Employment Type: Project Full Time
Title: Technical Advisor
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Deadline for submission: July 10, 2022
About us
At Nutrition International, we make a difference, because nutrition is the difference.
Woven into the very fabric of our approach is the passion and drive of our team of over 600 people, working in 13 offices across 11 countries with one common goal: transforming the lives of people who need it most through improved nutrition.
If you are a motivated and passionate individual who shares our conviction that a better world is possible through improved nutrition, wants to leave the world a little better than they found it, and is looking to be part of a global team with a clear vision, we want to hear from you. Please consider applying for the position below.
Know our team:
The NI Project entitled Adopting a Multisectoral Approach for Nutrition in Bangladesh (AMAN) funded by the Government of Canada (GAC), is designed to improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable and hard to-reach people in Cox’s Bazar. The project will be implemented in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh over a 30-month period and will focus on:
- The provision and uptake of essential nutrition services delivered through the public health system that meet the specific needs of women, newborns, children and adolescent girls.
- The coordination and implementation of nutrition actions of the multisectoral minimum nutrition package by priority ministries and overseen by district and upazila nutrition coordination committees.
Nutrition International’s Global Technical Services (GTS) Unit, based in Ottawa, leads on the quality assurance of research and programs, and the dissemination and translation of new knowledge to influence and improve national and global policies and practice.
Under the supervision of GTS, the AMAN Technical Advisor is responsible for providing gendersensitive technical support to the AMAN project and coordinating the access to in-house expertise and external experts for priority activities to assure that NI-led activities and reporting under the AMAN Project are technically sound. The Technical Advisor will be based in the NI Bangladesh office, as the GTS focal point.
The Technical Advisor will be the liaison between GTS and the country AMAN team and is expected to work closely with NI AMAN Project team in the Bangladesh country office, the assigned Technical Advisors within the NI Asia Regional Office, and all Senior Technical Advisors within GTS, to support the quality implementation of NI-led activities.
About you:
You are someone with a postgraduate level degree, masters/doctorate, from a recognized university in nutrition or public health (with emphasis on nutrition). You have atleast 7 years of experience in program relating to child survival, adolescent health and nutrition, and/or maternal health and nutrition, ideally with focus on the community. You have excellent communication skills and experience
About the role
Work closely with the AMAN Project team and provide gender-sensitive technical advisory inputs, and/or quality assurance of program and research planning, implementation, monitoring, assessment, and reporting as required. Specifically:
In this role you will:
- Under the guidance of senior technical advisors and the VP of GTS, provide technical assistance to strengthen the NI-led work
- Coordinate and monitor provision of gender-sensitive nutrition technical advice by GTS or other external experts to project staff in support of the implementation of NI-led work as per AMAN annual work plans and budget.
- Develop, maintain and implement a research agenda (including operations and implementation research) developed by the AMAN research coordination team, organize regular meetings and document decisions to inform the Research and Project workplans
- Support the design, implementation, knowledge translation and dissemination of results from research studies under AMAN in conjunction with the relevant members of the research coordination team.
- Contribute, as delegated, to peer-reviewed publications and/or other documentation to disseminate lessons learned and key findings arising from AMAN including all research activities.
- Disseminate, as delegated, in close coordination with other units, NI’s work regarding this project, including (a) representation at regional and international meetings; (b) publications and presentations; (c) policy advocacy.
What we offer
A competitive market pay, health benefits, flexible work hours, and four weeks of vacation (plus public holidays). We offer a collaborative and engaging work environment. Nutrition International is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive, equitable, and accessible work environment.
Please note that all our offers are conditional subject to appropriate screening checks and satisfactory reference checks. For more detailed information about the role, please click on the Job Description Please click on the Apply button below to submit your application.
How to apply?
Nutrition International is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free work environment and encourages applications from all qualified individuals.
To apply please visit: https://apply.workable.com/j/AD95F2BA79
The closing date for receiving applications is July 10, 2022. Only short-listed candidates will receive an acknowledgment and will be called for personal interactions. The starting salary for this position is BDT 23,74,660 per annum.
Telephone inquiries WILL NOT be accepted. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those chosen to participate in the interview process will be contacted.
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