FHI 360,Nutrition Advisor Jobs in Rwanda

Closing date: 29 Oct 2016

FHI 360 is a
nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in
lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff
includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic
development, civil society, gender, youth, research and technology — creating a
unique mix of capabilities to address today
‘s interrelated development
challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and
territories. We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of:
Nutrition
Advisor

Description:

FHI 360 seeks a Nutrition Advisor
for a USAID Rwanda Feed the Future program that aims to improve nutrition,
enhance market access, create employment and financial opportunities, and
improve access to finance for smallholder farmers, and raise rural on- and
off-farm incomes.

The Nutrition
Advisor will play the lead role in guiding the implementation of technically
sound and innovative approaches, in close collaboration with Government of
Rwanda stakeholders, to increase optimal nutrition and agriculture behaviors,
improve the quality of nutrition services, build nutrition capacities of
frontline health and agriculture works, strengthen nutrition competencies in
agriculture and health teaching institutions, and strategically incorporate
nutrition objective into multi-sector polices.

Job
Summary / Responsibilities:

Provide
strategic leadership on improving nutrition policy environment in ways
that are sensitive and beneficial to mothers and young children;
Provide
guidance and technical support in alignment with GOR’s nutrition policies
and strategies, including USAID policy priorities;
Contribute
to program/project design, implementation, learning, and monitoring and
evaluation through active collaboration with project teams;
Help
develop internal organizational nutrition training and development of
tools, guidelines, standards to improve program quality;
Contribute
to the learning agenda by writing nutrition background documents, briefs,
and presentations, including carrying out relevant literature reviews,
landscape analyses, and data analysis;
Foster
technical capacity building of field staff through technical updates,
training opportunities, exchange visits, literature sharing, etc.;
Activity
engage in nutrition networks and forums to support GOR’s nutrition
priorities and promote involvement of multiple GOR sectors, donors, and
the private sector in nutrition and related agricultural initiatives;
Participate
as the nutrition representative as it relates to nutrition initiatives in
Rwanda; and
Maintain
diplomatic and high quality interactions and clear and consistent
communications internally and with partners in the field.

Qualifications:

Masters
(MSc) in Nutrition or related field, with an emphasis on community
nutrition, public health nutrition, SBCC, or other relevant sub-specialty
Minimum
of five (5) years’ experience designing and implementing multi-sector
nutrition programs
Demonstrated
significant expertise providing technical assistance to project/host
country government staff working on nutrition and SBCC activities.
Demonstrated
ability to work effectively with a wide range of partners with varying
interests and priorities in the fields of nutrition, and health
agriculture
Prior
experience in the Rwandan nutrition sector desirable, preferably including
experience at the community, district, sub-national and national levels
Field
experience in the prevention of malnutrition and under-nutrition and a
strong understanding of nutrition and related policies, strategies and
programs
Excellent
inter-personal, communication and facilitation skills

This job description
summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the
exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document
should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment.
Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
We offer competitive compensation and an outstanding benefit package. Please
click here to visit FHI 360’s
Career Center for a list of all open positions.
FHI 360 is an equal opportunity andaffirmative action employer. FHI 360 is an equal employment and affirmative
action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against
any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital
status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other status or
characteristic protected under applicable law.