Job Description
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the direct supervision of the Programme Policy Officer (Food Fortification), the job holder will carry out the following tasks:
Capacity Strengthening
- Provide technical and operational support to the government in implementing nutrition-sensitive social protection programmes.
- Provide technical support to integrate SBC interventions across WFP’s programmes.
- Provide support to the social protection team (SO2) of WFP Nepal to implement, monitor and manage knowledge of nutrition and food fortification programmes.
- Participate as a resource person in training/orientation and/or consultative/advocacy meetings related to nutrition and fortification as required and in consultation with supervisor.
Coordination and Partnership
- Facilitate support to government and non-government partners (Cooperating Partners) implementing nutrition and food fortification programmes.
- Support the organization of nutrition advocacy meetings to lobby for increased resource allocation, strengthen multi-sectoral linkages, and promote best practices at federal and provincial levels.
- As needed, support effective planning, implementation and follow up of shock-responsive social protection initiatives for vulnerable groups as per the national priorities/schemes.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
- Facilitate joint supportive supervision visits from federal government, and support to document the lesson learned and recommendations.
- Prepare periodic progress reports as required.
Programme Support
- Provide regular programme and business support to nutrition and food fortification team of WFP country office.
- Support country office in periodic reporting along with weekly programme input, country brief and others.
- Conduct other tasks as required, to support the day-to-day nutrition activities of the country office, and support field staff, as needed.
Job Specification
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in related functional area and/or a bachelor’s degree in public health, nutrition or related fields is desirable.
Experience
- At least six years of experience in Public Health, Nutrition, food fortification or related fields.
- Experience and expertise in delivery of nutrition prevention and treatment programmes including social and behavior change communication.
- Experience negotiating, training, communications, advocacy, and resource mobilization.
- Knowledge and experience of UN and Government partnerships will be an asset.
- Has collaborated with technical teams (i.e., nutrition and food fortification), implementing programmes and observed or assisted with policy discussions.
Desired Skills:
- Functional competencies in supporting designing/planning of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programming; nutrition emergency preparedness and response, child and maternal health, IYCF/MIYCN, IMAM, SBCC, fortification, among other.
- Sound understanding of nutrition-related policies, and systems of Nepal
- Good negotiation skills and ability to communicate effectively
- Ability for perform well in cross-disciplinary teams.
- Training and experience in utilizing computers and standard software packages and systems, such as MS Office.
Languages:
- Fluency in both written and spoken Nepali and English languages. Knowledge of local languages will be an added value. Nepali Typing skill is an asset.
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