AJIRALEO TANZANIA |
AJIRA TANZANIA 2019 / NAFASI ZA KAZI 2019
Position: Program Officer, Fortification Quality Assessment
Location Open Location to be based in either Tanzania, Nigeria or India
Salary Competitive
Job Advert
GAIN’s
purpose is to advance nutrition outcomes by improving the consumption
of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially those most
vulnerable to malnutrition. In
particular, we aim to improve the consumption of safe and nutritious
foods for—at a minimum—1 billion people over the next five years and
target major improvements to food systems, resulting in more diverse and
healthier diets for vulnerable people in countries where we work.
We
are seeking to deploy Program Officer, Fortification Quality
Assessment, this position is to support the design and implementation of
food fortification quality assessments at retail and producer level to
be based in either one of three countries (India, Nigeria and Tanzania).
You must be able to or willing to work from or travel to countries such
as India, Nigeria and Tanzania is essential for the role.
You
will be required to work with selected implementation partners in
country on all aspects of project planning and implementation including
technical (finalising protocols, data collection tools, conducting
trainings, supervising field work), process (implementation plan
development and monitoring, tracking deliverables) and
budgeting/contracting. You will be required to provide on-going support
for quality assurance of all work and progress tracking and review.
As part of the role you will be adapting and implementing market
assessment protocols and data collection tools from existing global
templates for use in country specific contexts (including sampling, data
collection methods, analytical procedures, training manual SOPs, among
other relevant details). The role will also require you to review lab
methods and quality control procedures to ensure reliable lab analysis
of micronutrients in foods (focus on oil, flour, sugar, milk and salt).
Provide on-going support for quality assurance of all work, progress tracking, review of results and comparison to standards and regulations. You will ensure appropriate completion and systematic storage for general project documents as well as datasets and assessment specific documentation and contribute to analysis and support all dissemination efforts including writing reports, briefs and other materials to support sharing learnings related to Fortification Assessment and other relevant nutrition work.
Provide on-going support for quality assurance of all work, progress tracking, review of results and comparison to standards and regulations. You will ensure appropriate completion and systematic storage for general project documents as well as datasets and assessment specific documentation and contribute to analysis and support all dissemination efforts including writing reports, briefs and other materials to support sharing learnings related to Fortification Assessment and other relevant nutrition work.
The
ideal candidate will have strong managerial, organizational and
communication skills and experience in managing projects in low and
middle-income countries. You will be required to work effectively
independently and in a cross-cultural team. The ideal candidate must
have experience in project monitoring and conducting quantitative
research. Experience in laboratory analysis of micronutrients in foods is an asset is also essential for the role.
The
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is committed to a policy of
equal opportunity and as an inclusive employer we are keen to reflect
the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation. We
welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our employees
worldwide are required to ensure their behaviour is consistent with our
policies.
Full Job Description JD_Program_Officer_Fortification_Quality_Assessment.pdf
Closing Date 20 Apr 2019