South Sudan: South Sudan – A Nutrition Program Manager in Pamat

Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency. The association leads in average 190 projects by year in the following sectors of intervention: food security, health, nutrition, construction and rehabilitation of infrastructures, water, sanitation, hygiene and economic recovery. PUI is providing assistance to around 5 million people in 20 countries – in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Eastern Europe and France.

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Situation and humanitarian needs :

In the Republic of South Sudan (SSD), more than 2 years of armed conflict have shattered the lives of millions of people. 2014 and 2015 have been years of continued instability due to unresolved border issues (between Sudan and South Sudan) and more importantly due to the civil war between SPLM/A forces loyal to President S. Kiir and SPLA-IO loyal to the rebel leader R. Machar, former vice-president. As of beginning of 2015; at least six out of 10 states are affected by armed violence, 1.66 million people have been displaced within the country, more than 640.000 refugees have fled out of the country, 3.9 million people are severely food insecure. Among IDPs, about 180.000 people have found refuge in UNMIS PoCs. All this needs to be considered in a very young country within which virtually the entire population has experienced forced displacement at least 1 time and hence where resilience is massively jeopardized.

Previous Northern Bahr el Ghazal (NBeG) (where PUI is operating since Feb. 2015) has been and still is largely neglected by humanitarian assistance because of their peripheral situation with regards to the armed conflict. However, NBeG has extreme levels of food insecurity, has the highest prevalence of malnutrition, where the prevalence Global acute malnutrition rate for children aged 6 to 59 months is persistently high and above the emergency threshold of 15% and Access to health care is poor.

Our action in the field :

PUI has been operating in SSD since February 2015 and intends to extend the coverage of its current intervention. Addressing urgent needs of the most vulnerable in the targeted Fields is planned through the following strategic objectives:

• Improvement of the access to health care services
• Reduction of the risks associated with food insecurity and undernutrition

Other strategic objectives will be considered in 2017 and will be used to define complementary needs assessment in the Field where PUI is already operational but might also cover new counties/states depending on the evolution of the political/security situation. The sectors PUI would like to investigate are the following: Shelter & NFIs, Water Sanitation & Hygiene, Rehabilitation & Construction and Economic Recovery.

In 2015 PUI has implemented the following projects in the county of Aweil North (previous NBeG State):

• Access to Primary Health Care services:

A Primary Health Care Centre has been fully operational in Malual Centre Payam and associated to outreach and community based activities in an Field where host community is massively vulnerable and where movements are still recorded. The targeted Field is virtually free from other type of humanitarian intervention. This project is funded by ECHO DG, and we anticipate continuing with the same donor in 2017

• Nutrition

PUI provides nutrition services according to the National Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) protocol at PHCC level and through outreach activities, which includes Out-patient Therapeutic Program (OTP) and Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program (TFSP) for children between 6 and 59 months as well as pregnant and lactating women (PLW) at 11 different nutrition sites in Aweil North, with the support of ECHO, UNICEF, WFP, CDCS and GIZ. At Majak Kaar PHCC PUI runs a Stabilization Centre (SC) for children suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) with complications, which also serves as a referral site for OTPs and TSFPs run by PUI and other partners. PUI is currently assessing the gaps in the Field, with the aim to scale up if needed.

• Food Security:

Food distributions have targeted about 600 IDP households in Aweil North County as well as the families of patients discharged after having been treated for Acute Sever Undernutrition in the PHCC. This project has been supported by CIAA in 2015 and has also allowed distributing daily food parcels to patients and care-takers at the PHCC level.

• Assessments

In 2017 the mission has planned several assessments.

• In February – March 2017 a multi sectoral needs assessment has been done, with the aim to assess the needs and identify root causes of the continuous deteriorating nutritional status of the population in Aweil North in March 2017. The outcome of this assessment has led to preparing proposals for Food Security and livelihood,
• PUI is finalizing a health facility and nutrition gaps analysis in Aweil North and Aweil West done in June 2017.
• PUI is finalizing a SMART survey done in September 2017.

The results of the assessments will give input to PUIs future strategy in South Sudan

The financial volume of operation in 2017-2018 is expected to increase.

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As part of our activities in South Sudan, we are looking for a Nutrition Program Manager.

The Nutrition Program Managers supervise the implementation of Nutrition programs in the PHC Centre Majak Kaar in Malual Centre and outreach and community based activities in Aweil North County, Lol state (former Northern Bahr El Ghazal State)

Programs: He/She ensures proper implementation and monitoring of the nutrition program(s) falling under his/her responsibility, while observing PUI’s health policy.

Human Resources: He/She supervises the Nutrition team (PUI salaried employees and, as the case may be, daily paid workers).

Logistics andAdministration: He/She ensures compliance of activities falling under his/her responsibility with logistical and administrative procedures.

Representation: He/She represents the association and coordinates with partners, authorities and local actors involved in the implementation of Nutrition programs.

Safety: He/She contributes to efforts aimed at ensuring compliance with safety rules at the site, and transmits all information relating to safety concerns to his/her immediate supervisor.

Strategy: He/She contributes to the development of new interventions on the basis of identified needs.

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Training and Experiences :

Training :

Degree in Nutrition or nutrition related field

Project management nutrition

Experience :

Experience in managing nutrition programs (CMAM) in humanitarian setting

Experience with nutrition assessments (e.g. SMART Surveys)

Knowledge and apitudes :

Good writing skills

Skills in Project Management

Supervision skills

Computer skills :

Pack Office

Qualities of the candidate :

• Ability to work independently while taking initiatives and showing a sense of responsibility, particularly in the context of mission opening
• Ability to withstand pressure
• Sense of diplomacy and openness of spirit
• Ability to analyze nutrition information evaluate options and propose plans
• Good people and communication skills
• Analytical skills
• Organization and manage priorities
• Ability to train and build capacity of staff
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to work and manage affairs professionally and with maturity
• Ability to integrate the local environment into operations, in its political, economic and historical dimensions

Languages :

English required

Proposed Terms :

Employed with a Fixed-Term contract– 6 months

Starting date : 1st November, 2017

Monthly gross income : from 1 815 up to 2 145 Euros depending on the experience in International Solidarity + 50 Euros per semester seniority with PUI

Cost covered : Round-trip transportation to and from home / mission, visas, vaccines…
Insurance including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/24 assistance and repatriation
Housing in collective accommodation
Daily living expenses (« Per diem »)
Break policy : 5 working days at 3 and 9 months + break allowance
Paid leaves policy : 5 weeks of paid leaves per year + return ticket every 6 months

To know more about our job offer, look at the complete job description on our website !

Please send your application (Resume and Cover Letter) to Jean-Christophe Ouedraogo, Human Ressources Officer for Expatriates, at recrutement@premiere-urgence.org, with the following subject : “NutProgManager – SSD”.