Project Coordinator - Health and Nutrition

Key Responsibilities



Health & Nutrition Implementation

• Support IMAM (SAM/MAM management) in 22 health facilities which include 20 OTPs and 2 Stabilisation Centres.
  
• Ensure implementation of Family MUAC, active screening, follow-up of defaulters, and community referrals are integrated into existing community health platforms such as EPI.
  
• Strengthen PHC services: OPD consultations, IMCI, ANC, malaria testing and treatment.
  
• Support NAZ-led IMAM trainings for Health workers and CHWs.
  
  Coordination with MoHCC
  
• Work closely with DHE, EHTs, District Nutritionist and facility in-charges.
  
• Participate in district food and nutrition security committees and DDRC meetings.
  
• Support facility-level tracking of RUTF, essential medicines and anthropometric equipment.
  
  
  
  Voucher Assistance Links
  
  
  
• Coordinate with NAZ and DCA where relevant to ensure voucher beneficiaries (1,100 households) are linked to nutrition services.
  
• Support joint verification exercises, beneficiary communications, and post-distribution monitoring.
  
  
  
  WASH in Health Facilities
  
• Support rehabilitation of water points at health facilities and monitor PHHE-driven hygiene promotion integration.
  
• Ensure IPC gaps are identified and remediated.
  
  Monitoring, Data & Reporting
  
• Support accurate, timely collection of data for all indicators, including:
  
  o SAM/MAM admissions
  
  o MUAC screenings
  
  o ANC attendance and maternal health data
  
  o PHC consultations
  
  o WASH facility indicators
  
  o PSS/Protection referrals
  
• Ensure health facilities are trained and supported to correctly use DHIS2, nutrition registers, stock cards, and reporting tools.
  
• Work with MEAL teams to conduct monitoring visits, PDMs, and community feedback sessions.
  
• Provide high-quality weekly, monthly and quarterly activity reports.
  
  
  
  Supply Chain & Pipeline Monitoring
  
• Oversee district-level logistics for RUTF, essential medicines, WASH and IPC supplies.
  
• Monitor stock levels with facility-in-charges and support timely replenishment.
  
• Facilitate intra-district redistribution when needed to avoid pipeline breaks.
  
• Document all stock-out risks and escalate early.
  
  
  
  Accountability, Safeguarding & Protection Mainstreaming
  
• Ensure integration of SGBV, child protection and safeguarding considerations in all nutrition and health activities.
  
• Support safe identification and referral of protection cases using approved pathways.
  
• Promote AAP by ensuring communities know their entitlements, complaints mechanisms and service availability.
  
• Ensure field teams and volunteers uphold SCI safeguarding, PSEA and behavioural standards.
  
• Support use of referral pathways (CP, GBV, PSS).
  
• Work closely with NAZ and CP actors (e.g., Childline, Musasa, Padare).
  
  H. Crisis Modifier & Anticipatory Action (where applicable)
  
• Participate in early warning monitoring and rapid assessments.
  
• Support activation of crisis modifier activities within 72 hours when triggered (e.g., outreach intensification, stock prepositioning, emergency distributions).
  
• Coordinate with district authorities and partners in emergency response.
  
  
  
  QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
  
  Essential
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Health Promotion, Environmental Health, Health Sciences, or related field.
  
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in health/nutrition programming, preferably IMAM, PHC and Humanitarian.
  
• Strong experience working with district health systems and government coordination, MoHCC systems and rural health facility support.
  
• Experience supervising health facilities, community health structures, and/or volunteers.
  
• Demonstrated knowledge of:
  
  o CMAM/IMAM protocols
  
  o IYCF
  
  o PHC/IMCI/ANC
  
  o WASH in health facilities
  
  o Protection and MHPSS integration
  
• Experience in emergency or shock-responsive programmes.
  
• Strong experience in monitoring, reporting and using health/nutrition data.
  
• Ability to build trust and work effectively with multiple partners and stakeholders.
  
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
  
• Fluency in English as well as functional Tonga/Ndebele and Shona language skills are a strong advantage.
  
  Desirable
  
• Experience with ECHO-funded programmes/ Health & Nutrition Humanitarian projects
  
• Experience with cash/voucher programming.
  
• Experience with DHIS2 and national HMIS systems.
  
• Prior work with Save the Children or consortium-based programming.