: International Medical Corps

Deadline: 22 August 2021

Duty Station: Matabeleland North districts

Duration of the contract: One Month

Background

International Medical Corps is a consortium member implementing the USAID-Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) funded Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA), Amalima Loko in Matabeleland North province of Zimbabwe. The USD75 million Amalima Loko project seeks to elevate the livelihoods of more than 67,000 vulnerable households across five districts of Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland North: Binga, Hwange, Lupane, Nkayi, and Tsholotsho.

The project looks at improving human health and livelihoods, with the health and nutrition component (Purpose 3) looking at improving the adoption of care, nutrition, health, and WASH practices for women of reproductive age (WRA) and children under five (CU5) years. The project also aims to improve nutritional adequacy among WRA & CU5. International Medical Corps’ role is to technically lead on the health and nutrition activities for Amalima Loko.

International Medical Corps is looking for the above short-term positions to support the project to conduct a Nutrition Causal Analysis (NCA) in Matabeleland North province. The NCA will provide Amalima Loko with a contextualized understanding of the causal pathways of undernutrition and the context specific causes of undernutrition in the project areas as well as identify the most promising pathways to change. The NCA will enable the program to design a more effective, context-specific response to address and prevent malnutrition.

International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to International Medical Corps at the website provided at the end of this document.

Job summary

The Community Facilitator, with support from the NCA Lead Analyst leads/ organizes community mobilization for the qualitative study.

Job description

Organization of interviews and group discussions in sampled communities; Take notes and prepare reports; Reception of participants in community exchanges; Organization of snacks / drinks for participants; Facilitation of meetings with participants; Organization of informal exchanges with members of the community, as needed; Active participation in daily debriefings and initial analysis of collected data; Minimum diploma in health / nutrition, sociology, WASH, gender studies, development studies; Professional NGO experience in the fields of health, nutrition, food security, water, sanitation and hygiene, or anthropology; Proven experience in community mobilization and qualitative research; Advanced skills in communication and information sharing; Experience working in rural areas with regular field trips

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps

Qualifications

Minimum diploma in health / nutrition, sociology, WASH, gender studies, development studies; Professional NGO experience in the fields of health, nutrition, food security, water, sanitation and hygiene, or anthropology; Proven experience in community mobilization and qualitative research; Advanced skills in communication and information sharing; Experience working in rural areas with regular field trips

Required competencies

Perfect mastery of isiNdebele/Tonga/ Nambya and English (read / written / spoken); Excellent communication skills; Excellent writing skills; Experience working in Matabeleland North districts; Ability to work independently and as a team member; Neutrality, objectivity, sensitivity to local context, perseverance; Preferred: Previous experience in KAP, SQUEAC, SMART, Barrier Analysis, and/or NCA methodologies

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.