Food for the Hungry (FH), a faith-based organization working to overcome human poverty, is currently seeking a Maternal and Child Health & Nutrition (MCHN) Technical Advisor, based in Zomba, for an anticipated multi-year food security and nutrition initiative in three of the Southern districts of Nsanje, Chikwawa, Blantyre (rural area), Phalombe, Mulanje, or Chirazulu. The overall goal of the USAID’s Office of Food for Peace project is to reduce chronic malnutrition and food insecurity among vulnerable populations in Malawi. Position is subject to cooperative agreement award.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the provision of technical guidance and oversight to local partners for the implementation of activities and interventions focused on supporting adequate nutrition and health related practices, including the “First 1,000 Days Approach: Preventing Chronic Malnutrition”, the SUN initiative, interventions focused on increasing household dietary diversity and quality including proper ration use, activities and interventions focused on addressing essential hygiene practices, supporting and creating linkages with the Nutritional Policy and Strategic Plan, District Executive Committees, Village Health Committees and Health Surveillance Assistants.
The MCHN Technical Advisor will report functionally to the project COP, but directly to the FH Africa regional director as FH’s highest ranking representative in country. He or she will advise local partners, employing approximately 40 staffs, to implement the MCHN component of the proposed program.
Some Qualifications include:
•Masters Degree in Nutrition, Public Health or equivalent in a relevant discipline •A minimum of five (5) years of significant professional experience in implementing and managing nutrition, hygiene and public health development programs as well as development activities at the community and household level •Demonstrated technical expertise implementing through and building the capacity of local partners •Demonstrated technical expertise related to integrating livelihood, agriculture and nutrition program towards the end result of reducing malnutrition •Experience using social and behavior change communication approaches, tools, and programs
•Experience addressing gender equality in nutrition and public health •Experience managing teams and individuals
•Experience managing and developing budgets •Experience in capacity building and the transfer of skills through designing and leading technical trainings
•Strong English writing and speaking skills required
•Masters Degree in Nutrition, Public Health or equivalent in a relevant discipline •A minimum of five (5) years of significant professional experience in implementing and managing nutrition, hygiene and public health development programs as well as development activities at the community and household level •Demonstrated technical expertise implementing through and building the capacity of local partners •Demonstrated technical expertise related to integrating livelihood, agriculture and nutrition program towards the end result of reducing malnutrition •Experience using social and behavior change communication approaches, tools, and programs
•Experience addressing gender equality in nutrition and public health •Experience managing teams and individuals
•Experience managing and developing budgets •Experience in capacity building and the transfer of skills through designing and leading technical trainings
•Strong English writing and speaking skills required
How to apply:
Please submit an application using the following link: www.fh.org/jobs. No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Malawian Nationals, women and minorities encouraged to apply. All applications must be received by January 31st 2014.
