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FOOD AND NUTRITION M&E AND OPERATIONAL RESEARCH OR MIS EXPERT AND OPERATIONAL RESEARCH

Posted on: 22 Feb, 2019

Application by: 9 Mar, 2019

Project status: Tender

Project title: Technical assistance to the ‘Afikepo’ nutrition programme in Malawi

Period of project: July 2019- Mai 2023

Duration of assignment: 300 working days over 46 calendar months, intermittent

Country: Malawi

Duty station: Lilongwe

Job code: MED-MWI17EU0412/8

Project description

The purpose of the project is to provide professional and technical services to support the Government of Malawi to implement interventions of Afikepo nutrition programme in Malawi. The aim of Afikepo is to enhance nutrition security of targeted groups in 10 selected districts through in Malawi by improving nutritional status of targeted groups through:

increased and diversified dietary intake of safe and nutritious foods;

increased use of enhanced nutrition knowledge and awareness and hygiene practices;

strengthened multi-sectoral governance of nutrition at all levels.

Job description

The proposed Food and Nutrition M&E/MIS and Operational Research Expert will specifically be in charge of the implementation of capacity building activities related to M&E, food and nutrition information systems, resource and result tracking, operational research and database management.

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Qualifications

Qualifications and skills

At least a Master’s degree in any of the following: human nutrition, food and nutrition, public health nutrition, community nutrition, agriculture and food security, nutrition, food, nutrition and livelihood security, statistics,  nutrition epidemiology,  social sciences or economics;

At least one year of work experience in the food and nutrition projects in multicultural environments;

Fluency in both written and spoken English;

At least one year of work experience in the food and nutrition projects in areas of development and operational research and analytical services.

General professional experience

At least 5 years proven experience of developing and working at a senior level with information systems on food and nutrition security with particular reference to access and consumption of food (including indicators of dietary quality and anthropometry) and nutrition governance;

At least one year of work experience in food and nutrition projects sub-Saharan Africa and in public service institutions including government ministries in developing countries will be an asset.

Specific professional experience

At least one year of work  experience with M&E methods and approaches for qualitative and quantitative data collection methods on food and nutrition; data processing; data analysis and reporting (using appropriate computer packages);

At least one year of work  experience in development and implementation of resource tracking systems;

At least one year of  work experience with food and nutrition related database and website designing and management;

At least one year of  work experience with EDF rules and procedures will be seen as an advantage;

At least one year of  work experience in developing and using logical frameworks or project cycle approach is required;

At least one year of  work experience of at least one contract involving of  GIS and gender issues is an asset;

At least one year of work experience in executing and supporting operational research on nutrition.