Mar 6, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Project Officer, Anbessa Youth Project Jobs in Ethiopia

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Project Officer, Anbessa Youth Project Jobs in Ethiopia

About the Role

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Project Officer, Anbessa Youth Project to support the coordination of Anbessa Youth project activities in Ethiopia. This role will be based in Hawassa, Ethiopia and is offered on a 12 months’ fixed term contract, subject to the availability of funding.

Reporting to the Project Manager and Project Coordinator, the Project Officer will be responsible for aiding with the goal of improving and implementing nutrition educational topics in schools especially when it comes to newly developed fortified products.

You will work with the project manager, project coordinator and operations teams to support the coordination of project activities. Also, you will be involved in core project activities and provide a range support services, including preparation of reports and briefs, coordinating resources, maintaining project documentation, and implementing and monitoring project plans, to ensure project outcomes are achieved on time, on budget, to quality standards and within agreed scope, in line with GAINs Project Management Guidelines. In addition, you will undertake various administrative tasks including organising, coordinating, scheduling and attending meetings with team members, stakeholders, clients and suppliers.

Key Responsibilities include:

Sourcing, collating and compiling data and information to identify emerging issues; tracking and reporting on project progress against established milestones and deliverables

Contributing to the drafting of project documentation during the design, planning and end-to-end implementation of the project as per the GAIN Project Management Guidelines (PMG) i.e. results framework, work plans etc.

Assisting in planning, coordination, and implementation of the pilot test with key project stakeholders, working groups for product distribution and coordination

Conducting regular field monitoring visits for activities/projects conducted by partners. Following up with partners to ensure timely submission of reports and preparing timely monitoring reports with findings and recommendations

Maintaining strong partnerships with civil society, INGOs, government entities, private sector and other organisations

Overseeing all administrative aspects of the procurement process including budgeting, procurement supporting with the drafting of agreements and contracts and logistical arrangements within ethical and procurement standards and guidelines

Working closely with the project accountant, monitoring the receipt of deliverables and payments to partners, as well as ensuring all project related expenses are properly coded to ensure the accuracy of financial reporting

Processing timely payments to consultants and other service providers, ensuring compliance with GAIN procurement policy

About You

The ideal candidate will have previous experience with business and project administration systems, including financial administration and project management. Candidates with experience in delivering a wide range of project management and support services, within tight deadlines, limited resources, while managing competing priorities and experience working in multi-cultural or international environment is desirable.

In addition, you will possess thorough understanding of nutrition, food safety, school feeding, food fortification and food security and proven ability to execute administrative tasks in a timely manner.

The postholder will have excellent writing skills, with analytical capacity and ability to synthesize project outputs and relevant findings for the preparation of quality project reports. You will possess excellent communication skills and fluent in written and spoken English, candidates with knowledge of second language within GAIN’s regional offices is desirable. In addition, you should be highly flexible and be able and willing to travel.

A degree or equivalent recognized international accreditation in a project management and/or bachelor’s degree in business management, food science, nutrition, international relations, sustainable development, economics, development studies, peace and conflict studies or related field. You will be computer literate with good Excel, MS Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint skills and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Project Officer, Anbessa Youth Project Jobs in Ethiopia

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