Under the supervision of the Deputy Country Director, you will define strategies and coordinate Action Against Hunger interventions in the field of health and nutrition.

More precisely, you will be responsible for the following missions:

Design, capitalize and evaluate nutritional and health interventions as well as advocacy actions in your sector.

Collect and analyze nutritional data from other partners (NGOs, UN agencies, government structures) to decide on the launch of surveys.

Monitor and coordinate programs in the areas of nutrition and health.

Supervises or conduct rapid assessments and nutritional surveys.

Manage the Health Nutrition team in the capital and be the functional manager of the Health Nutrition Program Managers on the bases.

Develop and lead programs and advocacy in partnership with national and local stakeholders.

Negotiate with local partners on work organization arrangements, protocols, action plans, training at all levels (local, regional and national), taking into account all stakeholders present in the area.

Represent ACF and promote its positions in the field of health and nutrition.

Develop and maintain relationships with current and potential donors (visits to programs, presentation of ACF and its interventions, solicitations for potential funding).

YOUR PROFILE

You hold a Master degree in Public Health, Medicine, or Nursing, with at least 5 years of professional experiences with NGOs, and 3 years in a similar role.

You are recognized for your technical expertise in nutrition & health programming, and have a consolidated experience in project cycle management, strategy development, monitoring and evaluation, and Assessment/diagnosis of vulnerabilities with a gender and protection approach.

You have a strong ability to provide technical support in project proposal and strong skills in management and staff capacity building.

You have demonstrated experience in program budget management.

An Excellent diplomacy, negotiation and representation skills (nutrition & health cluster mechanisms) are required.

A proven capacity to work in an emergency context is an asset.

Fluency in French and in English are mandatory.

An Experience in the country or region would be a plus.

YOUR CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

7 months fixed  term contract under French (for internationals) or Cameroon (for nationals) labor law.

Remuneration package and competitive benefits. 

For expatriate Applicants:

7 months contract under French legislation

Monthly gross salary from 2597€ to 2968€ upon experience

Per diem and living allowance: 583 Euros net, field paid

Monthly country allowance: 150 Euros

16% of monthly gross salary as reimbursement of retirement insurance for non-French citizen

Child allowance, 1500€/year/child (capped to 6000€ )

Coverage of transportation costs to and in the 100% coverage of health contributions (social security + private insurance) and repatriation insurance

25 days of paid leaves per year

20 RnR per year. + €215 at each RnR period