Position Title: Nutrition Officer (Local Candidates Only), Rwanda - Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations (ISVP)
Requisition Number: 14-0135
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Department Overview:
Pact seeks a Nutrition Officer for the proposed USAID-funded five-year Rwanda Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations (ISVP) Activity to improve and sustain the health and social wellbeing of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), their households, and communities in Rwanda. This position is contingent upon award.
Position Purpose:
Reporting to the Health and Social Services and Manager, the Nutrition Officer will be responsible for activities relating to:
- Providing nutrition information and education for pregnant women, lactating mothers, and vulnerable families with children under two years of age
- Promoting growth monitoring and promotion
- Nutrition education and counseling services specifically related to their child’s growth, and children’s weight and height
- Establishment of positive deviance nutrition groups
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate technical activities and provide direction, feedback and support to ensure success; as applicable, supervise a local program team in their day-to-day operations.
- Provide input into and assure that all donor reporting requirements on program impact are met
- Ensure high quality program delivery and the cost-effective use of Pact and USAID resources
- Ensure provision of management support and technical assistance to grantees on program design, budget/work plan development, and M&E planning.
- Provide regular written/oral program progress updates, as requested.
- Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the DCOP.
Basic Requirements:
- Three to five years of experience with nutrition activities is required;
- Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain professional relationships with civil society organizations and host country government counterparts
Preferred Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree or higher training in public health, nutrition, nursing or in a closely related field is preferred
- Three to five years in a technical leadership/management role with direct supervision of professional staff preferred;
- Experience interacting with government, international organizations, donors, other bilateral donor and civil society representatives, and senior level government officials;
- At least three years of experience working with USG cooperative agreements or contracts in senior program management capacity preferred
- Excellent communicator with demonstrated experience in communicating complex processes to diverse stakeholders, including government officials at the national, provincial and district levels, service orientated NGOs, civil society organizations, donors, etc.
- Rwandan citizens
To apply for this position, please visit our website at www.pactworld.org
