Health and Nutrition Field Officer - IOCC - Lebanon

Deadline: Apr-30-13

IOCC (International Orthodox Christian Charities) is seeking qualified candidates to fulfill the position of Health and Nutrition Field Officer on 6 months contracts, with possible extension, for its Lebanon Country Office, in the areas of Beqaa, North, South and Beirut. Responsibilities include:

- Overseeing Health and Nutrition programs and ensuring the quality of the programs in the area of operation.
- Regularly reporting and coordinating with the Health and Nutrition Program Coordinator, as well as coordinate all projects in in Health and Nutrition in the area of operation.
- Working directly with the Health and Nutrition Program Coordinator to address programmatic challenges.
- Monitoring of the health and nutrition activities and health staff in each area of operation.
- Collecting of health and nutrition data at the healthcare center for data entry at field level and transferring the data to the central level.
- Facilitating the implementation activities and coordination between field and central levels.
- Liaising with other NGOs and actors in the field in order to coordinate program activities and avoid duplication.
- Documenting and reporting of the project in the area of operation.
- Contributing to overall health and ensuring the quality of the program in the area of operation.
- Performing other duties as required.

Qualifications and Requirements
- Degree in health or nutrition.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in community work (preferably related to health or nutrition, public health, reproductive health or maternal and child health care).
- Experience in monitoring and assessments.
- Computer literacy, particularly in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Strong communication, report writing and interpersonal skills in English and Arabic (both verbal and written). French or other language is a plus.
- Motivated, community-driven, demonstrates initiative.

Application and contact details
Interested qualified candidates are requested to submit their resumes to ioccleb@iocc.org by April 30, 2013. To ensure the timely review of your credentials, please insert Health and Nutrition Field Officer (and specify the field area) in the subject line of the email.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We are looking for candidates who can start as soon as possible.