Senior Analysis and Reporting Officer (Full-time)

The Food Security Nutritional Surveillance Project (FSNSP), being implemented by BRAC Institute of Global Health (BIGH), BRAC University is working in collaboration with Helen Keller International with financial assistance from the European Union (EU). The project partners with Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning and National Nutrition Services (NNS), IPHN. FSNSP is the only surveillance system in Bangladesh to provide seasonal and nationally representative estimates of food security and nutrition. Using state-of-art methods and indicators, the system provides up-to-date evidence on the food security, nutrition and health status of women and children, to support the design, implementation and evaluation of national strategies and assess progress towards internationally agreed development targets. This project informs the policy planners and program managers in planning appropriate initiatives aimed at nutrition improvement. FSNSP is inviting applications for suitable candidates for the position of a Senior Analysis and Reporting Officer.

Job Description:

  1. Supervise the Analysis and Reporting Unit; including making a work-plan for Analysis and Reporting Unit maintaining the deadline.
  2. Guiding the Analysis and Reporting Officers and Statisticians to prepare the first draft of the reports; reviewing first draft for technical contribution and giving feedback to analysis and reporting unit team members.
  3. Preparing the second draft for the technical reviewer’s review; and finalizing the report according to consultant’s direction.
  4. Capacity building of the Analysis and Reporting Unit members working under your supervision
  5. Preparing a guiding manual for the Analysis and Reporting Unit;
  6. Assists with the formulation and design of new plans and special studies, including the formulation of research questions, conceptual model development, literature review, study design and methods, logistics and analytical plan;
  7. Liaises with the Data Management Unit for data quality issues;
  8. Assists in updating design methodology of FSNP data collection before each round;
  9. Assists in the development and preparation of data collection instruments (including questionnaires, operations manuals) and training for routine FSNSP data collection and for special studies;
  10. Assist in the training of field staff for routine data collection and special studies if required;
  11. Updating Project Coordinator about the activity status minimum twice in a week or as per requirement.
  12. Preparing annual report, bulletin, special study report according to project requirement;
  13. Following the timeline approved by the Project Manager.
  14. Any other tasks assigned by the Project Manager.

Education and Relevant Experience Required:

  1. PhD (or enrolled for PhD) in Nutrition/ or Community nutrition/or any public health discipline
    which focuses on nutrition with academic record and from renowned Institute/University.
  2. 8 years of working experience in nutrition sector of which 5 years in report writing.

Functional competencies:

Knowledge of:

  1. Report writing skill with a focus on interpretation of food security and nutrition related findings.
  2. Trends and current situation of food security, Nutritional status of women and children in Bangladesh.
  3. Different techniques used to measure of nutritional status
  4. Indicators relevant to nutrition and food security
  5. Food security and nutrition related goals set by government and international organizations
  6. Guidelines and Tools used to develop food security and nutrition indicators (eg. HFIAS for food security, IYCF by WHO for child feeding etc)
  7. Microsoft office word and excel (Adobe Illustrator will be an added advantage).

Supervisor: Project Coordinator, FSNSP

SALARY: Negotiable

DUTY STATION: Dhaka

HOW TO APPLY: Interested persons are requested to apply with a complete resume with contact telephone number and a copy of recent passport size photograph including a cover letter in English with three references explaining the justification in support of his/ her candidature. Applications should be sent to: Director, Finance and Administration, BRAC Institute of Global
Health, BRAC University, 5th floor, icddrb campus, 68 Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sharani, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212 or at E mail: recruitment.sph@bracu.ac.bd . BIGH will consider applications till 25 August, 2014. Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interview.

Please mention the position in the subject line of your email: Sr. Analysis and Reporting Officer (Full-time).

Special information: BIGH is an equal opportunity institution.