National Technical Advisor – GIZ

National Technical Advisor – GIZ – Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

To support the Team Leader of the Malawi country package FNSP (Food and Nutrition Security), a programme of the special initiative “One World – No Hunger”, To improve the food and nutrition situation, especially for women and children under 5 and primary school children in Dedza and Salima, To support the coordination of the implementation of the activities of the global programme on FNSP in close collaboration with bilateral GIZ programmes on Basic Education, Nutrition and Access to Primary Education (NAPE) and Health 

Contribute to the coordination of all Programme activities within the Malawi country package in collaboration with the Team Leader,  Contribute to the advice of collaborating partners and the District Authorities in Dedza and Salima with regard to the planted activities, Contribute to ensuring the sustainable continuation of specific multi-sectoral services to improve the food/nutrition and health situation of the rural population, Assist the Team Leader in advising the District Council to build an sustain a nutrition coordination mechanism to ensure the sustainable cooperation between various stakeholders(government and non-govtmental), Contribute to the planning, organisation and implementation of human capacity development measures for representatives of relevant ministries and also for non-govtmental players, such as workshops and trainings as necessary, Cooperate with the Programme’s Development Advisors based in the Districts for M&E, support the
collection of baseline data and gather and analyse data relevant to the FNSP, Participate in team meetings, relevant nutrition security/resilience for a, conferences etc as requested by the Team Leader, Assist national and/or international consultants during their missions to Malawi and the Districts as requested by the Team Leader, Develop and implement tools for results-based monitoring of the programme progress and achievement based on the global M&E framework for FNSP, Support and guide data collection in the field in coordination with relevant stakeholders (regional and local authorities: private stakeholders, Support the implementation and coordination of data collection, processing and evaluation for the baseline-study and constant follow up studies, Support with collating progress data and presenting them in a timely manner in line with reporting schedules and as need arises, in the course of program implementation, Support with responding to
request from the global M&E Unit in Germany in a timely manner, Provide relevant inputs for reporting, Undertake any other additional duties at the request of the Team Leader 

A Masters degree in Health, Nutrition, or Agricultural Science or any other related field 

Sound knowledge on nutrition landscape in Malawi, Familiar with SUN initiative, Experience in nutrition education interventions (sensitive and specific), Sound and proven knowledge and experience in M&E, Human Capacity Development Knowledge and experience, Good planning and management skills, Able to work independently, At least 6 yrs professional working experience in international development cooperation 

Excellent writing skills and strong analytical skills, Good knowledge of computer applications, Sound knowledge of Gender core competencies, Fluency in written and spoken English and knowledge of local languages of the programme area

Interested candidates should submit their applications electronically and these should include: a motivation letter, current resume of the applicant and certified scanned copies of relevant certificates to The Head of Finance and Administration, GIZ, P O Box 31131, Lilongwe 3 email GIZ-Malawi-HR@giz.de  Closing date for applications is 4th May