Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Junior Associate Jobs in Nigeria

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Junior Associate Jobs in Nigeria

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Junior Associate, Enhancing Access to Safe and Nutritious Diets (ENSAND) to support the implementation of ENSAND project activities. This role will be offered on a 4-year fixed-term contract, subject to availability of funding. You will be based in Abuja, Nigeria.

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 Enhancing Access to Safe and Nutritious Diets (ENSAND) project seeks to build on the lessons and progress from GAIN’s recent investments that includes creating demand for eggs (The ‘Eggs make Kids’ campaign), scaling up support for safe, nutritious food supply to traditional market (KFMW, EatSafe, SBN) through SMEs, Commercialization of Biofortified Crops (CBC) and reducing postharvest loss (PLAN).

The overarching objective is to increase access to and consumption of nutritious foods at the household levels. The specific goal of ENSAND project is to improve dietary diversity of low-income (BoP) households in 3 states of Nigeria (Kaduna, Kebbi and FCT) with emphasis on children of school age and women.

Reporting to the Project Manager, ENSAND, the Junior Associate will support the implementation of specific project activities in Abuja State based on approved workplans. In addition, they will support project reporting and provide administrative cover necessary to ensure timely implementation and achievement of key project outputs.

Key Responsibilities include:

In coordination with ENSAND project team members, participate at project review meetings with government, project partners, community stakeholders and other technical groups as the need arises.

Supporting the implementation of project components with other project leads to ensure activities are executed within agreed timeline

Responsible for the establishment and maintenance of a range of basic databases and filing system.

Support the ENSAND team with travel logistics arrangements.

Working closely with GAIN Nigeria operations team in raising of Purchase Orders and processing related to payments for procurement of goods and services

Developing and managing attendance and payment sheets for meetings or gatherings pertaining to the EASND project.

About You

The ideal candidate should have programme/project support experience ideally with a focus on product development, food systems, and/or international development, including the implementation of market-based agricultural or nutrition programs. Experience providing support to administrative and procurement functions.

The post-holder should have strong communication skills in multicultural, multi-lingual environment and excellent negotiation skills in supporting the management of contractors and vendors.

You should also have the ability to generate and deliver reports that provide useful insight into project details.

Knowledge of Poultry value chain, Agricultural and or any other food value chain in Nigeria preferred.

You should be competent in the use of MS office programs and flexible, adaptable, and available to take on other tasks or duties.

Candidate should have an education background in a relevant field such nutrition science, public health, business administration, food technology, sociology development studies or agricultural science or related field.

About our Offer

The starting salary on offer for this role is from NGN 5,139,552 – NGN 5,860,896 per annum, depending on experience.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Junior Associate Jobs in Nigeria


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