Senior Director, Emergency Health & Nutrition- vacancy

Job title:Senior Director, Emergency Health & Nutrition
Location: United States
Deadline: Saturday, 13 July 2013
Employee Type:Full-time
Summary
The Senior Director is responsible for the overall strategic development, implementation, monitoring, and accountability of Save the Children's work in emergency health and nutrition.
 As a member of the Department of Health and Nutrition (DHN) Senior Leadership Team, the Senior Director is responsible for defining the strategic direction and guiding DHN's overall efforts to meet the objectives of results for children. The Senior Director is responsible for advancing the emergency-related work in support of the Agency's strategic plan related to health and nutrition, as well as serving as a key member of the Humanitarian Response Business Team and informing agency-wide emergency directions and programming.
 At the global level, the Senior Director will serve as a key advocate and spokesperson for Emergency Health and Nutrition (EHN) and humanitarian response on behalf of Save the Children, as well as contributing to the leadership of Save the Children International's humanitarian programs and implementation.
The Senior Director will lead a team of 12 global technical emergency advisors, country level advisors during their time engaged in response, interns and Fellows to ensure quality programming in acute emergency response as well as continued support to countries in post-emergency and transition work.
The Senior Director will lead the coordination of humanitarian program advisors working under the International Programs division, and will represent humanitarian program priorities and surge support for SCUS as well as represent humanitarian programs on behalf of SCUS with other members and Save the Children International.
 In addition to acute emergency response, the Senior Director is responsible for ensuring program quality, overseeing program learning and innovation, leading partnerships with key institutions to forward the state of the art in priority EHN areas, and mobilizing resources towards EHN, DHN and the agency humanitarian objectives.

Responsibilities

•     Define agency EHN strategy, direction, and objectives in consultation with the AVP DHN, the DHN Senior Leadership Team and the Humanitarian Response Business Team
•     Lead EHN strategic and operational planning, monitor and measure performance, and ensure progress against established objectives
•     Provide leadership and oversight to ensure that EHN programs are applying state-of-the-art approaches and delivering high quality programs to at the country and global level
•     Develop strategies and relationships with country offices and staff that build capacity to design and deliver quality programs, including capacity building opportunities for priority EHN technical areas as well as general EHN orientation to emergency response
•     Monitor and report upon progress made in relation to the goals and objectives, both at the global and country level, including or overseeing the preparation of new funding applications
•     Contribute to the technical direction of humanitarian programs and protocols for all members as a key member of an Save the Children International (SCI) humanitarian leadership team
•     Serve as internal and external expert on EHN and represent SC at global fora including workshops, conferences and meetings.
•     Lead development of protocols and tools for humanitarian response in all technical areas that support evidence-based program standards, and that reflect global best practice, and promote widespread application and use of these standards and tools under SCI
•     Lead agency efforts to define and provide oversight and direction to design, test, and evaluate new approaches in an emergency context to advance the global state of the art in key technical areas for Save the Children
•     In collaboration with the Public Affairs and Communications Teams, lead development of EHN-related policy and advocacy positions on behalf of SCUS, and support their dissemination
•     Provide leadership to identify and pursue new opportunities in EHN and develop long-term funding strategies and donors
•     Develop and sustain donor and partner relationships, including relationships with academic institutions, UN agencies and foundations
•     Provides management oversight of staff, working closely with the AVP/DHN, including recruitment, mentoring, supervision and routine portfolio and performance reviews
•     Serve as the primary point of contact between the Department of Health and Nutrition and the AVP and Director of the Department of Humanitarian Response. Also closely work with the Senior Director of the Nutrition team of DHN, and other technical AVPs and emergency advisors in IPL.

Requirements

•     MPH, MS, or PhD or equivalent experience in public health and nutrition
•     Minimum of 10 years of experience in international nutrition and public health programming in developing countries, with at least 5 years working in developing countries and significant experience in humanitarian response
•     Experience in leading or managing large health and nutrition or emergency programs that address the development of state of the art practices
•     Experience delivering technical assistance, especially in developing country settings
•     Proven record of creating a vision and establishing criteria for making strategic programming decisions
•     Able to develop and apply monitoring and evaluation plans to determine program results and monitor impact
•     Strong record of fostering new and effective partnerships on an international level
•     Successful experience managing staff
•     Able to develop and oversee implementation of strategic advocacy agenda and plans
•     Able to play lead role in development of effective and responsive project proposals
•     Knowledge of USAID and other donor policies, strategies, and program priorities
•     Experience overseeing technical quality of programs

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries, including the United States. We aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving their health, education and economic opportunities. Each year we reach tens of millions of children in need in the United States and around the world. Join our dedicated and diverse staff committed to improving the well-being of children.

Save the Children provides an attractive benefits package including competitive salaries, a matching retirement plan, health and welfare benefits, life insurance, an employee assistance program, generous time off and much more.

Save the Children provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Save the Children complies with all applicable laws governing non-discrimination in employment.
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