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Background: The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.
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Duties and responsibilities: The Project Officer (Health & Nutrition) will provide:
technical support for the design, implementation, and monitoring of health and nutrition activities in targeted project locations, with a specific focus on behavior change communications. The role will ensure high-quality implementation of all nutrition activities in sponsorship development areas and gathering points, overseeing coordination with SMoH, field nutritionists, and community volunteers.
The position involves overseeing:
the delivery of health and nutrition interventions, ensuring adherence to project timelines, quality standards, and budget constraints, and supporting compliance with child safeguarding measures. The role requires close collaboration with health and nutrition specialists, field teams, and local community representatives to foster transparency, ownership, and sustainability of health and nutrition activities. It also includes managing data collection, nutritional surveys, and monitoring of beneficiary outcomes, as well as coordinating with logistics to ensure supplies and resources are available at designated health centers.
Essential criteria for this role include:
a bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Nutrition, or related studies, along with a minimum of three years of field-level experience in health and nutrition, ideally within a similar position. The candidate should possess strong planning, organizational, and time-management skills, with a solid command of both English and Arabic. They must demonstrate resilience, cultural sensitivity, and the capacity to work in challenging, post-conflict environments. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and experience working with international development or humanitarian NGOs are also required.
Do you have what it takes?
If you have a passion for improving health and nutrition outcomes, a commitment to empowering communities, and the technical expertise needed to deliver impactful health interventions, this role could be your opportunity to make a difference. Join us in creating lasting, positive change for children and families in White Nile State.
For more information regarding the person and role specification, please click the following link: Project Officer Health & Nutrition Job Description |
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Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required: Experience & Knowledge
Skills
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The physical environment for the Project Officer (Health & Nutrition):
typically involves a combination of community and office settings, with significant demands for field visits to various project sites. The role requires adaptability to work both indoors and outdoors, often in rural and potentially resource-limited areas, engaging directly with local communities, health facilities, and stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of health and nutrition activities.
Location: White Nile, Kosti Type of Role: Fixed Term 12 months Contract Reports to: Project Manager Grade: C2 Closing Date: 11 November 2024
"This Position is for national Sudanese only"
“women are encouraged to apply”
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures. Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.
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