Dec 19, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Project Coordinator, Enhancing Access to Safe and Nutritious Diets Jobs in Nigeria

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Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Project Coordinator, Enhancing Access to Safe and Nutritious Diets Jobs in Nigeria

About the Role

The Enhancing Access to Safe and Nutritious Diets (ENSAND) project is a 5-year project that seeks to improve the dietary quality of Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) households by increasing egg consumption amongst children. The focus is mainly on young children aged six months to nine years in FCT, Kaduna, and Kebbi states. The project’s strategic approach targets both out-of-school and in-school children.

For in-school children, the project aims to leverage the Nigerian Social Investment Program (NSIP), specifically the Home-Grown School Feeding Program (HGSFP), targeting children from Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) households attending government primary schools in classes 1-3 and their out-of-school siblings aged 6-59 months of age.

GAIN Nigeria seeks to recruit a Project Coordinator who will be located in Kaduna and responsible for the implementation of project activities under the ENSAND project. With support from the Senior Project Manager, this position will also be directly responsible for the coordination of the Dutch 3.0 Social Protection intervention intended to enhance the effective delivery of the ENSAND project.

The Project Coordinator will support the implementation of specific project activities including demand generation, capacity building, partnership management and reporting. In addition, s/he will also support the management of CSO partners and consultants who will be recruited to deliver specialized elements of the project output/deliverables. This position will report directly to the Senior Project Manager and programme lead for the ENSAND project.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Support the Senior Project Manager in managing the project schedule, activity, milestones, tracking of progress and deliverables.
  • Support the drafting of necessary project documents during implementation as per the GAIN Project Management Guidelines (PMG) i.e., results framework, work plans etc.
  • Support prospective partners capacity assessment exercises, development and implement context specific scope of work aimed at enhancing access and consumption of eggs by children in designated home-grown school feeding programme and BoP households.
  • Directly responsible for the delivery of the Kaduna component of ENSAND project and complementary Social Protection activities that cuts across access, demand generation and external environment (EE) intervention pathways.
  • Responsible for tracking and providing updates on ENSAND and Social Protection project workplans using innovative medium that helps the team to keep abreast of project deliverables.
  • Lead the development, implementation and tracking of partner’s post Organizational Development (OD) capacity building/system strengthening response plan including the project’s demand generation intervention in Kaduna.

    About You

    The ideal candidate should have knowledge and experience managing and reporting on community-based demand generation interventions among vulnerable population including children from Bottom of Pyramid(BoP) households. You should have proven knowledge of poultry value chain, agricultural and or any other food value chain in Nigeria.

    The ideal candidate should also have partnership management and experience in coordinating and tracking capacity building interventions is required. Some understanding of the gender and protection dynamics of humanitarian and development work, and ability to capture this in the analysis and design of interventions. Experience working with government institutions especially at state and LGA level.

    An education background with a degree or equivalent from a recognized institution in project management and/or bachelor’s degree in business management, international relations, sustainable development, economics, peace and conflict studies, nutrition science, public health, programme management, food technology, or related field.

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Project Coordinator, Enhancing Access to Safe and Nutritious Diets Jobs in Nigeria

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