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World Food Programme
Fuzu ExclusiveProgramme Associate (Nutrition) G6
Kampala, Uganda
TotalEnergies
Environment & Biodiversity Field Supervisor
Kampala, Uganda
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The Food and Agriculture Organization
Fishery Resources Specialist
Kampala, Uganda
Closing: Feb 4, 2022
6 days remainingPublished: Jan 27, 2022 (2 days ago)
Job Requirements
Education:
Bachelor's degree
Work experience:
5 years
Language skills:
English
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Full time, Fixed term
To provide technical support at the WFP country office level to effectively coordinate the programme implementation and resource utilization in the nutrition unit
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: University degree in Human Nutrition, Public health, community health, food science, social sciences, or any other related field.
Experience: At least, 5 years of relevant working experience in the field of nutrition, food security, or emergency response in a Humanitarian or development organization.
Responsibilities
To provide technical support at the WFP country office level to effectively coordinate the programme implementation and resource utilization in the nutrition unit
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: University degree in Human Nutrition, Public health, community health, food science, social sciences, or any other related field.
Experience: At least, 5 years of relevant working experience in the field of nutrition, food security, or emergency response in a Humanitarian or development organization.
- Support the development of nutrition projects, workplans, ensuring alignment with wider government and WFP nutrition policies and guidance
- Support the nutrition unit with timely funds and pipeline management.
- Support nutrition programme management ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes/projects that comply with WFP standards and procedures as well as national policies and guidelines
- Liaise with implementing partners (internal and external) and government to monitor ongoing projects, ensuring effective collaboration, timeliness and efficiency, and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
- Support the identification of potential partners and partnership negotiations to ensure a collaborative and holistic approach to addressing nutrition needs
- Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners, national and sub-national government to prepare for and respond to nutrition needs for example the development of policy, guidelines, training, and IEC materials.
- Support documentation and evidence generation for nutrition programmes.
- Support internal and donor reporting for the nutrition programmes, projects and activities.
- Participate in all relevant nutrition coordination and technical forums at national level
