• B.Sc./M.Sc. or equivalent in Public Health Nutrition / Global Nutrition or related degree
• Minimum 3 (three) years practical field experience in nutrition programmes including some experience of humanitarian assistance
• Experience in IYCF – E programming.
• Experience in nutrition sensitive emergency food security programming.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience organising and managing nutrition assessments
• Clear understanding of pertinent development and relief issues
• Experience and skills in staff training and management
• Assessment, analytical and planning skills
• Proficient in preparation of proposals, reports and budgets, with good writing, communication and computer skills
• Familiarity with dealing with donor and government offices in relation to nutrition programs, especially OFDA, ECHO
• Appreciation of the aims and objectives of GOAL
• Assessment, analytical and planning skills
• Fluent in written and spoken English, with French and Arabic considered as non-essential but beneficial skills
• Experience in field research (desirable)
• Willingness to travel extensively

Please apply online as only online applications will be considered: https://www.goalglobal.org/careers?gh_jid=253506

Across all programming GOAL implements systems-based approaches to address the root causes of inequality with the aim to achieving sustainable change at scale. GOAL believe If we engage communities, build on their inherent capacities and strengthen the systems in which they live and work then poor and vulnerable households will achieve resilient wellbeing. As part of a team of technical support nutritionists, the emergency nutrition advisor will split their role between two key areas:

1. Provide GOAL with a technical resource to support the implementation of GOAL’s nutrition strategy and approaches within countries of operation, to improve program quality, efficiency and impact. They will also help to provide direction, support and oversight for the nutrition aspects of GOAL’s emergency programs, to ensure interventions effectively address nutrition needs. The nutrition advisor will support development of policy, review proposals, draw up and review guidelines, support recruitment of in-country nutrition staff and provide ongoing support with regular reviews of in-country progress.
2. Provide technical oversight and guidance to GOALs emergency nutrition programming with a specific focus infant and young child feeding in emergencies (IYCF – E) and broader emergency nutrition specific and sensitive approaches such as CMAM and cash and vouchers. Lead on the development and roll out of IYCF-E guideline and field based tools.

It is anticipated that 50% of this role will be field based, with the remaining time in head office. The role will be mostly emergency focused and so will involve rapid deployment for emergency response.

 

Summary of Duties (under the guidance of the Global Nutrition Advisor):

• Provide technical oversight and guidance to emergency nutrition programming predominantly on infant and young child feeding in emergencies (IYCF –E) and nutrition sensitive food security approaches.
• Rapid deployment and establishment of nutrition programming in emergency response.
• During the project development phase, work collaboratively with country program staff and other members of GOAL’s technical team, to ensure multi-sectoral program planning is effectively conducted including the promotion of integrated standardised monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks, to improve quality, efficiency and impact of GOAL’s initiatives.
• During the implementation phase, help to improve the quality of overseas nutrition programming to meet internationally acceptable high standards. This should include the planning and execution of intended activities, the achievement of proposed objectives, the application of effective budget management and the accomplishment of quality monitoring, evaluation & learning (MEAL) linked to the associated design of project modifications in light of lessons learned.
• Ensure nutrition programs are in line with GOAL’s Nutrition Sector Strategy
• Actively promote generalised lesson learning and adaptation of new approaches to further enhance project delivery.

 

Key Responsibilities - Working with GOALs nutrition advisory team:

