Health & Nutrition Manager

Position Title: Health & Nutrition Manager

Activation Date: 02 February, 2025 Announced Date: 02 February, 2025 Expire Date: 07 February, 2025

• Job Location: Kabul
• Nationality: National/International (any)
• Category: Health Care
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Salary: As per ADA Salary Scale
• Vacancy Number: ADA/HR/HM990
• No. Of Jobs: 1
• City: Kabul City
• Organization: Afghan Development Association ADA
• Years of Experience: Minimum 4 years of experience in designing and implementing health and nutrition
• Contract Duration: One Year (Extendable)
• Gender: Male/Female
• Education: Medical Doctor (MD) degree with a Master’s in Public Health (MPH). Extensive experience in managing health and nutrition programs/projects.
• Close date: 2025-02-07
  
  

About Afghan Development Association ADA

Afghan Development Association (ADA) is a Non-Government, Non-Profit, and Non-Political Organization. It promotes and provides development and humanitarian-related services to the people of Afghanistan. Since its inception in 1990, ADA has provided assistance in a myriad of sectors to the most poverty-stricken communities across Afghanistan. Too often; services fail to reach poor people, in access, quantity, and quality. Realizing this, ADA’s primary goal is to improve service provision by making it a people-center. ADA is highly sensitive to communal and individual differences, and ADA strives to pay the utmost respect to the communities it aims to serve. ADA has been setting the building blocks and formulating and implementing development projects that tackle deep-rooted Socio-economic, institutional, and other structural causes that underlie immediate symptoms of conflict at the local levels. Transparency, accountability, and efficiency are the driving factors when delivering services and goods to the people of Afghanistan.

Additionally, ADA is dedicated to creating and maintaining a safe working environment for all staff and beneficiaries. ADA upholds a zero-tolerance policy against PSEA, GBV, and all forms of discrimination. Consequently, ADA prioritizes hiring individuals committed to respecting and upholding safeguarding policies and procedures, with no history of exploitation, abuse, harassment, or discrimination.

ADA believes that women, youth, the disabled, the marginalized, and disadvantaged people are the key factors when building and furthering the development of communities across Afghanistan. Hence, ADA has developed several programs that are people-centered, participatory and involve broad participation of key stakeholders including women, youth, and the disabled

Job Description

General Description of Task:

The Health and Nutrition Manager will provide strategic leadership for the health and nutrition department, ensuring the effective management and high-quality implementation of integrated health and nutrition projects. This includes designing and developing concepts and proposals, overseeing project execution and control, and maintaining strong relationships with relevant donors through quality reporting and regular communication.

Key Areas Of Accountability

• Provide overall leadership for the Health and Nutrition (H/N) department.
• Develop concepts and proposals for health and nutrition projects.
• Ensure timely response to donor requirements, including follow-ups and submission of quality reports.
• Support project field staff in preparing, reviewing, and revising their Detailed Implementation Plans (DIPs) to ensure effective project management.
• Monitor project implementation through field visits to IMHNTs and regular engagement with local stakeholders.
• Provide on-the-job coaching and training for provincial-level staff to enhance capacity and performance.
• Work closely with the provincial project team to implement monthly targets, weekly work plans, database management, and progress reviews.
• Conduct weekly and monthly budget tracking, monitor the DIP and MEAL plan, identify variances, and make necessary budget adjustments.
• Develop and oversee the detailed procurement plan to ensure timely and cost-effective purchasing of project materials.
• Collaborate with the finance department to ensure project objectives are met within budget constraints.
• Represent the organization in key stakeholder meetings to strengthen partnerships and advocacy efforts.
• Conduct field-based needs assessments and gap analyses to inform project improvements.
• Ensure project management adheres to ADA’s standards, ethical guidelines, and humanitarian principles.
• Provide timely and accurate reports to donors and relevant stakeholders.
• Oversee the daily implementation of
  
  

Staff Management

• Ensure training materials are prepared and project staff receive timely orientation in all provinces.
• Set clear objectives for the project team and conduct regular performance reviews with constructive feedback.
• Provide ongoing coaching and capacity-building support to project staff.
• Establish and monitor weekly and monthly targets for the project team.
• Ensure supervisees receive adequate support, maintain timesheets, set measurable objectives, and undergo fair and unbiased evaluations.
• Provide on-the-job mentoring and coaching to Team Leaders and Project Officers to enhance skills, confidence, and efficiency.
• Document performance issues and implement appropriate performance improvement plans as needed.
  
  

Reporting and Documentation

• Support the preparation, editing, and submission of project reports.
• Compile and analyse incoming data from field activities to inform reporting requirements.
• Ensure timely reporting of field-level work plans on a monthly basis or as per project requirements.
  
  

Coordination and Representation

• Maintain strong communication with field staff and community leaders to ensure coordination, information sharing, and problem-solving.
• Collaborate with the MEAL Department to analyse project outcomes, beneficiary impact, and field-level challenges.
• Integrate community staff feedback into program implementation to enhance efficiency and quality.
  
  

Monitoring

• Regularly monitor project interventions, identify gaps, and develop action plans to address them.
• Track project progress against indicators and immediate outcomes to ensure alignment with goals.
• Share findings through detailed monitoring reports.
• Support the Clinical Standard Scorecard process and ensure proper reporting of medical incidents.
  
  

Child Safeguarding

• Ensure project staff comply with all relevant ADA policies on child protection and safeguarding.
• Make child safeguarding materials available and accessible at all project sites, considering age and literacy levels.
• Report any child safeguarding or PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) cases when encountered.
  
  

Behaviours (Values in Practice)

Accountability

• Takes ownership of decisions, manages resources effectively, and upholds ADA’s values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable for their responsibilities, providing them with the autonomy to deliver results while ensuring performance development and applying fair consequences when expectations are not met.
  
  

Ambition

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, taking responsibility for personal and professional growth while encouraging the same in others.
• Communicates a strong vision for ADA, inspiring and motivating colleagues.
• Thinks strategically, with a forward-looking and global perspective.
  
  

Collaboration

• Builds and maintains strong relationships with team members, colleagues, external partners, and supporters.
• Values and embraces diversity as a source of strength and innovation.
• Demonstrates approachability, active listening, and effective communication skills.
  
  

Creativity

• Encourages and develops innovative solutions to improve program impact and efficiency.
• Willing to take calculated risks in pursuit of meaningful change.
  
  

Integrity

• Acts with honesty, openness, and transparency, upholding the highest standards of integrity.
  
  

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• Medical Doctor (MD) degree with a Master’s in Public Health (MPH).
• Extensive experience in managing health and nutrition programs/projects.
  
  

Experience And Skills

• Minimum 4 years of experience in designing and implementing health and nutrition programs/projects with reputable international or national NGOs (I/NGOs).
• Strong knowledge of Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) standards and guidelines.
• Intermediate English proficiency (verbal and written) with fluency in Dari and Pashto.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate options, plan strategically, and make effective decisions.
• Substantial experience in line management, team building, and capacity development.
• Proven track record of successful team leadership, including managing implementation teams and achieving program objectives in complex, fragile, and challenging environments.
• Experience in staff safety and security management.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong commitment to ADA principles and values, including child rights and child protection.
  
  

Submission Guideline

Interested candidates should submit their CV in PDF format, mentioning the Vacancy Number.

Submission Email

[email protected]