Health, Nutrition, IPC Manager

The Health, Nutrition and IPC Manager is responsible for planning and delivering all health, nutrition and IPC components of the Kinga Maisha and MAPLE projects during the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The role ensures alignment with national policies, WHO guidelines, and Save the Children standards, contributing to a high-quality and accountable Ebola response.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver on the Kinga Maisha and MAPLE project implementation plans, ensuring outputs and outcomes are achieved on time, within budget, and in compliance with donor and SCI policies and government standards.
• Ensure health, nutrition and IPC interventions are delivered according to SCI and government technical guidance and SOPs.
• Collaborate and coordinate with other SC Project Managers to ensure synergy and consistency with other interventions.
• Provide technical inputs for planning and operational oversight of Observation Care Centres (OCCs).
• Lead forecasting, procurement planning, and monitoring of essential medicines, nutrition products, IPC supplies, and medical equipment.
• Supervise and mentor project teams, setting priorities and evaluating performance.
• Represent Save the Children in relevant Health, Nutrition and IPC coordination forums.
• Promote continuous quality improvement, operational learning and documentation of lessons learned.
• Contribute to overall project management strategies, plans, performance review, MEAL plans, and learning reviews.
• Provide strategic technical advice on response priorities, operational risks and resource requirements.
• Lead delivery of interventions ensuring continuity of essential services and strengthening IPC and surveillance.
• Manage relationships and agreements with Ministry of Health partners and field office management.
• Ensure procurement aligns with Ministry of Health response plan, WHO guidelines and Save the Children standards.
• Provide technical oversight for safe patient flow, triage, isolation and referral pathways.
• Strengthen programme quality through mentoring, capacity building, SOP implementation, and monitoring.
• Ensure integration of safeguarding and safe programming.
• Work closely with Finance and Awards teams to monitor expenditure and budget performance.
• Review monthly budget performance and prepare forecasts and realignments.
• Manage and supervise project staff, coach and mentor to strengthen capacities.
• Identify training needs and develop capacity-building plans.
• Represent Save the Children in coordination structures and strengthen partnerships.
• Ensure project data is regularly uploaded and provide timely monitoring of programme implementation.
• Conduct programme performance reviews and ensure corrective actions.
• Prepare and submit high-quality technical and donor reports.
• Support emergency preparedness and response plans.
• Undertake other duties as assigned by the Project Director.

Requirements

• Medical Doctor/ Nurse or Public Health experience.
• Strong experience of Health management in public health humanitarian settings including previous experience supporting Ebola, infectious disease outbreaks, or humanitarian emergency responses.
• Strong experience of managing the implementation of projects to achieve results, especially in a high-stress humanitarian context.
• Experience of managing budgets and ensuring timely expenditure within compliance rules.
• Demonstrable capacity to set priorities.
• Demonstrated experience supervising and mentoring staff operating in high-stress or emergency environments.
• Experience developing and facilitating trainings and capacity-building initiatives.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work and collaborate effectively with diverse teams.
• Strong communication and report-writing skills in French and English.
• Experience working in the DRC or similar complex operational environments.
• Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children, including understanding of the child focus mandate.
• Knowledge of Save the Children systems, safeguarding standards, and emergency response architecture.
• Experience in disease outbreak management

Skills

• Medical Doctor
• Nursing
• Public Health
• Health Management
• Humanitarian Response
• Infectious Disease Outbreak Management
• Ebola Response
• Project Implementation
• Budget Management
• Staff Supervision
• Mentorship
• Training Development
• Capacity Building
• Interpersonal Collaboration
• Report Writing
• Emergency Response
• Save The Children Systems
• Safeguarding Standards
• Disease Outbreak Management
• Health Nutrition IPC

Languages

French, English