Background:
ELEVATE Nutrition (Enhancing Local Efforts for Vital, Transformative, and Evidence-Based Nutrition), funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is a five-year cooperative agreement led by FHI 360 in collaboration with Action Against Hunger, Bixal, CNFA: Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture, GEMNet-Health, and Oxford Policy Management. The project aims to advance local implementation of high-quality nutrition programs and policies to improve the nutritional status of women and children, particularly in the first 1,000 days. ELEVATE Nutrition will drive efforts to sustain USAID technical leadership in nutrition, enhance locally driven nutrition programs and policies, and boost innovative efforts to share learning and transfer knowledge.
Job Summary:
The Technical Officer II will provide technical support to ELEVATE Nutrition’s multi-sectoral nutrition activities. The Technical Officer II will support the technical teams to design and implement activities, draw out content for knowledge management and dissemination efforts, and support learning initiatives. They will also support the development of project reports and technical products, among other technical responsibilities. Technical areas may include capacity strengthening, diet quality, wasting, social and behavior change, governance, and cross-cutting initiatives such as the US Government Global Nutrition Coordination Plan. We will aim to match the Technical Officer II’s interests with the project’s needs to the extent possible. We are looking for someone with the required qualifications who has a strong desire to learn, is committed to quality programming, is detail-oriented and organized, and likes working in a dynamic team environment with colleagues across multiple cultures, languages, and time zones. We are strongly committed to ensuring country-level stakeholders and systems are driving the priorities at all levels. We value input from all staff, aim to set reasonable expectations, and are committed to fostering professional growth.
Responsibilities:
The Technical Officer II provides technical support to technical teams during the development and implementation of project activities. Responsibilities include the following.
Assists technical teams to develop, refine, and implement technical activities.
Provides support to ensure technical groups function efficiently, e.g., helps break down work into steps, sets up meetings, helps shape the agendas, takes notes, and tracks follow up action items.
Supports the development of technical briefs, reports, and other materials such as web content and presentations.
Contributes to project work planning and budgeting.
Conducts searches and summarizes the findings of published literature on relevant technical issues. Assists with compiling and creating technical content for publications and manuscripts.
Reviews scopes of work for consultants and helps with hiring processes.
Presents on behalf of ELEVATE Nutrition in webinars, professional meetings, conferences, and working groups.
Supports local nutrition leaders to participate in global nutrition events assisting with preparation, e.g., abstract, poster, and presentation development.
Provides other support as requested to ensure an efficient and successful project.
Applied Knowledge & Skills:
Moderate-level technical knowledge of and experience providing technical assistance in international nutrition programs in development settings.
Proficiency with online search tools.
Sensitive to cultural diversity and understanding of the political, contextual, and ethical issues in assigned areas.
Articulate, professional, and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with clients and staff.
Able to read, write, and speak fluent English. Working proficiency in in French, Portuguese, or Spanish desirable
Excellent organizational and analytical skills. Ability to multi-task in fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated proficiency with using Microsoft Office Suite required.
Ability to analyze and interpret information and prepare reports.
Ability to solve problems and implement corrective action as needed.
Education and Experience:
Degree in nutrition, public health, international development and/or related field. Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of experience or Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience providing technical support in nutrition programming at global and/or country level.
Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO), government agency, or private organization.
Travel Requirements:
The expected US Based hiring salary range for this role is listed below. Candidates FHI 360 pay ranges represent national averages that vary by geographic location. When determining an offer amount, FHI 360 factors in multiple considerations, including but not limited to: relevant years of experience and education possessed by the applicant, internal equity, business sector, and budget.
Base salary is only one component of our offer. FHI 360 contributes 12% of monthly base pay to a money purchase pension plan account. Additionally, all US based staff working full-time, which is calculated at 40 hours/week, receive 18 days of paid vacation per year, 12 sick days per year, and 11 holidays per year. Paid time off is reduced pro rata for employees working less than a full-time schedule.
US Based Hiring Salary Range: $68,000 - $87,000
International hiring ranges will differ based on location.
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