Health and Nutrition Coordinator



Health and Nutrition Coordinator based in Kanchanpur, West Field Office

World Vision is a child focused relief, development and advocacy organization that contributed to transformation in the lives of millions of children around the world in vulnerable situations. We are driven by Christian values to serve children and families regardless of their religion, age, gender, ethnicity, class and caste.

Here’s where you come in:

This position will be responsible for providing support and coaching to WVIN’s NGO Partners and ensure all NGO Partners adhere required compliances, which includes payment and disbursements; procurement review; monitoring and reporting as per tools with at least 60% visit to the field/Project locations. To ensure stewardship, accountability and transparency in the Finance and SCM sectors through active resourcing and empowerment of PNGOs.

Major Responsibilities

• Prepare program operation plan, timeline and tracking of activities and budget for WFO health, nutrition and disability projects.
• Lead health, nutrition and disability related actions under AP programming, including growth monitoring and promotion for children U5 years and nutrition focused elements of the common minimum package.
• Lead the implementation of disability-focused initiatives, including funding allocation for mobility devices, braille programs, and sign language training.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including partners, to ensure the quality and timely implementation of health and nutrition projects.
• Work together with partner project staff to track progress, identify the areas for improvement, support and report to management.
• In close coordination with MEAL, update and review data and dashboard timely and provide accurate information for the decision making. 
• Prepare reports, presentations, and other relevant materials to share among internal and external stakeholders as per project/ field office requirements.
• Establish functional relationships with different functions, partners and national office, seek support to ensure successful implementation of health and nutrition program activities.
• Manage the contracts/partnership agreements with implementing partners (PNGOs) and provide regular technical oversight and support to PNGOs to ensure all project activities; meet the implementation targets, timeline and expected standards
• Technically lead in compiling consolidated DIP, ITT progress and budget for health and nutrition programs.
• Capacity development of project staff, health workers, teachers, elected members and other concern stakeholders. 
• Organize and manage health and nutrition project-related visits by National office and Support offices.
• Ensure that gaps in project performance as well as lessons learned are identified through the reporting process and actioned timely.
• Coordinate with field office management team, cross functions, partners to track project quarterly and monthly planning, project updates, documentation, reporting etc.
• Ensure project baseline, and endline are undertaken and reported timely. 
• Lead B4G, Disability Support Project and other health & Nutrition components independently, ensuring quality benchmark, minimum standards are in place and activities implemented accordingly.
• Monitoring and tracking progresses of B4G project, common minimum package and other health and nutrition projects and tracking timely to ensure the effective implementation of project actions. 
• Provide onsite coaching and mentoring to project staff, health workers and teachers for adolescents’ reproductive health, child protection, gender-based violence and comprehensive sexuality education services delivered in standard manner from service delivery points.
• Provide or manage training to health workers, teachers, child right committees, and other relevant stakeholders on comprehensive sexuality education, adolescent sexual reproductive health, gender-based violence and other relevant topics to deliver services effectively
• Ensure quality service delivery on ASRH, GBV, Safeguarding, CSE and Protection services from service delivery points.
• Ensure establishment of Adolescent Friendly Information corner in health facilities and in secondary schools with SBCC materials. 
• Ensure MHM-friendly infrastructure created in schools with menstrual materials are available and accessible to adolescent girls
• Facilitate ensuring the availability of trained human resources in health facilities, in schools and in Local Level to provide ASRH, CSE, Safeguarding and Protection services.
• Ensure GBV response system in place at schools, and wards offices and strengthen and or equip the safe house at the AP level and OCMC center in the district hospital.
• Ensure actions are carried out to improve knowledge of adolescents, parents, and concerned stakeholders on adolescent reproductive health including menstrual hygiene management and gender-based violence.
• Coordinate and collaborate with different organizations to ensure the compliance of assistive devices as WHO standards, plan and monitor the braille instructions and oversee sign language training and material development.
• Identify, document and adapt to project-related challenges, facilitate redesign/rebudgeting processes in close coordination with technical team for further decision making. 
• Document and communicate challenges, provide feedback on gaps, prepare summaries with infographics, and maintain accurate archives to support project implementation and reporting
• Proactive communication to all stakeholders; cross functions and departments both FO and NO regarding any changes in program management and operations.
• Provide regular project progress updates and analysis to key internal and external stakeholders.
• Undertake visits to project implementation areas to engage WV project and partner staff, local stakeholders and beneficiaries as necessary to provide detailed oversight of the B4G project and other health and nutrition activity implementation areas.
• Manage the project reporting schedule per donor/ support office requirements, including periodic and end of project reports, clearly communicating timeline, process, and specific requirements to internal/field teams to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality reports.
• Prepare/review reports to ensure requirements have been met and queries have been addressed before submission.
• Ensure WVI systems; dashboards, horizon, etc. are kept up to date with project information
• Collect success/case stories, before after photos of project sites and share to program manager/donor.
• Coordinate with MEAL to ensure monitoring and evaluation of health, nutrition and disability projects.
• Ensure the incorporation of international and WV standards, as well as Safeguarding, DME, Accountability and GEDSI processes and findings into project implementation processes.
• Ensure Safeguarding and child protection-related compliances fulfilled in the project and inform the safeguarding and protection focal points for any incident recording. 
• Contribute to the development and implementation of internal systems and processes to support effective program management and operations.
• Increasing demonstration and understanding of and commitment to World Vision’s Core Values in the approach to work and relationships.
• When necessary, contribute to the design and drafting of quality health & nutrition project proposals for successful institutional grant acquisition.
• Support a relief response for the relevant sector as and when necessary.
• Building positive professional relationships with partners, cross functions at both FO and NO
• Program integration with Palika, other peer organizations to increase program synergy 
• Organize joint monitoring visit along with Palika and other relevant sectors to increase collaboration and to ensure program quality.
• Establish functional relationship with Ward, Palika offices, health facilities and schools to create MHM-friendly and GVB-responsive environments for adolescent girls.
• Represent various platforms at both the provincial and district levels, communities, as required/ assigned by supervisor to foster collaboration and to maximize the reach to drive positive changes in the communities.
• Anything else requested by the line manager or Field Operations Manager to support the quality of programming for WVIN Field Operations

