Team Lead for Nutrition and Health Strategic Objective 12-579

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International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through
health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND
In anticipation of an upcoming USAID-funded Food For Peace/Title II Development Food Assistance Program (DFAP) (formerly Multi-Year Assistance Program, or MYAP) for Zimbabwe, International Medical Corps is seeking qualified applicants with experience in Food For Peace/Title II projects.

JOB SUMMARY
The Team Lead for Nutrition and Health Strategic Objective will ensure relevant program objectives are effectively met. The Team Lead will serve as technical lead for the nutrition and health component throughout the life of award. The Team Lead will apply their expertise and experience in overall agreement management, operations and coordination; relations with prime organization; design, organization and implementation of exercises; any related training; design and development of planning tools and instruments; and the organization and coordination of appropriate technical assistance.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Serve as the key liaison with prime organization
• Ensure that the strategic directions, project benchmarks, accountability and internal control standards are established and exercised
• Ensures that the results oriented directions, targets, deliverables and standards of care are communicated and agreed with the senior leadership, the project team and in consultation with the prime organization, other partners and stakeholders
• Ensure that project elements are conceptualized and the team members understand their roles and responsibilities and are properly trained to implement the project tasks in compliance with all the project requirements of the prime organization and International Medical Corps
• Ensure that technical deliverables and monitoring and evaluations plans are designed, agreed, and match the project requirements and ensure that all the project information and benchmarks are achieved in a most transparent way and properly reported
• Provide sound day to day leadership in recruitment, training, programmatic and fiscal operations, performance evaluation of the project and staff
• Conduct monthly deliverables and project practices review
• Ensure that contract, finance and grants administration functions are in full compliance with provisions of the agreement with the prime organization
• Ensure that the project financial projections, expenditures and internal audit functions are in full compliance with the contract provision of the prime organization and International Medical Corps;
• Ensure that fiscal and program documentation processes flow
• Ensure full coordination and collaboration is established with the prime organization and other relevant stakeholders
• Contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organization, notably through the application of the organizations Code of Conduct, ethics, values and stand-point with regard to internal and external actors