Program Manager SMART at Action Against Hunger International

Job Details

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Project Manager of Action Against Hunger, the SMART Technical Team and in close collaboration with nutrition agencies worldwide, the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for SMART, your responsibilities will be:

You'll contribute to ending world hunger by ...

providing assistance to the Senior Program Manager of Action Against Hunger, the SMART Technical Team and collaborate with other stakeholders.

Key activities in your role will include:

• Responding to Humanitarian Survey Needs
• Training and Development
• Representation, Coordination and communication
• Project Management
• Research and Technical Development

Specific conditions

Staff work a five-day, 37.5-hour work week. However, the different tasks involved may sometime require irregular working hours, particularly in times of crisis.

This position involves regular international travel to South Sudan (50%), for 2-3 weeks at a time, sometimes on a short notice. This position will require travel to Emergency and High Priority Countries.

Do you meet the required criteria?

• Post-graduate Degree in Nutrition/Public Health/Epidemiology/Statistics or a mix of relevant study and work experience;
• At least four years of field experience undertaking nutrition and mortality surveys;
• Advanced knowledge of epidemiology and statistics;
• Demonstrated understanding of the SMART methodology and ENA for SMART software;
• Knowledge of the following tools: EPI info and SPSS;
• Ability to assess priorities and competently complete a variety of activities with a high level of accuracy and timeliness.
• Strong facilitation skills for trainings, workshops and seminars;
• Ability to work independently and under tight deadlines, and to multi-task;
• Positive attitude and strong analytical, interpersonal and coordination skills;
• Demonstrated commitment to gender equality;
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office;
• Fluency in written and oral English required.

Desirable Skills:

• Proficiency in French would be an asset;
• Experience in the development of innovative training tools;
• Experience in the development of concept notes, proposals and budget.