Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Project Officer, School Feeding and Social Protection Jobs in Ethiopia

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Project Officer, School Feeding and Social Protection Jobs in Ethiopia

About the Role

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Project Officer, School Feeding and Social Protection to support the coordination of the School Feeding and Social Protection activities of the BDFA (Better Dairy For All) Program in Ethiopia. This role will be offered on a 3 years’ fixed term contract basis, subject to availability of funding. You will be based in GAIN’s Ethiopia office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Reporting to the Project Manager, you will be involved in core project activities and provide a range support services, including preparation of reports and briefs, coordinating resources, maintaining project documentation and implementing and monitoring project plans. You will ensure project outcomes are achieved on time, on budget, meeting quality standards and within agreed scope and in line with GAINs Project Management Guidelines.

The project officer will also undertake various administrative tasks including organising, coordinating, scheduling and attending meetings with team members, stakeholders, clients and suppliers.

Key Responsibilities include:

Coordinating and scheduling project review meetings at regular cycles and preparing documentation of findings and recommendations in PRISM

Facilitating the implementation of project activities in compliance with the policies and best practice standards of GAIN, working closely with consultants, colleagues and the project manager

Supporting with the facilitation and coordination of the workshops for the BDFA project

Preparing and maintaining project documentation and PRISM for reporting, monitoring and evaluation purposes to ensure accessibility of quality information and contribute to the achievement of project outcomes

Conducting regular field monitoring visits of the activities conducted under the project by partners. Collecting data and following up with contracted partners to ensure timely submission of reports and preparing timely monitoring reports with findings and recommendations

Supporting the project manager by working closely with government, implementing partners, external suppliers and professional services to coordinate and facilitate an effective delivery of the project including areas such as dissemination of lessons learnt, relevant approvals and discussions around school feeding and social protection interventions.

Maintaining strong partnerships with civil society, INGOs, government entities, private sector and other organisations as well as the school community, parents, dairy product suppliers and others involved in the school feeding project

Overseeing all administrative aspects of the procurement process for the BDFA project

including budgeting, procurement supporting with the drafting of agreements and terms of reference with consultants, coordination of the procurement plan and contracts and logistical arrangements within ethical and procurement standards and guidelines

Working closely with the project accountant, monitoring the receipt of deliverables and payments to partners, as well as ensuring all project related expenses are properly coded to ensure the accuracy of financial reporting

About You

The ideal candidate will have previous project management and stakeholder experience working in social protection and/or school feeding programmes in Ethiopia and will have experience with business and project administration systems, including financial administration. Candidates’ with experience working in dairy value chain work will be an added advantage.

You will possess a deep understanding and passion on issues related to nutritious food consumption in Ethiopia and good understanding/knowledge on School Feeding and Social Protection policies, strategies, and platforms in Ethiopia.

The postholder should have excellent command of written and spoken English and Amharic and willing to work in a multi-cultural and international environment. You should be highly flexible and be able to travel frequently to project sites.

A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent recognized international accreditation in Project Management; Degree in Sociology, Public Health, Nutrition, Social Work, Supply Chain / Business Management, International Relations, Sustainable Development, Economics, Development / Peace and Conflict studies or related field. Candidates with a postgraduate qualification is desirable.

The ideal candidate will be computer literate in Microsoft Office and have advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages as well as experience in handling of web-based management systems. You will have excellent writing skills, with analytical capacity and ability to synthesize project outputs and relevant findings for the preparation of quality project reports.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Project Officer, School Feeding and Social Protection Jobs in Ethiopia

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