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NUTRITION AND CHILD HEALTH EXPERT |
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Posted 2019-02-15 01:17:08
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development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations
and philanthropies, and host-country governments.
1.
Project Background:
The
Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Program is a cross-ministry and multi-donor program
to reduce stunting in Zambia. The National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC)
implements SUN as part of the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) 1,000
Most Critical Days Program. SUN 2.0, the second phase of the program, has
three major components: (1) Pooled Multi-Donor SUN Fund, (2) SUN Technical
Assistance (SUN TA), and (3) SUN Learning and Evaluation. Working in parallel
with the SUN Fund, the USAID/Zambia SUN TA program will provide support and
direct technical assistance to sub-national local government officials in
target districts to plan, implement, coordinate, and monitor integrated
nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific activities to significantly reduce
the rate of stunting among Zambian children under two.
USAID
has identified two main objectives that address stunting, including (1)
Adequate Quantity and Quality of Dietary Intake among Target Groups; and (2)
Adequate Health Conditions for Biological Utilization of Nutrients. SUN TA
interventions will increase access and availability of safe, diverse,
nutritious food; adoption of better child feeding habits and household hygiene
practices; and access to improved health, water and sanitation services. The
project will prioritize sustainability by improving intra-household joint
decision making and building capacity of local government and their
stakeholders to ensure coordination, accountability, and learning, following
the Scaling Up Nutrition model.
2.
Location: Lusaka, Zambia, with frequent in-country travel
3.
Objective:
The
Nutrition and Child Health Expert will be responsible for the overall strategy
development and implementation of the nutrition and behavior change activities
and will provide technical support to achieve expected results. S/he will
provide cross-cutting, strategic, and program implementation direction and
management to promote demand for key SUN interventions at community and
household level, while supporting sub-national government counterparts in
meeting the demand generated. The Expert will work closely with the WASH Expert
and Smallholder Livelihoods Expert to ensure a comprehensive integrated
approach to meet the program objectives of reducing stunting. The Expert is
also expected to work closely with the monitoring and evaluation team to ensure
progress is being achieved towards program targets. S/he will establish and
maintain close and effective liaison with relevant ministry and government
officials, partners and country stakeholders to facilitate flow of information
concerning research, policies, and programs and to stay abreast of current
trends.
4.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
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Serve
as a key member of the technical leadership team in guiding the effective
activity implementation and achievement of nutrition and child health
objectives.
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Provide
technical leadership, oversight, and capacity development for nutrition
components of the project, ensuring linkages with other project components.
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Work
with national and provincial (20% focus) and district and ward-level (80%
focus) counterparts to develop annual work plans, coordinating with M&E
team on indicators and target development.
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Provide
TA to national and provincial (20% focus) and district and ward-level (80%)
counterparts to support work plan implementation on nutrition and child health,
including proper feeding practices, importance of good nutrition in pregnancy,
breastfeeding, minimum adequate diet, dietary diversity, safe weaning food
preparation, health facility well-baby/growth monitoring visits, and promotion
and increased consumption of nutritious foods.
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In
partnership with other key staff, establish and maintain positive relationships
with project co-implementers; government ministries and departments,
particularly the District -level Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Social
Welfare, NGOs working in the area, and other key stakeholders.
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Attend
partner coordination meetings as appropriate. Ensure that activities are
coordinated with relevant stakeholders, including communities.
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Identify
areas for additional TA from consortium partners.
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Coordinate
with Field TA Manager and field teams to identify where DI assistance is
required and work with the Grants and DI Manager to formulate a request.
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In
collaboration with the technical and MEL teams, participate in analyzing and
disseminating evidence to promote policy reforms that lead to improved
nutrition outcomes at all levels.
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Other
tasks as may be assigned by the Deputy Chief of Party for successful
achievement of nutrition objectives.
5.
Reporting and Supervision:
The
Nutrition and Child Health Expert directly reports to the DCOP in activity
implementation and management.
6.
Qualifications
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A
minimum of MSc/Master’s in Human Nutrition, international health, reproductive
health;
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10-15
years of progressive experience with increasing responsibility focused on
integrated programming of human nutrition, child health, early childhood
development, health communication, and promotion;
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7-10
years of progressive experience in providing technical expertise to
government(s) to reduce stunting, particularly in the areas of care, treatment,
and prevention of malnutrition;
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Proven
ability to interpret scientific studies, operations research and cost-benefit
analysis and apply lessons to reach objectives; this will include using
relevant data for advocacy on integration of high-impact practices at all
levels of implementation;
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Demonstrated
strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to adapt
communication styles to a range of audiences, including professional and
community stakeholders;
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Previous
supervisory experience strongly preferred; and
§ Fluency in written and spoken
English is required.
To apply please visit fs9.formsite.com.