Nutrition Specialist
Job Description: Project Summary: The Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance III Project (FANTA) works to improve and strengthen nutrition and food security policies, strategies, programs and systems through technical support to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partners, including host country governments, international organizations, and nongovernmental organization implementing partners. FANTA aims to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable groups through technical support in the areas of maternal and child health and nutrition in development and emergency contexts, HIV and other infectious diseases, food security and livelihood strengthening, agriculture and nutrition linkages, and emergency assistance in nutrition crises. FANTA develops and adapts approaches to support the design and implementation of country-level programs, while building on field experience to improve and expand the evidence base, methods, and global standards for nutrition and food security programming. The project, managed by FHI 360 and funded by USAID, is a 5-year cooperative agreement.Supervisor: Country Manager – UgandaProject Duration: The duration of this project will be 2/08/2012 to 2/07/2017Position Summary: Based in Kampala, Uganda, the Nutrition Specialist will provide technical assistance in nutrition to USAID/Uganda, the Government of Uganda and other partners. The Nutrition Specialist will coordinate social and behavior change activities and advocacy for nutrition, support policy development at the national and sub-regional levels, develop and implement nutrition training, and also provide guidance on nutrition programming. This position will work at the national level and collaborate closely with the FANTA-3 country manager, other technical team members, the USAID/Uganda Mission, the Uganda Ministry of Health, National Planning Authority, Uganda Action for Nutrition Society and the Uganda Health Communication Alliance.Starting Salary: Within the Grade 7/Band ? range and commensurate with education and experience• Provide technical assistance to USAID/Uganda, Uganda Ministry of Health and Uganda National Planning Authority in maternal and child nutrition, infant and young child feeding, nutrition assessment counseling and support, among other technical areas• Coordinate national and sub-regional nutrition policy development by planning and facilitating national nutrition stakeholder meetings, facilitating sub-regional meetings, providing technical updates, and developing technical resources to guide the process.• Oversee social and behavior change activities including national-level coordination among stakeholders, and development and pre-testing of materials including job aides, counseling materials, tools and guides• Develop technical briefs, and technical references as necessary• Conduct advocacy to raise the profile of nutrition, increase investment in nutrition, and continue the multi-sectoral commitment to nutrition realized in the Uganda Nutrition Action Plan. This includes advocacy with parliamentarians, government officials and media at the national level as well as key stakeholders at the sub-regional and district level.• Conduct qualitative and quantitative assessments as necessary to further the nutrition work in country• Coordinate work with media organizations and media development firms to create TV documentaries and radio spots• Coordinate and facilitate nutrition trainings for pre-service in-service staff• Manage FANTA’s collaboration with the Cost of Hunger Study• Manage activities that mobilize youth, such as Guides and Scouts, in the promotion of nutrition• Participate in technical working groups on nutrition, as necessary• Contract with and provide technical oversight to consultants, as necessary• Participate in FANTA work planning and strategy development, contribute to reporting and follow all financial and contractual policies.
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