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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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Monitoring and Improvement Manager

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Classification: D5 – Manager
Direct Reports: 1 – 5
Travel Required: Up to 30%

Overall Purpose

  • The position is responsible for leading programme monitoring across the GAIN Nigeria portfolio of projects and ensuring that the learnings from monitoring and research are used to make improvements to programmes and to strengthen strategy.
  • The post holder will provide senior technical support to the project teams to design, coordinate and implement the monitoring framework of the country programme.
  • This position will functionally report to the Country Director, GAIN Nigeria with all technical aspects of the work managed by the Director, Knowledge Leadership. There will be close collaboration with the Knowledge Leadership (KL) team as well as centralized programme teams.

Tasks and Responsibilities
Monitoring and program improvement:

  • Develop or improve programme theories of change and results frameworks and plans in collaboration with project managers in Nigeria, the Knowledge Leadership (KL) and Programmes Services (PST) teams and implementing partners.
  • Oversee the in-country monitoring activities for all programmes.
  • Lead on the consolidation of the country Learning Agenda to capture programme learning and inform improvements to programmes and strategy.
  • Support the design and adaptation of the programme monitoring tools and processes and lead on the training and quality assurance of the programme monitoring components.
  • Conduct monitoring field visits as required to ensure that project progress is on track.
  • Ensuring timely and good-quality routine activity progress monitoring and reporting by implementing partners.
  • Contribute to critical analysis and interpretation of monitoring and research results to formulate recommendations on program actions, improvements, and lessons learned.

Reporting and Stakeholder Engagement:

  • Manage and ensure the consistent review, data analysis and preparation of reports on monitoring indicators.
  • Review and interpret monitoring data as part of preparation for GAIN’s performance and donor reports and ensure quality of project reports aligning with the theory of change and results framework.
  • Contribute to analysis of information collected and support all dissemination efforts including writing reports, briefs and other materials.
  • Support dissemination of monitoring results to appropriate audience, interpretation of data and follow-up / corrective action
  • Keep the project teams and the country director regularly updated on the project status (on track or off track) with critical analyses and possible solutions to challenges based on interactions with partner organizations.
  • Ensure appropriate completion and systematic storage for general project documents as well as datasets and assessment specific documentation.
  • Serve as GAIN focal point in the Nigeria office for experts from government, key development partners, I/NGOs and civil society partners.
  • Represent GAIN and present programme results at external meetings and events.
  • Support for annual work plan development and budgeting.

Research:

  • in collaboration with the KL team, provide coordination and oversight for research implementing partners, ensuring milestones are met, reviewing progress reports, and advising on disbursements of funds.
  • Participate actively in dissemination of programme learnings for external audiences (e.g., preparation of papers for the GAIN paper series, publications, presentations etc.)

Leadership and Team Management:

  • Supervise the Programme Monitoring and Improvement Associate as well as other country office staff engaged in programme monitoring.
  • Monitor staff performance and complete performance reviews.
  • Lead the recruitment of key staff (direct reports) and motivate team members to attain organizational goals and deliver their work to the quality required.
  • Provide or support mediation to resolve any implementation issues including differences between stakeholder and internal groups.

Key Organizational Relationships:

  • Reports to the GAIN Nigeria Country Director
  • Works closely with project managers in country.
  • Maintaining liaison with the KL team and PST Programme Leads
  • Liaises with Communications Team
  • Liaises with Local and Global implementing partners.
  • Contact with Government partners and stakeholders.

Job Requirements
Education:

  • Master’s in Nutrition, Data Sciences, Public Health or related field.
  • Ph.D in relevant field an asset.

