Nutrition Program Manager
November 4
Description
• Nutrition Program Manager will be responsible for implementing and advancing Operation Smile’s organizational nutrition statement and strategy, while supporting the development, provision, and monitoring of active nutrition programs in Operation Smile’s current and future program countries. • Manage Operation Smile’s Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic-Food program (RUTF) • Work with in-country teams to design and expand nutrition programs, specific to Operation Smile Foundation needs and working within established infrastructure (e.g. Ministry of Health, National Office of Nutrition, Scale Up Nutrition Platform) with the purpose of training local teams, community health workers, midwives, nutrition volunteers, and patients on key nutrition topics. • Conduct trainings on nutrition protocols, and supportive supervision activities at a country and/or regional level. • Oversee Operation Smile Nutrition reporting procedures and support in-country teams in adhering to required practices. • Monitor international health system approaches and guidelines to ensure that Operation Smile’s nutrition programs work in parallel.
Requirements
• Master’s level degree in nutrition, medicine, public health, or a related field highly preferred • Experience working within health systems and at the population level in LMIC’s • A minimum of 5 years of direct relevant experience in the implementation and management of international development projects, specifically, with combined experience in two or more technical areas such as: primary health care, maternal children and neonatal care, family planning, maternal, newborn, and child health (FP/MNCH), nutrition, and Water/Sanitation/Hygiene, and health systems strengthening. • Demonstrated experience using REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) or similar data collection and management software in a research or clinical setting. • Ability to create and manage data collection instruments, implement updates and adjustments to survey instruments, and perform data analysis. • Project management experience and associated skills • Experience with managing budgets, reports, key performance indicators, and other evaluation metrics. • Fluency in English required, knowledge of foreign languages preferred • Able to participate in frequent international travel of up to 20% time
Apply Now