Nutrition Specialist – fhi360
Strong English skills required, She must have strong writing and organisational
skills for reporting on program and study results, Demonstrated capacity to
support and supervise staff, Demonstrated capacity to liaise and negotiate with
key stakeholders in other organisations, Applied skills in designing and
implementing programs with a strong focus on nutrition
, Advanced degree in a
relevant discipline
Knowledge of and experience with the design, management and implementation of
nutrition and food security projects in developing countries, Sensitivity to
cultural differences and understanding of the socio-economic and political
situation in Malawi, Ability to organise systems to monitor project results,
Well-developed written and oral communication skills
Prepare communications materials that highlight the Project’s nutrition to
agriculture programming successes and lessons learnt, Develop tools, frameworks
and resources as needed for the Project, Identify successful practices in the
project that can be showcased in publications, communication materials and
conferences, Work closely with provincial teams and other technical
counterparts to ensure synergistic and comprehensive programming, Conduct
assessments, reviews and audits to assess ways to continually strengthen the
focus, quality and type of interventions, Track and report against Feed the
Future and other indicators and disaggregate data t analyse results within each
domain, Design and deliver realistic and pragmatic nutrition strategies and
programming interventions that will lead to positive nutritional and health
outcomes, with a specific focus on pregnant and lactating women and children
under five yrs of age, Implement and plan strategies
that ensure integration in program interventions focused on nutrition,
agriculture and livelihoods, Provide technical though leadership to ensure
implementation of nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive strategies and
activities
Works closely with the Technical Director for Nutrition in leading the
nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive activities for the project in
accordance with global best practice, donor and FH1360 requirements, The
nutrition Specialist participates in strategy, program implementation, program
monitoring, evaluation in relation to integrated nutrition and agriculture
interventions at the community and household level. This include capacity
building and technical assistance to govt, civil society and community
stakeholders
FHI360 has a competitive compensation package, Interested candidates may
register online through FHI360’s Career Center athttp://www.fhi360.org/careers or through the Employment Section at www.fhi360.org for a list of
al open positions or submit CV/resume and cover letter to malawi.jobs@fhi360.org Please specify source in your application
FHI 360 is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard
to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin,
age, disability or status as a veteran with respect to policies, programs or
activities. FHI 360 is an equal opportunity and affirmative action
employer. Malawian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply
Closing date is April 30 Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged
