Technical Consultant - Nutrition
Gurgaon
- Organization: Save the Children
- Location: Gurgaon
- Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Human Resources
- HIV and AIDS
- Nutrition
- Administration
- Doctors
- Nurses
- Accounting/FinanceHealth
- Closing Date: Closed
JOb Description: Technical consultant
Job Title
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Technical Consultant - Nutrition
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Reporting to
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Sr. Manager- Project Office(Delhi)
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Department
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Programme and Policy
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No. of Positions
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One
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Location
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Gurgaon, Haryana
Working closely with Gurgaon District Administration
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Contract Period
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Till March 2022
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Background:
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Save the Children is a leading independent child rights organization that fights for children's rights and delivers immediate and lasting improvement to children's lives worldwide. Save the Children, founded in 1919 as a response to the condition in Europe immediately following the First World War, is a federation of 29 members with similar vision, mission, and values for children, working in more than 120 countries to form a truly international movement for children. Save the Children, Bal Raksha Bharat is the 28th independent member of the International Save the Children Alliance. Save the Children in India works on 5 core themes: Health & Nutrition, Education, Child Protection, Child Poverty and Resilience in collaboration with the Government, civil society organizations, and the community across 12 states and has reached over 3 million children across India.
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Function:
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Programme & Policy covers Programme Implementation, Thematic Expertise (technical knowledge in areas of specialization), and Policy & Programme Impact (advocacy, research, monitoring & evaluation, and quality). The function links grass-roots work with policy changes at the highest level, and manages an ecosystem of partnerships including, but not limited to, community organizations, donors, peer organizations, academic institutions, media, and the state.
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Role Purpose:
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S/he would be responsible for implementation of the project deliverables in the project geography (Gurugram district). S/he is overall responsible for providing managerial leadership in health & nutrition focused on strengthening & capacitating government system on anthropometry, growth monitoring, prevention & management of acute malnutrition, counselling & linkage to facility based management of children and also advocating with the district officials for mobilized commitments and resources for continuation of essential nutrition services during the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic and ensure that the envisioned outcome of the project are accomplished with quality programming and contributing to the success of organizational strategy & breakthroughs.
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Main responsibilities:
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Measures of Performance (<5)
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Approval Authority (<5):
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For budgetary authority and similar matters, refer to Scheme of Delegation
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Reporting:
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Key relationships: (Internal & External stakeholders)
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Qualifications
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Essential
(Required)
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Desirable
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Experience
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>07 years of relevant experience with a reputed national / international NGO/reputed resource agency in Nutrition programming & projects
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Background & knowledge on Nutrition programming & services in public health system .
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Qualifications
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Qualification in any medical discipline MBBS/BHMS/BAMS/BDS with experience in nutrition programming
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Master in Public health/ Epidemiology/ Health Administration/ Health Management/ Social work from a recognised university is essential.
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Skills & Knowledge
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Technical
Behavioral
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Disclaimers:
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values, and principles
- Recruitment and selection procedures, which include rigorous background checks, reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse
- Save the Children aims to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. Women candidates are encouraged to apply. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.
- Child Safeguarding level required/ appropriate for the role: Level 3
Job level
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Statement
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Level 1
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The role holder will not have contact with children and/or young people, or access to personal data about children or young people, as part of their work; therefore a police check will not be mandatory unless the content or location of the role changes, in which case the Child Safeguarding level will be reviewed.
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Level 2
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Either the role holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; or they will be working in a ‘regulated’ position (accountant, barrister, solicitor, legal executive); therefore a police check will be required.
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Level 3
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The role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
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Please apply and share your resumes on recruitment@savethechildren.in latest by July 30, 2021.
This vacancy is now closed.
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