• Monitor FEWS NET, VAM reports and other early warning systems and share pertinent information.
• Participate in, or review reports on, emergency assessments and advise on GOAL’s nutrition responses
• Stay abreast of current good practice and ensure this informs GOAL’s own thinking and programming.
• Recommend guidance documents and program tools on policy and program issues related to nutrition, in lieu of discussions with the Global Nutrition Advisor.
• In coordination with the Global Nutrition Advisor, desk officers and GOALs Health, HIV/AIDS, Livelihoods, Water & Sanitation-Hygiene (WASH), Emergency Medical Team, Humanitarian Unit and Child Survival Empowerment and Protection advisors, maintain an overview of global emergency programming and advise on nutrition inclusions where appropriate to encourage effective integrated and cohesive programming.
• Ensure a high degree of interaction with the emergency medical team and humanitarian unit staying abreast of all key programmatic developments and planned research and evaluation activities. Provide technical assistance or guidance when necessary, including during the proposal development phase, for general technical oversight of existing projects, to provide assurances of quality control, and ensure the integration plus utilisation of appropriate MEAL activities/findings.
• Support opportunities for cross country learning, regarding both IYCF –E and other nutrition program activities.
• Lead on the development and roll out of an IYCF –E guideline and streamlining GOALs IYCF – E approach.
• Lead on the development and roll out of a nutrition sensitive food security programming in emergencies guideline in conjunction with GOAL’s Health Unit and Humanitarian Unit 
• Provide support to head office desk officers (DO) and business development unit (BDU) in developing and managing relevant projects, building the capacity and experience of DOs/BDU in nutrition work.
• Participate in setting up of emergency nutrition programmes as required and provide initial support until replacement expatriate or national nutritionists can be recruited.
• Represent GOAL in external sectorial networks (as appropriate) – facilitate the exchange of technical information and identify opportunities for cooperative work and joint ventures with other agencies.
• Support GOAL management in maintaining effective collaboration with donors and specifically build relationships with nutrition focal points within donor organisations, including assisting in proposal development.

 

In-country and follow-up support:

• Regular field visits to review and report on nutrition program progress, specifically in relation to their efficiency and effectiveness and determine any future program recommendations. Field visits and annual work plan will be planned and agreed with the Global Nutrition advisor, Head and Deputy Head of Health Unit and Operations manager.
• Undertake project evaluations as necessary – identifying achievements and lessons learned from the projects and disseminate for use in future programming.
• Liaise regularly with field teams to ensure that recommendations are followed up and executed according to suggested timeframes as per the Recommendations Tracker.
• Provide on-going technical assistance on nutrition issues to Country Programs ensuring continuity and consistency of support throughout the project cycle. Technical assistance activities will include review of survey results, proposals and reports, input in conjunction with the Global nutrition advisor into strategic planning, and strengthening of program design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation.
• Support the recruitment and briefing of nutrition technical staff.
• As and when necessary provide initial or refresher trainings for in-country nutrition staff to improve technical capacity across projects and within the organisation and thus ensure a quality level of service delivery is provided throughout the project cycle.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Higher education diploma
• At least 2 years professional work experience in a similar function
• Work experience in the NGO sector is an asset
• Perfectly bilingual French and English, Dutch is an asset
• Good knowledge of MS Office package
• Ability to see the global picture
• Flexible, stress resistant, dynamic, diplomatic and communicative
• Excellent analysis capacities (to follow the developments at the heart of the organisation)
• Able to detect priorities
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, good autonomy
• Willingly work in an autonomous manner as well as in a team

CONDITIONS

• Permanent contract, full time, based in Ixelles (Brussels)
• Hospitalisation insurance (DKV) – Pension plan – Canteen - Reimbursement travel expenses (100% reimbursement of public transport)
• Starting date immediate

CV + letter of motivation to be sent (in English or French) BEFORE 07/09/2016 by email to Jennifer ROUILLARD and Sarah LAEVENS: recruit-hq-dg@brussels.msf.org

Website: www.msf-azg.be

 

CONTEXT

The assistant is the reference person for the different units that make up the General Direction Department (the Analysis and Advocacy Unit, the ICT Unit and the Legal Unit) and as such is responsible for managing the administrative needs of these units. He/she works closely with the assistants of other departments (operations, medical, communication, human resources, logistics and finance) and with other MSF sections.

JOB PROFILE

Administrative support for department units

• Management of correspondence and emails: reply in an autonomous fashion to questions and standard emails, and transmit the information to the relevant people.
• Monitoring of agendas and travel schedules; make hotel and travel reservations.
• Ensuring the proper preparation of meetings (scheduling dates with participants, organising accommodation for participations, reservation of meeting rooms, setting up tele- or videoconference, preparing the agenda and sending out reading materials).
• Maintaining the annual calendar of both internal and international meetings.

Follow-up of departmental budget

• Coordinating the department’s yearly budget in collaboration with the units and budget holders. Preparing the biennial budget revisions.
• Conducting the daily accounting of the department (inputting accounting data, follow-up of invoices and expense notes of the members of the department).

