaches are applied consistently across all project interventions;
■ Represent the Suaahara activities to the public health community through the participation in and/or organization of conferences, workshops, and seminars, and through a range of technical reports, briefs, publications, and presentations;
■ Participate in and present on behalf of the project in appropriate technical meetings and conferences;
■ Keep the senior program management team informed about all key issues on a timely basis.
Qualified individuals should email a cover letter and CV. with the full address and contact number of three references to: ndahal@hki.org . The email subject should mention the position.
Applications must be received by COB June 30. 2013. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.
Helen Keller International is an equal opportunity employer.
PURPOSES:
The Senior Technical Advisor will function as the key person responsible for the technical quality of the consortium of Save the Children and Helen Keller International to provide high quality technical guidance and support on key activities under a 5 year USAID-funded cooperative agreement for an integrated nutrition program “Suaahara" in Nepal. The focus of the program is to improve the nutritional status of women and children under two years of age through an integrated Nutrition. Family Planning. Maternal. Newborn and Child Health (FP/MNCH) and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program. The project is designed and implemented to fully support the Government of Nepal in line with Nepal Health Sector Plan II.
SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
■ Master's or doctoral degree in public health or similar field
■ 10 years of national and international experience in the field of public health, working on programs of similar scope and complexity.
■ Have demonstrated expertise in the relevant technical areas including public health, FP/MNCH nutrition, water/sanitation/hygiene, household food production, behavior change communications, capacity building, applied research, strengthening public sector service delivery systems, technical and program innovations, monitoring and evaluation as well as multi-sector approaches.
■ S/he must have demonstrated success in delivering technical assistance, in working in collaboration with host country governments and partner organizations.
■ S/he must have creative and analytical abilities, good English oral and written communication skills, and substantial experience in research, monitoring and evaluation.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
■ Provide up-to-date, evidence-based technical guidance and support to the Nepal INP Management Team in country as it pertains to the focus of this program;
■ Provide technical guidance to the development of annual workplans, in line with the Suaahara strategies, to ensure the integrated PHN and FP/MNCH as well as WASH activities are operating at scale in all target districts;
■ Ensure the technical quality of program interventions by coaching and building the technical capacity of the field teams to implement the Suaahara activities effectively and efficiently:
■ Work closely with government counterparts in the Ministry of Health and Population and other relevant ministries and provide technical support to facilitate alignment of PHN strategies with current government policy and the National Health Sector Plan II and III. This includes providing input to the NuTech, the national nutrition technical body of stakeholders in Nepal;
■ identify, and/or research opportunities for capacity building for local partners and contribute to the development of the project's strategic plan, annual work plans, and country plans and ensure that project documents and reports incorporate the latest technical approaches and interventions;
■ Provide technical input on Suaahara program's midterm performance review and end line survey as well as other identified research and studies;
■ Oversee the process of producing quality donor and other reports in a timely fashion - in close coordination with project team;
■ In coordination with technical leads and partners, ensure efficient planning and implementation of quality program activities including selection of appropriate short-term technical assistance;
■ Promote program learning through sharing of technical information among the staff so that state-of-the-art approaches are applied consistently across all project interventions;
■ Represent the Suaahara activities to the public health community through the participation in and/or organization of conferences, workshops, and seminars, and through a range of technical reports, briefs, publications, and presentations;
■ Participate in and present on behalf of the project in appropriate technical meetings and conferences;
■ Keep the senior program management team informed about all key issues on a timely basis.
Qualified individuals should email a cover letter and CV. with the full address and contact number of three references to: ndahal@hki.org . The email subject should mention the position.
Applications must be received by COB June 30. 2013. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.
Helen Keller International is an equal opportunity employer.
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