The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is looking for a Project Coordinator, Workforce Nutrition Strengthening Nutrition in Priority Staples (SNiPS) to oversee the project’s day-to-day operational delivery, implementation, and monitoring, with a focus on tracking project progress and status.
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| Host | Federal Government of Nigeria |
| Category | Job |
| Type | Contract: Fixed Term |
| Location | Abuja, Nigeria |
| Experience level | Experienced |
| Hybrid Working | Yes |
| Application method | online |
| Deadline | January 27, 2025 |
About GAIN
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based charity that was established at the United Nations in 2002 to address the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Malnutrition and hunger have risen considerably since 2019, undoing a decade of gains. There is increasing acknowledgment that our food systems must reform if we are to reverse these trends.
GAIN’s Strategy is to reform food systems so that healthier diets based on sustainable food systems are accessible to all people, particularly those who are most vulnerable to shocks. By 2027, we hope to improve 1.5 billion people’s access to nutritionally upgraded staple foods, 25 million people’s access to healthier diets, and support good food.
This is an ambitious and challenging goal, and the only way to achieve it is to collaborate with partners on a national and international scale, including governments, businesses, and civil society. These aims, and the methods for accomplishing them, build on our twenty-year history of improving people’s lives through concentrated action and effective policy change.
About Project Coordinator, Workforce Nutrition Strengthening Nutrition in Priority Staples (SNiPS)
This position will be offered on a ten (10) month fixed-term contract, subject to funding availability, and will be based in Abuja, Nigeria.
The Strengthening Nutrition in Priority Staples Project (SNIPS) in Nigeria, in collaboration with GIZ and the Green Innovation Centre for the Agricultural and Food Sector in Nigeria, is working on four priority value chains – Vitamin A Cassava, Vitamin A Maize, Rice, and Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato – to develop innovations that have the potential to improve smallholder farmers’ livelihoods and promote sustainable rural development.
The project focuses on increasing productivity, income, and job opportunities for smallholder farmers involved in important value chains.
This GAIN investment is an integrated plan to support and improve the GIC over the next two years in four GIC states: Kaduna, Benue, Nasarawa, and Oyo. It will include a nutrition lens to make the intervention more nutrition-sensitive.
The workforce nutrition component will help farmers and workers along these value chains improve their diets.
The Workforce Nutrition (WFN) component seeks to reach rice and maize value chain workers (from smallholder farmers to processing employees) with workforce nutrition interventions aimed at increasing the consumption of nutritious foods as part of a healthy, diverse diet for workers, farmers, and their households.
The program also aims to engage supply chain business owners, as well as local and state governments, on the importance of farmer/worker nutrition for greater resilience and productivity.
Throughout the program, GAIN will lead regular advocacy and engagement with business managers and government officials regarding the importance of workforce nutrition for both workers and farmers.
Key Responsibilities for Project Coordinator, Workforce Nutrition Strengthening Nutrition in Priority Staples (SNiPS)
- Work with stakeholders to implement workforce nutrition pillars (healthy food at work, nutrition education, health checks, and breastfeeding assistance) across organizations, as well as to launch the Nigeria Workforce Nutrition Alliance.
- Managing the project schedule, activity plan, and planning milestones, assisting in tracking progress and deliverables from project partners and implementing countries.
- Coordinating and scheduling project review meetings on a regular basis, as well as documenting findings and recommendations using the Project Management Tool.
- Facilitate project activities in accordance with GAIN’s policies and best practice standards.
- Create detailed reports for stakeholders that summarize progress, achievements, and insights.
About you
- The ideal applican should have previous project coordination expertise as well as the capacity to influence the creation and implementation of workforce nutrition programs. Experience collaborating with actors in various value chains, such as rice and maize, to promote the consumption of nutritious foods at work and elsewhere.
- You should have prior experience advocating and interacting with business management and government officials about the importance of workforce nutrition for both workers and farmers.
- You should be able to coordinate the day-to-day operational delivery, implementation, and monitoring of the project, with a particular emphasis on tracking the progress and status of project activities. A bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition, Public Health, Sustainable Development, or Development Studies.
Benefits
The initial gross salary for this position ranges from NGN 12,751,056 to NGN 14,550,552 gross per year, depending on experience.
GAIN has a fair and competitive wage structure that provides for annual advancement based on good performance. In addition, GAIN provides a total of 37 days of vacation each year (including annual leave, public holidays, and additional office closure days), an attractive pension plan, and competitive insurance coverage for health, travel, and life. We are committed to our employees’ health, especially during these difficult times, and have designed a wellness program that includes flexible and hybrid working, supplementary leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching, and access to independent and confidential therapy.
GAIN also prioritizes professional development. We will help you advance in your profession through official and informal training, and we are dedicated to giving opportunities through internal recruiting, secondments, and promotion. All of this is offered in a supportive and collaborative setting.
Working Culture and Environment
Through our global hybrid working strategy, we create a flexible working environment that includes chances to work from home and in the office. This enables our employees to maintain a healthy work-life balance, boosts employee engagement, enhances employee well-being, and improves performance and productivity.
All of our roles are based in one or more of GAIN’s authorized offices, as stated in our job postings. Successful candidates will be based in one of GAIN’s country offices and must have the right to live and work within a reasonable commuting distance of the relevant city or cities where the position is offered. GAIN does not support working visas or relocations.
GAIN maintains the right to withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are determined to be ineligible under the aforementioned conditions during or after the recruitment process.
To be eligible for this post, applicants must have the right to work in the stated country and be currently residing there.
For further information, please view the attached job description. To apply, click on the “Apply Now” link.
This advertisement ends on January 28, 2025. Early application is encouraged. GAIN retains the right to close this advertisement early if appropriate individuals are found before the closing date.
How to Apply for Project Coordinator, Workforce Nutrition Strengthening Nutrition in Priority Staples (SNiPS) at GAIN
All interested and eligible candidates should click on the application link below
Application Closing Date: 28.01.2025