The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Project Associate, Nutrition CASCADE, to support the Project Manager with the assessment of the existing food environment and implementation status of food and nutrition-related policies and strategies  

This role will be on a fixed-term contract for up to 27 months, subject to the availability of funding. This position will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

 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 the consumption of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially the most vulnerable to malnutrition.

 Position: Project Associate - Nutrition, CASCADE

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Salary: ETB 498,696 – ETB 570,456 (gross) per annum

Application Deadline: March, 24/2023

About the role

The Project Associate will assist the Project Manager with key deliverables for the CASCADE Project which aims to improve malnutrition in Ethiopia through innovative and sustainable models. You will be working on exciting projects that will have a wide-reaching span across several regions in Africa, including Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya. 

The postholders' input and contributions will make a key difference in the world of nutrition by providing stakeholders with advice about food-based dietary guidelines as well as providing support to the development of the Food Systems Dashboard and other relevant reports. 

The post will also see you playing a key and pivotal role, in ensuring that the monitoring, tracking, and documenting of the project's paperwork are archived and stored correctly. 

The post holder will be expected to quickly develop strong relationships with relevant partners, exploiting synergies within GAIN and with external stakeholders to ensure continued, effective, and timely project delivery.

Key Responsibilities include:

Assisting the Project Manager in the assessment of the existing food environment and implementation status of food and nutrition-related policies and strategies

Advising key stakeholders about the application of Food Based Dietary guideline

Providing support in familiarizing healthier diets concepts

Supporting the development of Food System dashboard, related reports, Action Plans, and advocacy materials where needed.

Providing support in identifying stakeholders for potential sources of data for food system dashboard indicators and ensuring procurement of data, and data quality

Supporting to assess indicator data quality and suitability for the Food System Dashboard

Keeping track of gender results, ensuring the initiative is gender-sensitive, and where feasible, gender-transformative

About You

The ideal candidate should have demonstrable experience of project management that spans different sectors and knowledge systems. Prior data analysis using a variety of tools is key to this role, alongside the ability to provide sound advice and knowledge with key findings. 

The post holder should have a strong understanding of food systems, nutrition and food security. You will have the ability to work with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders varying in seniority and this will also be a key attribute for the successful candidate. 

Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Statistics, Food Sciences, or related fields with strong expertise in data analysis and statistics or similar qualifications/experience. 

About our Offer

The starting salary on offer for this role is from ETB 498,696 – ETB 570,456 (gross) 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 of holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance coverage 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 counseling.

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.

How to apply

Register using the following link CLICK HERE