Experience:

  • Substantial experience in the public health and/or nutrition sector, with expertise in programme monitoring
  • Demonstrated experience in critical analysis skills to extract key learning and effective practices from programme monitoring and its application to programme improvement.
  • Expertise in data management and analysis tools and software an asset
  • Training and experience in research and/or impact evaluation an asset
  • Track record of publications in peer review or grey literature an asset

Competencies:

  • Deep knowledge of programme design and monitoring tools, their application and quality assurance
  • Excellent skills to design, collect, analyze monitoring data and interpret implications for programme learning and improvement.
  • Excellent project management skills.
  • Strong communicator, able to present complex information to diverse audiences, with the ability to work effectively as part of a global multicultural team.
  • Clear and systematic thinking that demonstrates good judgment, expert problem solving, and creativity.

Other Requirements:

  • Willingness and ability to travel in country and externally.
  • Fluency in English.

Salary

  • N9,651,911 – N11,035,919 per annum (depending on experience).

What GAIN Offers

  • Flexible working hours
  • Friendly working environment
  • Professional development opportunities
  • February 2021.

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  • Job City Abuja, Nigeria
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Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is an international organization driven by the vision of a world without malnutrition.

Around 3.5 billion people — half the people on the planet today — are malnourished. Each year, malnutrition kills 3.1 million children under the age of five and leaves 159 million stunted, trapping generations in lives of poverty and unfulfilled potential. The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is focused on finding solutions to end malnutrition within our lifetimes.

OUR METHODOLOGY /

At GAIN, we believe that no one sector alone can solve the complex problem of malnutrition. We work closely with partners including governments, civil society, businesses, UN agencies, and academic institutions to develop programs that deliver large-scale and locally relevant solutions to malnutrition in more than 30 countries.

In recent years we have expanded our approach to reach those on the margins of society, who are often the most excluded, vulnerable and severely malnourished, such as the Dalit community in India who experience oppression because of their caste; adolescent girls; and families affected by emergencies.

ABOUT GAIN /

Each day, 795 million people — one in nine — go hungry. Close to 2 billion people survive on diets that lack the vital vitamins and nutrients needed to grow properly, live healthy lives, and raise a healthy family. About 1.4 billion people worldwide struggle with overweight and obesity. That’s more than the number of people who are hungry worldwide.

In total, around 3.5 billion people — half the people on the planet today — are malnourished.

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is an international organization that was launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition.

GAIN is driven by the vision of a world without malnutrition. We act as a catalyst — building alliances between governments, business and civil society — to find and deliver solutions to the complex problem of malnutrition. Today we are on track to reach over a billion people with improved nutrition – a goal for 2015.

We focus our efforts on children, girls and women because we know that helping them have sustainable, nutritious diets is crucial to ending the cycle of malnutrition and poverty. By building alliances that deliver impact at scale, we believe that we can eliminate malnutrition within our lifetimes.

Data sources:

  • The Lancet’s series on maternal and child undernutrition
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • World Health Organization (WHO)
  • UNICEF

OUR IMPACT /

GAIN has helped 892 million people to access affordable, nutritious food — about 350 million of whom are women and children. Our work to fortify staple foods and condiments with essential micronutrients reaches more than 30 countries worldwide. Our work includes helping to improve the quality of foods and diets and educating families of the benefits of breastfeeding and good nutrition. Worldwide, our projects are changing lives and contributing to reducing micronutrient deficiencies through large-scale food fortification. For example, we’ve increased the intake of vitamin A in Indonesia by fortifying edible oils and the intake of iron in China by fortifying soy sauce.

By 2017, we aim to increase the intake of essential micronutrients such as vitamins A, D, iron, folic acid and iodine for 1.3 billion people, including 400 million women and adolescent girls, and 200 million children under five.

In countries with the highest rates of malnutrition, multinutrient supplements or ‘home fortification’ help improve nutrition when mixed into food. In Bangladesh, we launched a new micronutrient powder program in collaboration with international development organization BRAC. Since launch, 80,000 community workers have been trained to promote home fortification, and five million sachets were sold in 2014. Monthly sales have more than tripled during the year and the overall market for micronutrient powders grew by 15 percent, with 45 million sachets produced in 2014 alone.

