Senior Advisor, Nutrition at 'Save the Children'

Rivers

Full-Time

Competitive

Experience : 10 years

Job Description:

• The incumbent, in collaboration with state and Local Government Area (LGA) Ministry of Health (MOH) leadership and the RMNCH team, will provide strategic direction and technical management for the planning and implementation of facility and community-based nutrition interventions in project states.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Nutrition or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of direct experience in nutrition policy development, program planning, implementation and evaluation, including programs with a strong nutrition behavior change component as well as nutrition services delivery, prevention and management of acute and chronic malnutrition within Nigeria’s public health system.
• Prior experience working with USAID funded projects highly preferred.

Requirements:

• Must demonstrate management, coordination, teamwork, and planning skills, with proven ability to liaise effectively with and collaborate with a range of key stakeholders, including national and local officials, public, private and civil society partners, and communities.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and team management skills.
• Strong training, monitoring, coaching and supportive supervision.
• Ability to work effectively on the following: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Fluency in English and Hausa languages required; willingness to travel extensively, and potentially live in northern Nigeria.
• This position is opened to both national and international candidates.
• Only candidates with extensive working experience in Nigeria will be considered for this role.

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