GAIN is a Swiss-based foundation that was launched in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with both governments and businesses, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious food for all people. In particular, we aim to make healthier food choices more desirable, more available, and more affordable. GAIN’s mission is to advance nutrition outcomes by improving consumption of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially those most vulnerable to malnutrition.
About the Role
The overall purpose of the position of Nutrition Advisor is to provide expertise in nutrition to support the quality of GAINs existing and future nutrition specific and sensitive interventions/activities and projects.
The Nutrition Advisor’s prime responsibility is to ensure a high quality of technical support to GAIN Mozambique’s work in both rural and urban development contexts. They will lead the development and documentation of best practices and promote organizational learning.
This position will functionally report to the Country Director, Mozambique with all technical aspects of the work managed by the Director, Knowledge Leadership. The Nutrition Advisor will represent GAIN Mozambique at industry meetings, forum, dissemination events and media events.
- Provide guidance and technical support to GAIN’s activities in the form of program/project design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation.
- Support research and evidence translation efforts, working closely with colleagues from other units in GAIN through the preparation of proposals, reports, presentations, briefs, topic overviews and others as needed.
- Working with the Global KL team, support Country Director and Portfolio Leads as needed, including on resource mobilization and dissemination activities.
- Develop or improve monitoring, learning, research and evaluation frameworks and plans in collaboration with the GAIN KL and Program teams, and implementing partners, and closely monitor program outcomes and key deliverables.
- Lead critical analysis and interpretation of monitoring and research results to formulate recommendations on program actions, improvements, and lessons learned.
- Contribute to the development of research protocols and tools for research, assessment and evaluations that contribute directly to GAIN’s projects and activities, such as: formative research, rapid assessments, qualitative research, implementation research, process evaluation and landscape analysis.
- Act as GAIN’s focal point at MoH led technical working group, requesting and facilitating meetings as needed in order to complete project activities.
Competencies
• In-depth knowledge of nutrition
• Excellent understanding of quantitative and qualitative research and analysis
• Critical analysis skills to evaluate the quality of research results and extract key learning and effective practices
from research findings.
• Excellent project management skills, notably developing and implementing workplans.
• Ability to use initiative, prioritize, multi-task.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Self-motivated, high energy and solution oriented.
• Strong communicator, with the ability to work effectively as part of a global multicultural team.
• Positive attitude towards learning from team members, partners and stakeholders.
• High level of professionalism and integrity.
• Clear and systematic thinking that demonstrates good judgment, expert problem solving, and creativity.
• Flexible and goal oriented.
• Computer literacy with excellent MS office and other statistical software.
• Ability to travel as required.
Experience
• Expensive experience in delivering nutrition and/or nutrition sensitive programs in developing country
settings.
• Broad experience in public health nutrition program monitoring, operations and participatory research, and
impact evaluation.
• Experience in developing technical nutrition documents (policies, proposal, working papers, scientific
papers, guides, etc).
• Experience of delivering donor-funded programs highly desirable.
• Experience in working with officials from the Government of Mozambique.
• Experience in a global, multicultural organization highly desirable.
• Experience working in a public/private partnership environment highly desirable.
Education
• Masters in Nutrition or Public Health / PhD in Nutrition or equivalent work experience.
The starting gross salary on offer for this role is from USD 42,283 – USD 48,347 per annum, depending on experience.
GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for annual progression subject to good performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance. We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible and hybrid working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.
GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments, and promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative environment.
