Health and Nutrition Team Leader at World Vision
- Company: World Vision
- Location: Tanzania
- State: Dar Es Salaam Jobs
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: Healthcare/Medical Jobs in Tanzania
Job Description
To provide technical leadership and coordination of all Health and Nutrition interventions for WV Tanzania to ensure the realization of Our Promise. The incumbent staff will lead the development of all H&N technical approaches for the NO. S/he will actively pursue resource mobilization strategies for the sector, lead on proposal development, writing and process management. S/he will lead external representation to donors and government and maintain an externally orientated situational awareness of public health priorities to ensure that WVT is prepared for appropriate sectoral responses. S/he will support the roll out of H&N in new grants and APs and manage the H&N Technical Program in all clusters. S/he will conduct capacity building and technical backstopping and monitoring of health and nutrition interventions.
Will uphol and the core values of World Vision.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITES
% of time
Activity
End Results
25%
Technical Leadership for program quality and program management
Program Implementation
Contribute to overall WVT strategy; ensure health priorities are adequately and accurately reflected in national strategy
Develop H&N technical approaches, ensuring alignment with WVT strategy and regional and global health priorities and cross-sectoral considerations
Develop systems and processes to support WVT health programs have consistent approaches
Ensure ongoing improvements to health TA/TP design to ensure it remains relevant to context, incorporates innovation, by receiving and analysing field-level information
Develop and/or contextualize models, methodologies and tools for health programming implementation
Quality Assurance
Review H&N reports, H&N TA, TPs and AP plans for quality.
Regular monitoring, supervision and evaluation of health programs to ensure quality implementation. Includes technical backstopping, reflection, lessons learned events, etc., to ensure programming on track
Ensure AP designs are aligned to TP,
Ensure implementation meets minimum standards
Participate with DME team in designing, redesigning and elaborating logframes for H&N programming.
Ensure standardization of H&N indicators and project models across projects
WVT health technical approach aligned with regional and global HN strategies, and represent the best possible address of Tanzania contexts.
Quality assurance of H&N programming in NO ensures that models and projects are implemented with fidelity
Field staff involved in H&N programming are supported to understand H&N technical approaches and minimum standards, and provided with practical guidance to achieve high standards of programming
30%
Resource Mobilization and Proposal Development
Preposition WVT for grants in H&N technical sector, working with national GAM team
Mapping of donors in H&N; understand donor expectations, technical priorities and key strategic approaches
Track multilateral, bilateral and local funding programs to access resources
Prepare concept papers and proposals for grant acquisition
Prepare detailed health or sub-sector capacity statements for WVT
Ensure that all aspects of the project development, funding appliactions and proposals are accurate and professionally prepared
There are increased relevant grant opportunities identified for WVT and are in the grant pipeline
Proposals submitted are technically sound
20%
Support to H&N Staff and partners
Capacity Development
Assessment of NO H&N staff capacities/ competencies
Prepare Manuals and guidelines for staff and community training in Health, and Nutrition programs
Facilitate capacity building of staff on health technical modules, public health topics, through trainings, workshops and technical backstopping
Conduct trainings at ToF/TOT level in select HHN project models
Assist in capacity building of local government, CBOs,CPGs, Church/FBOs, CCCs and other community groups
Team Performance Management
Provide leadership, support and technical guidance to field staff in implementation of health programming
Technically supervise H&N Grant Managers and AP Health technical staff
Conduct field visits to provide on site support
Participate in recruitment and hiring of H&N technical staff, together with P&C
Supervise H&N technical team staff
NO Capacity in the Health sector is improved in an incremental and progressive manner to meet internal standards and external expectations
H&N staff are managed effectively to produce high quality programming
H&N staff are managed ethically according to WVI standards
10%
Learning and Evidence Base Development, Dissemination and Knowledge Management
Identify and implement opportunities for research to enhance learning and build the evidence base/generate evidence, ideally with academic partners.
Spearhead research, documentation and reflection exercises for learning in collaboration with other sector specialists.