Data source

  • GAIN 2012–2013 Annual Report

OUR VISION /

GAIN is driven by the vision of a world without malnutrition. We believe that everyone in the world should have access to an affordable, healthy and nutritious diet. We focus on children, girls and women to break the cycle of malnutrition and poverty.

By building alliances that deliver impact at scale, we believe that we can end malnutrition within our lifetimes.

OUR APPROACH /

We believe that everyone in the world should have access to an affordable, healthy and nutritious diet.

A tailored approach to innovation. We work to understand and deliver specific solutions to the daily challenge of food insecurity faced by poor people. By understanding that there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ model, we develop alliances and build tailored programs, using a variety of flexible models and approaches.

Scale and ambition. We aim to reach 1 billion people with affordable, nutritious foods by 2015.  We build alliances between governments, local and global businesses, and civil society to deliver sustainable improvements at scale. We are part of a global network of partners working together to create sustainable solutions to malnutrition.

What matters most is impact. We focus on early life stages and maternal health when good nutrition has the most impact. We focus our efforts on children, girls and women because we know that providing access to affordable, sustainable, nutritious diets is crucial to ending the cycle of malnutrition and poverty.

OUR VALUES /

Team work

GAIN draws on the different skills of employees to create cohesive teams to deliver our programs in more than 30 countries. We also work closely with public and private partners.

Innovation

Our staff are creative thinkers who develop and test innovative business models to make markets work in a sustainable way for vunerable groups.

Passion

GAIN is made up of dedicated, enthusiastic professionals committed to our mission of making a difference on a large scale.

Professionalism

GAIN ensures professional and scientific rigor, commitment and leadership in our relations with the people and organizations we work with.

At GAIN, we believe that no one sector alone can solve the complex problem of malnutrition. We work closely with partners including governments, civil society, businesses, UN agencies, and academic institutions to develop programs that deliver large-scale and locally relevant solutions to malnutrition in more than 30 countries.

In recent years we have expanded our approach to reach those on the margins of society, who are often the most excluded, vulnerable and severely malnourished, such as the Dalit community in India who experience oppression because of their caste; adolescent girls; and families affected by emergencies.

ABOUT GAIN /

Each day, 795 million people — one in nine — go hungry. Close to 2 billion people survive on diets that lack the vital vitamins and nutrients needed to grow properly, live healthy lives, and raise a healthy family. About 1.4 billion people worldwide struggle with overweight and obesity. That’s more than the number of people who are hungry worldwide.

In total, around 3.5 billion people — half the people on the planet today — are malnourished.

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is an international organization that was launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition.

GAIN is driven by the vision of a world without malnutrition. We act as a catalyst — building alliances between governments, business and civil society — to find and deliver solutions to the complex problem of malnutrition. Today we are on track to reach over a billion people with improved nutrition – a goal for 2015.

We focus our efforts on children, girls and women because we know that helping them have sustainable, nutritious diets is crucial to ending the cycle of malnutrition and poverty. By building alliances that deliver impact at scale, we believe that we can eliminate malnutrition within our lifetimes.

Data sources:

