Nutrition Manager

  • Location:
  • Salary:
    negotiable / YEAR
  • Job type:
    FULL_TIME
  • Posted:
    1 week ago
  • Category:
    Health / Medical, Management and Strategy
  • Deadline:
    30/11/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Description
The Nutrition Manager will be responsible for overseeing activities related to increasing the consumption of safe, nutritious, high-quality foods to improve nutritional outcomes. This position will be based in Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Position is contingent upon award and funding.

Responsibilities

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  • Serves as the technical lead for all activities in the Nutrition pillar in areas such as consumption, behavior change campaigns, and improving nutritional status of value chain actors, especially women and rural households.
  • Manages the work of Social Behavior Change and Nutrition staff across regional offices.
  • Supports local partners and grantees carrying out activities under the Nutrition Utilization pillar.
  • Liaises with other donor-funded initiatives to build synergies and share lessons learned and best practices.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree and 10 years of experience working on nutrition activities, or a Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Demonstrated skills in building, mobilizing, and leading multidisciplinary teams.
  • Proven ability to work under pressure, and with multiple concurrent demands.
  • Ability to resolve sensitive and complicated work issues with senior high-level country counterparts, donor representatives, and senior-level staff.
  • Experience working in Bangladesh is required.
  • Bangladeshi citizens/nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.