Country: Mozambique
Closing date: 16 Feb 2019
POSITION: Technical Specialist, Monitoring and Evaluation, CPSP Project
LOCATION: Maputo, Mozambique
SALARY: Competitive
STARTING DATE: March 2019
GAIN’s purpose is to advance nutrition outcomes by improving the consumption of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially those most vulnerable to malnutrition. In particular, we aim to improve the consumption of safe and nutritious foods for—at a minimum—1 billion people over the next five years and target major improvements to food systems, resulting in more diverse and healthier diets for vulnerable people in countries where we work. GAIN Kenya has been operational in the country since 2010 and has received funding to continue and upscale its country programs at least until 2020.
The Catalysing Private Sector Participation in Scaling Up Nutrition in Mozambique (CPSP) project aims to promote and support private sector engagement and investments on appropriate nutrition interventions in Mozambique, scale-up of adequate solutions and provide a contribution to evidence-based models and interventions for effective nutrition implemented by the private sector. The project, funded by the Department for International Development UK (DFID) is divided into three main workstreams. 1) Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business networks (SBN) to increase private sector commitments and resources for nutrition 2) Workplace Nutrition (WPN) to sensitize government, private sector and employees to nutrition in the workplace and 3) Scaling Up Marketplace for Nutritious Foods (SMNF) which includes a component on demand generation and aims to engage the private sector identifying, developing and scaling-up nutrition related products and services.
We are seeking to deploy a Technical Specialist, Monitoring and Evaluation who will be responsible for supporting the design and review of monitoring activities, and development of research and learning activities. The work station will be mainly based in Maputo, Mozambique. This position will functionally report to the Country Director, Mozambique with all technical aspects of the work managed by the Director, Knowledge Leadership. There will also be a close collaboration with the Knowledge Leadership (KL) team and SBN and MNF Global teams.
The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge and experience in analysing data, tracking indicators and developing and/or strengthening performance monitoring systems and the ability to provide technical assistance to countries in the design of evidence based programming including design of logic models and impact pathways. You will also be required to keep track of performance management of nutrition and health programs. You will need to have experience in research (quantitative and qualitative), program evaluation design, implementation and dissemination in the development and operationalisation of monitoring frameworks and plans
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