Administrative running of the department (+/- 35 people)

• Managing the opening of new positions within the department and ensure the follow-up of the candidacies, in collaboration with the HQ human resources department.
• Welcoming the new employees to the department (give introduction briefings and prepare desk space).
• Being the administrative focal point for members of the department: resolve issues with the budget, contracts, evaluations, volunteers, and reservation of equipment, holiday days, and all other types of absences.
• Organising drinks for special occasions and managing the organisation of departure gifts for colleagues.
• Being the contact person for the volunteers of the department.

Circulating information/ decisions affecting the department

• Ensure information is distributed to the relevant people and conduct follow-up of decisions taken.
• Identify and signal communication and information needs at the heart of the organisation, to support the Direction.

Administrative management of the information and documents

• Ensure an efficient management of the information and documentation of the general direction department: proactively contribute to the organisational memory by coherently classifying electronic information and paper documents. The archiving is done in collaboration with the person responsible for archiving.
• Update the intranet and upload all documents relevant to the department. This is done in collaboration with the person responsible for the intranet and the other department assistants.

Coordination of the assistants’ team and events for the staff

• Coordinate the meetings with the assistants from other departments to guarantee the good administrative functioning of the organisation: internal procedures, preparation of events… Ensure the follow-up of any decisions taken.
• Coordinate the organisation of events for the staff.

Background:

-Master degree in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning, Humanitarian Assistance, Public health, or related field

-At least 2 years of professional experience in humanitarian assistance,  including a minimum of 1 years on a position of MEAL manager

-Experience in the Middle East would be a strong asset

 

Professional Skills:

-Very good analytical and writing skills 

-High understanding of project cycle management 

-Good management capacities and team leadership spirit

-Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills

 

Languages & Computer skills: 

-Fluent in English (speaking/reading/writing); Arabic would be a strong asset 

-Very good knowledge of the MS office software (including Word, Excel, Outlook); other software is an asset (i-Data, Le Sphinx, STATA, SPSS…)

 

Personal qualities & soft skills: 

-Pedagogical skills

-team management

-good knowledge of humanitarian actors and donors

 

 

 

NGO DESCRIPTION

 

Outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity.

Handicap International is an independent and impartial aid and development organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside disabled and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

 

For further information about the association: http://www.handicap-international.fr/

 

Present in more than 55 countries, Handicap International is composed of 2 operational directions:

- The Direction of Humanitarian Action

- The Direction of Development Action”

 

MISSION CONTEXT

 

The Syrian crisis is the greatest humanitarian crisis of the last 20 years. According to the latest UN figures, about 13.5 million people are currently affected by the crisis in Syria, including about 6.5 million IDPs, while over 4 million Syrians have sought refuge in neighbouring countries or in Europe. The current humanitarian response only provides a patchy and partial coverage of the growing humanitarian needs. 

 

Five years after the beginning of the crisis, the number of injured persons in Syria keeps rising, with a severe lack of rehabilitative care and psychosocial support. In hard-to-reach areas and/or areas of new displacement, local populations and IDPs are in need of emergency assistance in terms of food, household essential items, and other basic needs. The inclusion of the most vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, in the humanitarian response remains a major concern. 

 

HI is managing a remote humanitarian program from three hubs in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, along four main pillars:

1.Support to health partners (hospitals, care houses, rehabilitation centers, local NGOs) for the provision of comprehensive rehabilitation services (physical rehabilitation, psychosocial support and/or prosthetics and orthotics) through training, technical supervisions and donations of rehabilitation material and/or equipment;

2.Provision of basic needs kits – Food baskets, Household Essential Items and Hygiene kits – in one-shot distributions to people who experience a sudden degradation of their living conditions due to renewed conflict, displacement and/or exclusion from humanitarian assistance.

3.Education to the risks and effects caused by conventional weapons and urgent marking of hazardous areas;

4.Inclusion promotion / reduction of barriers and discriminations linked with age, disability and other vulnerability factors.

 

The current intervention is based on a mix of remote management of HI national teams and remote partnerships with local structures and organisations. HI has implemented some direct management programs in the past and is looking for ways to launch more in the coming months.

GLOBAL OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION

 

Under the line management of the Area Coordinator and with functional support from MEAL Coordinator and Technical Unit based in Amman, the MEAL / Technical Manager will set-up the framework & HR of the MEAL / Technical department, assist the Northern hub’s implementation teams in enhancing projects’ accountability by implementing the MEAL & Technical strategy for each project/specific technical sector, according to HI frameworks, project monitoring plans, and common outcome indicators, and in line with HI Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Policy. 

