Project Associate – Better Dairy for All (BDFA) – The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
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The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (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.
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Project Associate – Better Dairy for All (BDFA) to implement the BDFA project activities across GAIN Ethiopia. This role will be on a fixed-term contract of up to 4 years, with extension subject to availability of funding.
This position will be based in the Amhara region, in Bahir Dar city. Up to 50% of the Project Associate’s time will include travel within Amhara to the woredas. Applicants must be currently based in the Bahir Dar, Amahara region to be eligible to apply for this position.
About GAIN
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.
About the Role
The Better Dairy for All (BDFA) project is one of the projects that has been implemented in Ethiopia and it aims to improve the consumption of dairy products by pregnant mothers, lactating women, children under 7yrs, and low wage workers.
Reporting to the BDFA Project Manager, the Project Associate will provide deputy support with a particular focus on the BDFA project implementation in at least 28 urban and rural woredas of Amhara region including in South Gondar, East Gojam, West Gojam and Awi zones.
You will be expected to directly implement specific project components as directed and delegated by the BDFA Project Manager, in addition to high-level coordination and administrative support.
Key Responsibilities include;
- Supporting the development of detailed plan for the implementation of project in Amhara and make sure it is in line with available resources
- Conducting regular field visits to ensure the project progress is on track and risk mitigation plan is up to date
- Working closely with the Project Manager and the project teams to ensure project documentation has been adequately prepared and recorded in a timely and accurate manner in compliance with GAIN standards
- Supporting the Project Manager in the overall reporting of the BDFA project progress in Amhara including the government and donor submission as well as the GAIN internal requirements
- Working with the Junior Demand Creation Associate to monitor the intervention and deliverables of the Local Implementing Partner (LIP) and consultants in Amhara and providing timely monitoring reports
- Providing technical support through formal training, on job training and frequent supervision to the selected dairy processors and suppliers based on their identified gaps for quality and safe dairy supply
- Supporting the development of appropriate communication materials, technical documents, advocacy briefs and related materials to drive key project activities
About You
The ideal candidate should have demonstrable experience working in a project management and / or project coordination role in Ethiopia within the food systems, nutrition, agriculture, or public health space. You should have experience and understanding of the dairy sector and private sector and experience supporting with technical assistance to SMEs. Candidate with experience with nutrition, food systems, public-private sector partnerships would be an advantage.
The post holder should have proven ability to use initiative, prioritize, multi-task, and work well under pressure to meet deadlines and sound experience in project implementation independently . You should be an excellent team player, fluent in English and good command in Amharic (both verbal and written) and able to work in multi-cultural, multi-lingual environments.
The post holder should be highly flexible, willing and able to travel in challenging environments. Candidate with Bachelors’ Degree in Agribusiness and Supply Chain, or Dairy Technology, Business Administration or Agricultural Economics or other relevant fields is desirable.
About our Offer
The starting salary on offer for this role is from ETB 498,696 – ETB 570,456 per annum, depending on experience.
GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for annual progression subject to good performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance.
We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.
GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments and promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Our Working Culture and Environment
We provide a flexible working environment that includes a combination of home and office working opportunities through our global hybrid working policy. This encourages our staff to have a healthy work-life balance and increases staff motivation, enriches employee wellbeing, and improves performance and productivity.
All of our positions are based in one or more of GAIN’s designated offices as stated on our job advertisements. Successful candidates will be based in one of GAIN’s country offices and must have the existing right to live and work within a reasonably commutable distance of the relevant city / cities in which the role is advertised. Please note, that GAIN does not sponsor working visas and relocations.
GAIN reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are considered to ineligible under the above conditions during or after the recruitment process.
For more detailed information please follow this link: GAIN – Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition: Project Associate – Better Dairy for All (BDFA) (gainhealth.org) and see the attached job description.
