Technical Advisor, Policy Enabling Environment
Nutrition International, Kenya

Employment Type: National Full Time

Location: Nairobi, Kenya or Any other Country withing the Africa region

Deadline for submission: November 30, 2022

At Nutrition International (NI), we make a difference, because nutrition is the difference.

Woven into the very fabric of our approach is the passion and drive of our global 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

Nutrition International’s Program Operations Unit is responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of Nutrition International’s core program interventions including program development, design, planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting, and grant management, including setting annual operational planning, budgeting, and review processes. The unit comprises a global team of professionals located in our 10 core countries across Asia, Africa and our headquarters in Ottawa, Canada. Currently, Nutrition International is seeking applications for a Technical Advisor, Policy Enabling Environment to be based in Nairobi Kenya or any countries within Africa Region.

About the role:

Led by Nutrition International (NI), this full-time position will be part of NI’s Global Technical Services (GTS) unit. GTS is a diverse and dynamic group of technical experts, who lead on the quality assurance of NI’s research and programs and on the dissemination and translation of new knowledge to influence and improve national and global policies and practice. The GTS team works closely with NI’s regional and country offices in Africa and Asia along with other internal and external partners to provide technical leadership and build country capacity for integrating and improving nutrition and health programs.

• Lead the planning and execution of contextually grounded landscape analyses that assess strengths, weaknesses, and gaps within national level fortification policies, fortification legislation, national fortification standards, and regulatory monitoring framework
• Support the conceptualization of recommendations based on the landscape analyses and lead the mapping of a way forward to improve the policy enabling environment within each country.
• Ensure recommendations are inclusive, where and when appropriate, of approaches that break from LSFF business as usual, are scalable, realistic, and sustainable.
• Identify and manage in-country consultants to support national-level policy enabling environment landscape analyses, where and as appropriate.
• Support next steps in the design and implementation of policy level enabling environment activities based on findings from landscape analysis and in close consultation and collaboration with the other IRs, particularly IRs 2 and 3.
• Support and contribute to other AFFORD components as necessary including but not restricted to the Knowledge Management approach and Mamp;E and tracking policy-level indicators.
• Coordinate closely with NI’s ongoing fortification programs in-country and LSFF efforts globally

Any other related duties as assigned

About you

Master’s degree or higher level with a focus on nutrition, foods and nutrition systems and /or health sciences or other related fields, At least 8 years of experience working in-country and / or regionally around the design and implementation of LSFF programs. At least 3 years of experience in project management. Experience working across and within sectors as a means of optimizing program performance. Experience working with large multi-stakeholder teams and ability to participate in and coordinate across them

What we offer

A competitive market pay, health and dental benefits, four weeks of vacation (plus public holidays), flexible work hours, and hybrid remote work. We offer a collaborative and engaging work environment. The position is based in any NI country within the Africa region. We thank you for your interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Nutrition International is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible work environment. Upon request, accommodations due to a disability are available throughout the selection process.

Please note that all our offers are conditional subject to appropriate screening c

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