The MEAL / Technical manager will directly manage the MEAL team (2 persons) and the Technical Team (3 persons). 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES & OBJECTIVES

 

1/set-up the framework & HR set-up of the MEAL Unit

2/Implementing the Monitoring & Evaluation plan per project

3/Providing grant proposals and reports with accurate quantitative and qualitative data

4/Capitalization/Institutional Knowledge Building

5/Team management

6/Organization & Follow up

7/Ethic and professional practice

 

 

 Status: salaried

Remuneration: according to HI salary grid (from 2200 euros gross + perdiem + hardship)

Start: September 5th, 2016

Duration: 6 months (renewable)

Living conditions: guesthouse shared with other expatriates (no charges)

Social insurance: 100% covered

 

 

To apply please follow this link: https://hi.profilsearch.com/recrute/fr/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=1677&idpartenaire=142

Candidate profile

• Master’s in psychology 
• MSF field experience would be an asset
• Clinical experience (psychological assessments, needs and resources assessments)
• Awareness raising and training skills
• Thinking and analytical skills
• Organisational skills
• Bilingual French and English – knowledge of Dutch would be an asset

Conditions

• Six-month contract , probably extendable - Working time 50% - Based in Brussels
• Hospital Insurance (DKV) - Pension plan – Canteen - 100% reimbursement for public transportation costs
• Starting date : immediate

 

This position is open to replace the current occupant - CV + letter of motivation to be sent before August the 24^th 2016, to Human Resources, c/o Muriel Moussiaux, 46, rue de l'Arbre Bénit, 1050 Bruxelles/Brussel, Gewijde-Boomstraat 46 or via e-mail to : recruit-hq-hr@brussels.msf.org

Context

Providing psychosocial support and monitoring mental health policies for all MSF staff is a broad and multifaceted task.

Over the last two years, certain areas for consideration have been identified concerning the management of the psychosocial risks of the members of staff at HQ. Certain potential needs must be examined in greater depth in order to find possible tangible solutions for them.

The role of HQ Support Psychologist therefore has two objectives:

- To respond to requests from HQ staff returning from the field, with priority given to those returning from particularly demanding emergency field activities. The psychologist is also available to all HQ staff on request.

- To be responsible for conducting a longer-term review and formulating broader proposals for psychosocial support based on a rational and structured needs analysis (standardization of the support approaches, proposal of a psychosocial prevention approach for employees in ‘at-risk’ jobs and employees going into the field, contribution towards the psychosocial component of the annual well-being survey and any HQ project associated with the field).

The HQ Support Psychologist reports directly to the People & Organisation Development HQ Referent for organisational issues such as those mentioned above. The HQ Support Psychologist reports functionally to the Staff Health Unit Manager for health policies in order to ensure consistency, and has a dotted-line relationship to the Psychosocial Referent of the SHU.

Job profile

Supports the staff at Brussels HQ

• Carries out return talks for HQ staff returning from the field, on request or routinely for certain operational contexts.
• Refers such people for external treatment if necessary.
• Listens to and supports HQ staffs that are experiencing difficulties if they so request, and refers them to the relevant person (People & Organisation Development HQ Referent, advisors, mediation group, and staff representative).

Therapeutic care by an external psychologist

• Works, with the SHU psychosocial department, to maintain an active network of psychologists (FR and NL) in Belgium, capable of supporting people experiencing difficulties.
• Is responsible for finding a referral psychologist for anyone at HQ requesting psychological support.

Collects and compiles statistics

• Establishes the list of data to be monitored for the mental health of HQ staff.
• Updates the data on mental health activities.
• Compiles statistical data.
• Carries out a monthly analysis of data concerning workloads, the coverage of needs, etc.
• Prepares an activity report.

Is part of a comprehensive psychosocial care approach at HQ level

• Carries out rational and in-depth analyses of needs as regards the management of psychosocial risks for HQ staff.
• Proposes a comprehensive approach to meet the issues identified in the needs analysis (taking into account the desire to standardise the support of HQ staff and international staff).
• Proposes a prevention approach based on psychosocial aspects among employees.
• Puts forward proposals concerning the management of psychosocial risks pertaining to the most at-risk jobs.

Contributes to the annual well-being survey at HQ level

• Validates the psychosocial component.
• Analyses the results of the psychosocial component.
• Proposes an action plan based on the psychosocial component.