  • The Lancet’s series on maternal and child undernutrition
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • World Health Organization (WHO)
  • UNICEF
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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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:Job Title: Program Monitoring and Improvement ManagerLocation: Abuja, Nigeria Classification: D5 - Manager Direct Reports: 1 - 5 Travel Required: Up to 30%
Overall Purpose
  • The position is responsible for leading programme monitoring across the GAIN Nigeria portfolio of projects and ensuring that the learnings from monitoring and research are used to make improvements to programmes and to strengthen strategy.
  • The post holder will provide senior technical support to the project teams to design, coordinate and implement the monitoring framework of the country programme.
  • This position will functionally report to the Country Director, GAIN Nigeria with all technical aspects of the work managed by the Director, Knowledge Leadership. There will be close collaboration with the Knowledge Leadership (KL) team as well as centralized programme teams.
Tasks and Responsibilities Monitoring and program improvement:
  • Develop or improve programme theories of change and results frameworks and plans in collaboration with project managers in Nigeria, the Knowledge Leadership (KL) and Programmes Services (PST) teams and implementing partners.
  • Oversee the in-country monitoring activities for all programmes.
  • Lead on the consolidation of the country Learning Agenda to capture programme learning and inform improvements to programmes and strategy.
  • Support the design and adaptation of the programme monitoring tools and processes and lead on the training and quality assurance of the programme monitoring components.
  • Conduct monitoring field visits as required to ensure that project progress is on track.
  • Ensuring timely and good-quality routine activity progress monitoring and reporting by implementing partners.
  • Contribute to critical analysis and interpretation of monitoring and research results to formulate recommendations on program actions, improvements, and lessons learned.
Reporting and Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Manage and ensure the consistent review, data analysis and preparation of reports on monitoring indicators.
  • Review and interpret monitoring data as part of preparation for GAIN’s performance and donor reports and ensure quality of project reports aligning with the theory of change and results framework.
  • Contribute to analysis of information collected and support all dissemination efforts including writing reports, briefs and other materials.
  • Support dissemination of monitoring results to appropriate audience, interpretation of data and follow-up / corrective action
  • Keep the project teams and the country director regularly updated on the project status (on track or off track) with critical analyses and possible solutions to challenges based on interactions with partner organizations.
  • Ensure appropriate completion and systematic storage for general project documents as well as datasets and assessment specific documentation.
  • Serve as GAIN focal point in the Nigeria office for experts from government, key development partners, I/NGOs and civil society partners.
  • Represent GAIN and present programme results at external meetings and events.
  • Support for annual work plan development and budgeting.
Research:
  • in collaboration with the KL team, provide coordination and oversight for research implementing partners, ensuring milestones are met, reviewing progress reports, and advising on disbursements of funds.
  • Participate actively in dissemination of programme learnings for external audiences (e.g., preparation of papers for the GAIN paper series, publications, presentations etc.)
Leadership and Team Management:
  • Supervise the Programme Monitoring and Improvement Associate as well as other country office staff engaged in programme monitoring.
  • Monitor staff performance and complete performance reviews.
  • Lead the recruitment of key staff (direct reports) and motivate team members to attain organizational goals and deliver their work to the quality required.
  • Provide or support mediation to resolve any implementation issues including differences between stakeholder and internal groups.
Key Organizational Relationships:
  • Reports to the GAIN Nigeria Country Director
  • Works closely with project managers in country.
  • Maintaining liaison with the KL team and PST Programme Leads
  • Liaises with Communications Team
  • Liaises with Local and Global implementing partners.
  • Contact with Government partners and stakeholders.
Job Requirements Education:
  • Master's in Nutrition, Data Sciences, Public Health or related field.
  • Ph.D in relevant field an asset.
Experience:
  • Substantial experience in the public health and/or nutrition sector, with expertise in programme monitoring
  • Demonstrated experience in critical analysis skills to extract key learning and effective practices from programme monitoring and its application to programme improvement.
  • Expertise in data management and analysis tools and software an asset
  • Training and experience in research and/or impact evaluation an asset
  • Track record of publications in peer review or grey literature an asset
Competencies:
  • Deep knowledge of programme design and monitoring tools, their application and quality assurance
  • Excellent skills to design, collect, analyze monitoring data and interpret implications for programme learning and improvement.
  • Excellent project management skills.
  • Strong communicator, able to present complex information to diverse audiences, with the ability to work effectively as part of a global multicultural team.
  • Clear and systematic thinking that demonstrates good judgment, expert problem solving, and creativity.
Other Requirements:
  • Willingness and ability to travel in country and externally.
  • Fluency in English.

Salary

  • N9,651,911 - N11,035,919 per annum (depending on experience).

What GAIN Offers

  • Flexible working hours
  • Friendly working environment
  • Professional development opportunities
  • February 2021.
 2021-04-12

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