CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Pact
Country: Rwanda
Closing date: 05 Dec 2014

Position Title: Nutrition Officer (Local Candidates Only), Rwanda - Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations (ISVP)

Requisition Number: 14-0135

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Department Overview:

Pact seeks a Nutrition Officer for the proposed USAID-funded five-year Rwanda Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations (ISVP) Activity to improve and sustain the health and social wellbeing of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), their households, and communities in Rwanda. This position is contingent upon award.

Position Purpose:

Reporting to the Health and Social Services and Manager, the Nutrition Officer will be responsible for activities relating to:

• Providing nutrition information and education for pregnant women, lactating mothers, and vulnerable families with children under two years of age

• Promoting growth monitoring and promotion

• Nutrition education and counseling services specifically related to their child’s growth, and children’s weight and height

• Establishment of positive deviance nutrition groups

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate technical activities and provide direction, feedback and support to ensure success; as applicable, supervise a local program team in their day-to-day operations.

• Provide input into and assure that all donor reporting requirements on program impact are met

• Ensure high quality program delivery and the cost-effective use of Pact and USAID resources

• Ensure provision of management support and technical assistance to grantees on program design, budget/work plan development, and M&E planning.

• Provide regular written/oral program progress updates, as requested.

• Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the DCOP.

Basic Requirements:

• Three to five years of experience with nutrition activities is required;

• Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain professional relationships with civil society organizations and host country government counterparts

Preferred Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher training in public health, nutrition, nursing or in a closely related field is preferred

• Three to five years in a technical leadership/management role with direct supervision of professional staff preferred;

• Experience interacting with government, international organizations, donors, other bilateral donor and civil society representatives, and senior level government officials;

• At least three years of experience working with USG cooperative agreements or contracts in senior program management capacity preferred

• Excellent communicator with demonstrated experience in communicating complex processes to diverse stakeholders, including government officials at the national, provincial and district levels, service orientated NGOs, civil society organizations, donors, etc.

• Rwandan citizens

How to apply:

To apply for this position, please visit our website at www.pactworld.org