Nutrition
Technical Advisor – Rwanda
Background:
Land O’Lakes
International Development is a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose vision is to
be a global leader in transforming
lives by engaging in agriculture and
enterprise partnerships that replace poverty with prosperity, and dependency
with self-reliance. We leverage Land O’Lakes, Inc.’s 34-year history engaging
in international agriculture and economic development programs, implementing
more than 280 programs in 80 countries since 1981.
Position
summary:
In anticipation of a
USAID-funded project to improve human nutrition through enhanced access to
livestock and animal-sources food in Rwanda, Land O’Lakes is seeking a
Nutrition Technical Advisor to oversee the promotion of improved nutrition
knowledge, practices, and status among vulnerable households and to strengthen
programmatic and research linkages between agriculture and nutrition. In close
collaboration with the livestock technical advisor, s/he will develop training
and messaging around increased consumption of animal-sourced foods. S/he will
use innovative approaches to social behavior change communication (SBCC) that
adapt messaging to local contexts. S/he will supervise 5 to 7 field level
nutrition staff.
Reporting
& supervision:
The nutrition
technical advisor will report to the Chief of Party or his/her designee.
Required
skills and qualifications:
- Master’s
degree in public health or related field, or equivalent work experience; - From 7
to 10 years of relevant long-term work experience in developing countries,
experience in Rwanda preferred; - Familiarity
with behavior change communication strategies in support of nutrition
programs; - Experience
developing training programs and in particular, behavior change communication
programs and nutrition projects; - Significant
experience conducting trainings, training of trainers, and organizational
capacity building; - Previous
experience working with and building capacity of community-based
organizations; - Demonstrated
supervisory experience with teams; and - Fluency
in local language and English.
Desired
Skills and Qualifications:
- Demonstrated
experience building the capacity of women through agriculture and
nutrition to make meaningful and impactful decisions for their families to
improve nutritional outcomes.
Local
country candidates are encouraged to apply.
Please note only
finalists will be contacted. No phone calls please.
We are an Equal
Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Land O’Lakes enforces a policy of
maintaining a drug-free workforce.
To apply, please use
the link below to get to our Careers page for this position:
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