Position: Nutrition Technical Advisor (Band E-1)
Department: Programming
Reports To: Program Technical Director
Location: Benue, Nigeria
Job Summary
The nutrition technical advisor (NTA) will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary technical team to achieve the strategic objectives of a large program designed to address the needs of vulnerable children and their households in five states working in close collaboration with States and civil society organisations (CSOs). The NTA will provide technical support primarily in the area of nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and health, but also support cross-cutting themes and integration efforts in other areas of the program programming, especially household economic strengthening and food security. S/he will lead planning and capacity strengthening efforts while putting in place operational strategies for achieving project aims, results and performance expectations through adherence to high standards of programmatic and management quality. The NTA will be expected to engage with the broader Nigerian nutrition and health communities ensuring that promising practices are shared and incorporated into program activities.
Qualifications/Experiences:
- Minimum of Master’s Degree in Public Health, Nutrition or related field required.
- Minimum 6 years technical experience with community-level health and/or nutrition programs in Nigeria.
- Experience with behavior change analysis and communication, IMCI, CMAM, WASH and IYCF interventions desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government and civil society partners and communities as well as transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through workshops, training and meetings using participatory methods and adult learning principles.
- Proven leadership and inter-personal skills for effective team work: as well as the ability to work independently on a frequent basis, taking initiative, managing a variety of activities concurrently, and delivering outputs on schedule.
- Demonstrated ability to support partners working at a distance to achieve results against program objectives/targets.
- Successful experience in project design and proposal development in the nutrition health sector for USAID PEPFAR preferred.
- Experience with monitoring and evaluation and reporting nutrition activities.
- Good knowledge of Government of Nigeria nutrition and health priorities with experience working with Ministry of Health and other relevant entities.
- Familiarity with OVC programming and principles.
- Familiarity with food science and processing helpful.
- Excellent English oral and written communication skills required.
- Excellent analytic, organizational and computer skills: skilled in MS Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint, Experience with Share Point a plus.
Physical Requirements/Environment: Normal conditions akin to office environment, based in Benue: willingness and ability to travel within the country up to 60%.
How to apply:
Interested applicants should download the CRS application form using this link https://www.dropbox.com/s/106q5xifhyfusa3/CRS-%20Application%20Form.docand send with a detailed CV as attached MS Word documents to NG_Jobs@global.crs.org (NG underscore jobs@global.crs.org ).
Applicants can also download the JD from this link
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pcjm6a4bgbo84ad/Nutrition_Technical%20Advisor%20_18%2006%2013.dox Completed applications should reach us before 5pm. Wednesday 15th July 2013. Only applications sent in the required formal will be considered.
Candidates should please adhere to the instructions explicitly stated.
“CRS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, etc.
Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply”