Requirements Include:

Required Professional Experience

• Minimum of 2-year experience in Adolescent sexual reproductive health, Gender based violence, and comprehensive sexuality education program. 
• Experience in Growth Monitoring and Promotion of Children U5 years
• Experience in disability inclusion programs.

Required Education, training, license, registration and certification

• Bachelor’s degree in public health (BPH) or bachelor’s degree in Community Nursing or equivalent in relevant fields of study.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Self-motive, who can work independently and manage pressure situations tactfully.
• Track record of working with local NGO partners, local and provincial government 
• Knowledge or experience in supporting disability programming
• A good fluency in using digital platforms with fluency in both English and Nepali
• Have excellent communication, documentation and coordination skills
• High level of integrity towards resources, and identifying risks etc.
• Strong analytical skills and Proven experience as a team player, demonstrated collaboration & team building skills
• Proven ability to write and produce reports and publications
• Competent on Microsoft Office.
• Strong negotiation, interpersonal skills, administrative and facilitation skills
• Must be able to interact with diverse groups and stakeholders at different level

Travel and/or Work Environment- Need based travel to provincial level engagements and other Areas Program locations. Also need based at West Field Office.

Is This Job for You?

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organization working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

Candidates fulfilling the criteria mentioned above may apply by Sunday, 16 February 2025 by logging on to Health & Nutrition Coordinator for more details on the position and application. 

For more information on World Vision International Nepal please visit our website: https://www.wvi.org/nepal

World Vision International Nepal is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourage candidates of diverse background, women and differently abled, to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be called for the subsequent selection procedure.

“Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with WV as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury, and any other harm. One of the ways that WVI Nepal shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates, in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. WVI Nepal has zero tolerance to child rights’ violations, by employees and/or affiliates.”

WVIN reserves all rights to qualify/disqualify applications in any case.

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