Country: Mozambique
Closing date: 27 Aug 2016
COSACA Nutrition Specialist
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Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with 15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We're changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Role Purpose:
The Nutrition Technical Specialist will ensure all COSACA nutrition sector-specific programming is of high technical quality, using common technical approaches and integrated, and contribute significantly to the program's strategic objectives, learning and advocacy initiatives. The Nutrition Specialist, will coordinate with key technical specialists from other consortium members including FSL, TS from Concern, GED TS from CARE and WaSH TS from Oxfam.
Contract Duration: Fixed Term - 1 year
Location: Maputo, with travel to field sites
Qualifications and Experience
- A nutrition professional with a Master's Degree in nutrition or equivalent
- Significant professional experience of working at a senior advisory level in nutrition for international NGOs in complex settings such as Mozambique.
- Strong commitment to capacity building of national staff and partners with willingness to adopt participatory and consultative approaches.
- Strong report writing skills, including experience in writing funding proposals and donor reports.
- Substantial progressive, professional-level experience at the management level with some background in nutrition in emergencies.
- Proven experience of writing donor proposals, strategies and reports with various donors and understanding of the log-frame or results framework.
- Proven experience in conducting and analyzing nutrition surveys, rapid assessments and establishing emergency nutrition responses
- The ability to liaise and effectively coordinate with government, local NGOs and community initiatives.
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels, taking into account cultural and language difficulties.
- The ability to effectively influence health policy, reform and strategy with the Government of Mozambique, as well as key donors and UN agencies.
- MUST have fluent spoken and Written Portuguese and English
Please apply in English saving your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role. To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
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Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.
Disclaimer:
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How to apply:
Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: 'MKogi.58256.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com'