BACKGROUND
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with both governments and businesses, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious food for all people. In particular, we aim to make healthier food choices more desirable, more available, and more affordable. GAIN’s mission is to advance nutrition outcomes by improving consumption of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially the most vulnerable to malnutrition.
GAIN fights malnutrition in Ethiopia through innovative and sustainable models that increase access to affordable nutritious foods among communities vulnerable to malnutrition and is currently implementing a project that contributes to address undernutrition among vulnerable groups of people. This project is designed to improve access to affordable nutritious foods for children 6-59 months through providing technical support to the selected nutrition/fortified children’s food producers and community-based delivery channels and to increase demand to the consumption of those foods.
OBJECTIVE
The Consultant Junior Associate – will monitor and support the availability of nutritious children’s food in the identified delivery channels and demand creation activities in the target areas under the supervision of Senior Project Manager and technical support of Market Specialist.
The Junior Associate-Better Diet For Children (BDFC) will work closely with the government, business partners, private sectors, other civil society organizations and consultants to assist achieving impacts through scalable models of nutritious children’s food production, identifying and activating effective delivery channels and stimulating demands for the consumption of nutrition children’s food by the target groups.
ASSIGNMENT LOCATION
Shashemene, Arsi Negele, Aleta Wendo, Dila, Aksum and Inda Silase
NUMBER OF REQUIRED CONSULTANT
Six (one per town)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT
Twelve (12) months
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONSULTANT JUNIOR ASSOCIATE
Delivery Channels
- Reinforce targeted delivery channels to position nutritious food for mothers of targeted children
- Sensitise existing delivery channels and identify sells gap to supply nutritious food through the existing channels
- Support the selected public and private delivery channels to increase take-up of nutritious food by the targeted children.
- Support the safe stocking and delivery of nutritious food in the targeted delivery channels
Demand Creation and Behaviour Change
- Assist the demand creation activities implemented in target areas in collaboration with government, GAIN team and consultants
- Assist to explore determinants of nutritious food consumption by targeted groups
- Facilitate the implementation of effective and innovative demand creation activities
Production
- Assist the identification of distribution challenges of local nutritious food and assist the implementation of the solutions
- Sensitise targeted producers to deliver selected nutritious foods to the targeted delivery channels timely
Facilitation
- Liaise the project with government and other stakeholder with the support of GAIN Marketing Specialist and Senior Project Manager
- Facilitate enabling environment for the implementation of GAIN’s complementary food project
- Develop relationships with private sector producers and distributers of nutritious children food and work closely with them to assist the production, promotion and distribution of nutritious foods and supplements.
- Participate in the supportive supervision and project monitoring activities to contribute to the smooth running of the proect with clear project deliverables and reporting system.
- Develop monthly report with simplified reporting format and submit to GAIN Ethiopia office
- Assist in documentation and record keeping including taking minutes with partner meetings
KEY ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
- Senior Project Manager and Market Specialist
- Other GAIN Ethiopia country team
- Interaction with key project partners and external stakeholders
DELIVERABLES
- Monthly progress report including self-performed and performed by other consultants within the project in the target town
Job Requirements
CONSULTANT QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Skills and Attributes
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
- Basic computer literacy with Excel, MS Word, and Power Point skills.
- Able to prioritize, multi-task, and work well under pressure with frequent deadlines.
- Strong facilitation skill
- Analytical, with the ability to effectively liaise with government offices and private business sectors.
- Proactive with a commitment to quality and accuracy with close attention to detail.
- Willing to travel within the towns frequently
- Skill of riding bicycle
Experience
- Relevant experience in project implementation and management, preferably for social marketing and behaviour change programs.
- Experience in public health and/or nutrition is highly desirable but not essential.
Education
- Diploma in nutrition, health, agriculture, marketing or any suitable equivalent is required
Other Requirements
Very good command of English and local language
How to Apply
APPLICATION METHOD
- Please submit updated CV and cover letter via email at: [email protected]. Copy of supporting documents for the educational background and experiences related with the post will be requested at the later stage.
More Information
- Job City Addis Ababa
