Health and Nutrition Technical Program Officer - North 1 zone
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Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)
Location:
- Muong Cha District, Vietnam
- Tuan Giao District, Vietnam
Job Description:
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Direction
- Provide inputs from the field for development/ review, revision of respective Technical Approach, Technical Program, Area Program (AP) Plans, Child protection Policy and Project Models
- Provide input to TP Manager and Specialists on developing and standardizing Technical Guidelines/Training Materials for the implementation of Project models.
- Consolidate and analyze the monitoring data to come up with appropriate findings and recommendations to improve the technical quality
- Participate in the impact assessment/ operation research of Project Models
- Provide inputs to TP – level reports
- Explore needs for further funding to address the burning problems faced by the children relating to Health & Nutrition and to share with Technical Program Manager in order to propose these issues through Concept paper, proposals…
Technical Support and Quality Assurance
- Develop and implement technical working plan for designed zone
- Assist the AP (Including AP manager and DFs) to develop annual POA which relevant to AP plan and in alignment with NO technical approach
- Review AP Plans, annual POAs and project models of the designated APs to ensure its alignment with National Strategy and Health & Nutrition TP
- Provide technical support for AP staff in the implementation of TP, addressing and finding solutions to TP issues
- Facilitate periodic monitoring, supportive supervision and reflection at the APs in the zone to ensure the quality of the TP’s implementation
- Provide technical support for design, implementation and evaluation of grant/ PNS projects in designated zone
- Consolidate, review and validate and analyze data from AP before sending to PE Officer for compiling zone Indicators
- Support the AP team to ensure that assessment, monitoring and planning processes have active participation of the parents, community people, children and key project partners. This might include reviewing the process, documents of assessment & planning of the APs in the zone
- Review all the annual reports of the APs in the zone and provide feedback for improvement
- Support Technical Specialist and Technical Program Manager to standard DME tools for baseline, monitoring and evaluation of the TP
- Support zonal PEU Officer to introduce standard indicators and tools for baseline, monitoring and evaluation of the TP to the AP staff, so that these tools are disseminated to the local network for their use
- Participate in the following key M&E activities scheduled by PEU in the designated zone which should include AP assessment, AP Design and AP Evaluation
- Ensure that national KPIs related to Health & Nutrition are reviewed, updated with accuracy periodically
- Provide technical support for procurement and strategic sourcing (materials, consultants)
- Manage project activities and budget for provincial level
- Provide support to APs in implementation of Health & Nutrition management in emergency
Capacity Building
- Introduce the technical models to AP staff
- Provide technical guidance to district/commune partners on project models
- In consultation with Technical Program Manager and Technical Specialist, AP Manager to facilitate capacity building activities including TOT training for AP technical resource persons for contextualization and follow-up
- In consultation with Technical Program Manager and Technical Specialist, AP Manager, Communication and Advocacy staff to document and share the best practices on Health & Nutrition for the purpose of staff learning and development.
- Build and enhance capacity for local Rapid Response Teams (RRTs);
- Participate in building capacity with/for the NRRT
- Be ready for deployment to lead/join emergency responses (when requested
Advocacy and Networking
- Build and nurture effective working relationship with technical departments at provincial level
- Document and disseminate evidences on the impact/ effectiveness of the relevant project models with the provincial level decision/policy makers for advocacy activities
- Work with APs and Zonal Manager to plan and allocate budget for advocacy activities at provincial level
- Implement and monitoring the outcomes of advocacy activities at provincial level while ensure the linkage between different levels
- Identify and raise emerging issues for advocacy
- Identify and share learnings, good practices, model from implementation for Technical Program Manager and Technical Specialist for purpose of advocacy and replication.
- Represent WVV at relevant forums, meetings, working groups and workshops relating to Health & Nutrition in designated zone.
Others
- Take responsibility for personal security, accurately identify and assess the dangers and respond in the most appropriate way; take all good faith efforts to keep other WVV staff and property secure with guidance and instruction as being trained by WVI
- Perform other duties as assigned by the manager to contribute to the team performance.
KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
- At least 3 – 5 years’ experience in health, nutrition project
- Experience in working with non-governmental organization.
- Experience of and demonstrated ability to effectively network with a diverse range of multi-lateral, and government bodies;
- Experience in monitoring and evaluating projects and ensuring that recommendations are implemented.….
- Bachelor’s Degree in Health/ Nutrition or related fields.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, time management, demonstrated leadership and good management ability.
- Proven ability to provide coaching and deliver other capacity building activities.
- Ability to provide supportive supervision to assure the interventions’ quality.
- Ability to document and share best practice for replication.
- Ability to communicate and relate effectively with a diverse range of people (i.e. project beneficiaries, Government officials, project partners, WVV staff).
- Conceptual understanding of and commitment to development work, especially Christian, child-focused, community-based development concepts, approaches and processes.
- Ability to work with a minimum of supervision, exercise judgment, meet deadlines and work under pressure.
- Good data analysis and reporting skills.
- Good computer skills (word processing, excel, power point & email).
- Strong ability to speak, write and read in both English
- Be willing to travel to the APs in designated zone.
- Willingness to support articulate and demonstrate World Vision’s core values in meaningful ways to colleagues, partners, children and communities.
- Willingness to travel up to 40% of the time
- Satisfactory pre-employment medical report verified by medical doctors from licensed hospitals
- Language Requirements: Vietnamese: Fluent; English: Upper Intermediate