Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition ,SUN Business Network Manager Job Vacancy in Tanzania

The Global Alliance
for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is driven by the vision of a world without
malnutrition. GAIN is a Swiss based international organization that mobilizes
public-private partnerships and provides financial and technical support to
deliver nutritious foods to those people most at risk of malnutrition. The
organization is delivering improved nutrition to an estimated 700 million
people in more than 30 countries, half of whom are women and children.

The Scaling Up
Nutrition B
usiness Network (SBN)’s ambition is to foster a new dialogue and
relationship between business and other development actors in nutrition, which
will lead to new, innovative ways of addressing malnutrition, the leading cause
of child morbidity worldwide, including in Tanzania which suffers high rates of
micronutrient deficiency and stunting.

GAIN and the World
Food Programme (WFP) have been appointed as convenors of the Business Network.
GAIN is therefore looking for a self-motivated, team player to lead the
development and implementation of Tanzania’s Scaling Up Nutrition Business
Engagement Strategy.

SUN Business
Network Manager, Tanzania

The SUN Business
Network Manager, operating at global level has overall responsibility for the
development of the network in Tanzania.

Responsibilities

Develop,
execute and manage the Scaling Up Nutrition business engagement strategy
in Tanzania.
Through
document reviews and regular stakeholder consultations, identify the
private sector investment landscape in nutrition in Tanzania and relevant
entry points within broader public health nutrition strategies and
programs.
Engage
e business leaders in Tanzania in their potential roles in scaling up
nutrition and the potential business benefits to investing.
Organise
technical and political level meetings between business leaders and other
key stakeholders across government, civil society, bilateral and
multilateral donors to strengthen cross-sector dialogue and build
consensus on priorities and opportunities.
Develop
a roadmap for business contributions to scaling up nutrition in key
thematic areas, in consultation with government, and build commitment from
a wide range of stakeholders to invest in and implement this plan.
Broker
new partnerships which align with the business investment roadmap,
supported by technical assistance in-country and globally as required.
Liaise
with other key SUN Movement stakeholders in country (including Government
focal point, civil society representative, donor leads and others) to
build visibility and represent the SBN in country.
Provide
content and communications support to global SUN Business Network manager
to raise visibility of country level activities to global level, and seek
commitments from businesses in Tanzania to join the movement and feature
new commitments on the global website platform.

Experience

Proven
track record, and results, in managing nutrition projects in Tanzania.
Experienced
partnership broker and/or negotiation skills with the private sector.
Excellent
relationship management and development experience, and familiarity with
managing a wide platform of stakeholders within the nutrition sector.
Experience
in communications and advocacy for development.
Strong
experience with international development, private sector development, and
public-private partnerships.

Skills &
Attributes

Excellent
project manager.
Experience
in nutrition, maternal/child health and or agriculture a strong plus.
Creative,
independent and hard-working.
Good
representational skills, leadership and public-speaking.
Strong
written and verbal communications.
Strategic
thinker with experience in strategic planning and/or project design.

Education

Qualified
to Bachelors level (minimum) in development studies / management /
international relations/health/nutrition/ economics/business or other
social sciences).
Masters
degree desirable (in the same fields as above).

Other
requirements