Chief of Party

University Research Co., LLC (URC)

URC is a global company dedicated to improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.

Established in 1965, URC offers a range of technical assistance to strengthen health and social systems and service quality by empowering communities and health workers to identify and scale up locally appropriate solutions to critical problems. Internationally, we expand access to and improve the quality of services addressing maternal, newborn, and child health; infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria; reproductive health and family planning; food and nutrition; and vulnerable children and families. In the US, we focus on improving communication related to issues like substance abuse, with a particular focus on reaching underserved populations.

URC’s mission is to provide innovative, evidence-based solutions to health and social challenges worldwide. Please join us in carrying out our mission (http://www.urc-chs.com/).

Roles and Responsibilities:

· Provide leadership for the overall direction of food security and nutrition work in line with current USAID and USG priorities (e.g., Feed the Future, Global Health Initiative, PEPFAR, etc.)

· Provide leadership for the development of a comprehensive food security and nutrition strategy that reflects the multi-sectoral nature of food security, including agriculture-led economic growth, social progress, political stability, and health and nutrition, and that addresses food availability, access and use

· Participate in proposal development, including design of nutrition and food security components as integrated programmatic components

· Represent the project as a nutrition and food security subject matter specialist: know the practice, sectors, and services, and connect people to people and people to content.

· Work through existing URC programs and develop new initiatives to promote food-related value chains and sustainable livelihoods to ensure adequate nutrition and enable individuals and communities to take advantage of economic entry points

· Work through existing URC programs and develop new initiatives that address diet quality, diversity of locally available foods, and delivery of health services to the acutely malnourished

· Participate in the refinement of methods and develop norms and standards for delivery of high-impact food security and nutrition services

· Support the implementation of operations research on nutrition

· Participate in the design and implementation of food security- and nutrition-focused efforts, for example: for the delivery of new evidence-based high-impact nutrition interventions at community and facility levels for women and children

· Write, present, and disseminate food security and nutrition methods and results, including the specific results of project activities and research, to peer reviewed journals, at professional meetings, and with partners, donor organizations, and developing country health officials

· Negotiate with donors, top-level ministry officials and partners as required to develop and support regional or cross-regional nutrition strategies and approaches supportive of food security and nutrition objectives

· Participate regularly in food security and nutrition technical conferences and stay current with evidence for active dissemination of the latest nutrition evidence and technical resources to URC.

Minimum Qualifications:

· Public health Public health professional with advanced degree in nutrition and medicine:
(MPH, PhD or DrPH) or equivalent combination of training and experience.

· Seven years of demonstrated leadership skills in interacting and working collaboratively with other donors, international organizations, and host country institutions/agencies including central and local government, development partners, civil society and community-based organizations to implement large complex food security and nutrition programs in a development setting.

· Extensive experience scaling up nutrition services in public sector health settings in close collaboration with ministries of health and partners.

· Seven years of experience supporting food security and nutrition activities in developing country settings.

· Documented experience in providing a high level of managerial and technical assistance in large complex national health and nutrition programs, along with understanding of cross-cutting elements like gender, youth programs, use of data for decision-making, mass media and community level activities.

· Excellent organizational, analytical, and oral and written communication skills.

· Five years of relevant managerial and administrative field experience in similar settings with significant operational management responsibility, including relevant supervisory experience of professional staff.

• Extensive experience and proven track record linking multi-sectoral partners to achieve food security objectives
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally in the region, as needed
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required

Desired Experience & Qualifications

· Field work experience in a developing country is preferred.

· Familiarity with USAID, our key client, is important.

· Fluency in French or Spanish preferred

· Kenyan nationals highly encouraged to apply.

How to apply:

To Apply:

For immediate consideration, please visit URC’s Career Opportunities page at www.urc-chs.com/careers.

You must upload your CV/Résumé and your Cover Letter where indicated.Also, please complete your application form and attach a completedUSAID Form 1420 Contractor Employee Biographical Data Sheet as well.

URC is an E-Verify Employer

URC is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

We value and seek diversity in our workforce.