VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Plan Cameroon is an international Child Centered community Development Organization with no religious, political or governmental afficialtion working in Cameroon since 1996, We promote equal opportunity employment and pay special consideration to female candidates. Plan is a Children's organization with primary concerns on children rights, safety and well-being and has in its interest to create safe environments for children with more attention paid to child protection. All employees are therefore expected to comply with our Child protection policy.

within the context of Emergency Response to Refugees from Centra Africa Republic Plan Cameroon is urgently seeking to recruit experienced, enthusiastic, humanitarian-oriented and hardworking Cameroonian for six months duration to fulfill the positions below. While funding is only guaranteed for 6 months at the point of advertising, Plan is seeking longer-term funding and the operations in the East and Adamawa Regions will be operating for much longer than 6 months.

Title: One(01) Food Security and Nutrition Project Coordinator to CAR Refugees-UNICEF

Duty Station: Bertoua

Purpose of the Role: The Project Coordinator will ensure quality implementation of the project in Bertoua in conformity with Plan Cameroon's strategic orientations and administrative norms. He/she will also ensure quality liaison at all levels, between beneficiaries,partners and Plan Cameroon.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Emergency Response Manager, the Project Coordinator will among many other tasks perform the following:

• Under the direction of the Emergency Response Manager(ERM), the Project Manager will take full responsibility for the successful implementation of the project;
• Ensure all staff involved in the project understands the newly updated National protocol for the management of acute malnutrition and the expectations of this project.
• Ensure the implementing partners at local level(Health areas) understand and implement the newly updated National protocol for the management of acute malnutrition
• Ensure systematic/correct supplies of foodstuffs in the distribution points, the respect of the distribution plans
• Ensure the enrollment of children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women(PLW) in the SFP respects the standardized criteria
• Ensure the water hygiene and sanitation(WaSH) component of the project is properly implemented.
• Ensure comprehensive and consistent reports are issued from the Health Areas
• Ensure appropriate WASH, health and nutrition education messages are delivered to mothers, Pregnant and Lactating Women(PLW) and other careers at the distribution sites and in the  community.
• Prepare quality donor reports in internal reports in a timely manner.

Qualification and Experience

• Hold a degree in social sciences, project management/program or equivalent
• Have a high capacity of synthesis;
• Have a great ability to work in team;
• At least 2 years of experience in working for a reputable international hunamitarian or development organization
• Be bilingual(English and French - both written and spoken)

Skills & Behaviours

• Knowledge on the food assistance and nutrition sector including WFP, Unicef, WHO, Ministry of Public Health
• Extensive knowledge of emergency nutrition work, design and implementation of feeding projects including monitoring and evaluation
• Extensive knowledge of nutrition issues in the East, North and Far-North regions
• Knowledge of humanitarian standard and codes of conduct
• Demonstrated record of excellence in sponsorship and strong knowledge of project Management in particular and program activities in general
• Proven capacity to facilitate trainings, coach staff and provide supportive supervision
• Strong coordination skills in programming, resource management and safety and security.
• Excellent in computer skills(Microsoft including word, excel,powerpoint, internet, etc.)
• Mastery of survey software
• Ability to work in emergency settings
• Willingness to travel at short notice and be flexible to changing circumstances

Application procedure

All applicationns should include:

1. Cover letter;
2. Comprehensive CV;

Interested applicants should submit their applications no later than 30 June 2014 at 17 o'clock preferably in soft copies and by e-mail to the address: Plan-Cameroon.jobvacancies@plan-international.org with a subject title: Application for Food Security and Nutrition Project Coordinator to CAR Refugees-UNICEF.

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted. The candidate finally selected should comply with the Child Protection Policy applied in the Organization.

NB: No application shall be admitted after the closing hour mentionned above