Collect, document and disseminate field best practices, case studies and success stories
Develop conference abstracts and/or publications based on learnings and best practice
Learning from WVT H&N programs is maximised, synthesized and disseminated to relevant internal and external audiences
Results of WVT programming can stand up to external scrutiny and make a meaningful contribution to enhancing our reputation with donors and supporters and attracting additional resources
15%
External Representation
Advocacy
Incorporate local-to-national H&N advocacy and campaigning in H&N Technical Approach and programming, with assistance of advocacy team
Accompany advocacy and SLT members to meetings with health departments
Provide technical input into policy briefings/ensure quality of advocacy product content
Understand and include advocacy staff in health TAs and TP
Obtain evidence from health programs and data from CVA to inform policy at sub-national and national level and to be used in government relations
Networking and Partnership
Represent WVT at external workshops, technical forums, etc, engaging with MoH and other relevant ministries, donors and other health partners.
Ensure WVT is recognized as a prominent actor at all levels;
Networking with MoH, contribute to Tanzania government strategy or national plans and strategies
Develop strategic partnerships with private sector with more intentional engagements with private sector/corporates
Compile updated fact sheets on health programming to support the partnering and external engagement teams.
WVT influence on the health agenda to external partners, donors, academia and civil society organizations, is strengthened in the Tanzania
WVT has a recognized and increasing profile with donors, Government and other partners
Core Values and Stewardship
Provide spiritual support to staff of the Division and reinforce the core values to enable understanding of the WV operations and culture.
Manage the WVT material and financial resources to ensure Stewardship and accountability in Program Quality and Strategy Division.
KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
Required Professional Experience
The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:
Minimum Qualification required:
A deep knowledge of the health and nutrition issues that affect the country, with significant H&N experience
Knowledge and skills in health data management/monitoring & evaluation
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, time management, demonstrated leadership and good management ability
Required Education,
training, license,
registration, and
certification
Master Degree in Public Health, Nutrition or related field, with at least 5 years practical experience in Public health programming with a reputable organization
Preferred Knowledge
and Qualifications
5+ years experience in public health programs
Proven experience in managing community health and nutrition projects
Experience leading and managing a professional technical team
Travel and/or
Work Environment
Requirement
Physical
Requirements
Language
Requirements
English and Swahili
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Contact (within WV or outside WV)
Reason for contact
Frequency of contact
RM&PQ Director
Direct Supervision
Daily
GAM Team, including GAM Manager and Compliance and Partnerships manager
New Business Development and Resource Mobilization
Daily
Grants Management Team including Grants Operations Senior manager and Grant Mangers
Ongoing technical support to existing grants
Weekly
Cluster H&N Teams including cluster managers and H&N staff
Ongoing management and support to H&N TP
Weekly
H&N Technical team staff
Technical supervision and line management
Daily
GoT staff from MoH and TAMISEMI
Integration of WVT work into GoT programs
Weekly
NGO Partners
Collaboration on joint projects and program development
As required
Donors and Supporters
Resource Mobilization
As required
DECISION MAKING
The H&N Technical Team Leader makes decisions on all technical issues related to the sector.
The H&N Techniacl Team Leader makes decisions in consultation with direct supervisor, GAM team and H&N technical staff
CORE COMPETENCIES – For all positions, select the top 3 prioritized competencies from below. Click here for a quick overview of our Core Competencies.
☐ Be Safe and Resilient
☒ Deliver Results
☒ Build Relationships
☐ Be Accountable
☐ Learn and Develop
☒ Improve and Innovate
☐ Partner and Collaborate
☐ Embrace Change
For Management positions only, select the top 2 prioritized competencies from below.
☐ Model Self-Management
☒ Engage, Influence, Lead
and Grow Others
☐ Run an Effective
and Agile Organisation
☒ Develop the Organisation
Method of Application
Submit your CV and Application on Company Website : Click HereClosing Date : 5th July, 2021.
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