Passionate about developing and implementing solutions for hidden hunger, the Micronutrient Initiative (MI) works in partnership with governments, the private sector and civil society organizations to address micronutrient deficiency and related health and nutrition problems in underserved populations. Governed by an international Board of Directors, MI works in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Middle East and reaches people in more than 75 countries. With headquarters in Ottawa, Canada MI maintains regional offices in New Delhi, India and Dakar, Senegal that manage our country offices in Asia and Africa. Currently the MI is seeking applications for:
Project Manager, ENRICH
Job #: PTS021
The Project Manager will lead all aspects of the planning, implementation and reporting of The Micronutrient Initiative (MI) components of the ENRICH (Enhancing Nutrition seRvices to Improve maternal and Child Health in Africa and Asia) project in 5 countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan. S/he will be responsible for technical leadership and administrative oversight of the program and will serve as the institutional liaison to the lead partner, World Vision, as well as the donor and local government entities as required. S/he will manage a team of 4 Project Officers (who will also have a reporting line to the MI Country Director) distributed across the project countries (except Kenya where the Project Manager will assume direct oversight of the project components.) S/he will be accountable for all the MI deliverables technical and financial to WV. S/he will oversee engagement with stakeholders and any sub-grantees to ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of all products and activities generated under the grant.
The ENRICH Project is a CAD$41.6 million project funded by the Canadian Government through DFATD’s “Partnerships for Strengthening Maternal, Newborn and Child Health” stream.
The project will be implemented through World Vision Canada (WVC), as lead, and the MI. This consortium will work closely with other Canadian/International partners including HarvestPlus, the Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH), the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health (UofT) and the Hospital for Sick Children.
The MI-led components have a budget of CAD$10 million and will be implemented across all 5 project countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan.
The Ultimate Outcome of ENRICH is to contribute to the reduction of maternal and child mortality in targeted regions.
The Intermediate outcomes are:
- Improved delivery of essential health services to mothers, pregnant women, newborns and children under five.
- Improved utilization of essential health services by mothers, pregnant women, newborns and children under five.
- Increased consumption of nutritious foods and supplements by mothers, pregnant women, newborns and children under five.
- Increased dissemination and use of data on local vital events by civil registries and local planners and decision makers.
MI components include the following activities:
- Conducting formative research for MNPs, zinc/ORS and IFA for pregnant women, identify bottlenecks and propose BCI strategies
- Improving the quality of training for health facility staff on nutrition-sensitive services that impact the first 1000 days (including IFA, feeding during illness, IYCF, breastfeeding and maternal nutrition; growth monitoring and promotion)
- Supporting the improvement of government supply chains to ensure sufficient supplies of supplements, necessary equipment and other inputs
- Improving data quality and management at community, facility, district and provincial levels for services designed to impact the first 1000 days
- Supporting the roll out of MNP programs including sourcing supply, setting up distribution systems, supporting supply chains and monitoring mechanisms
- Advocating with government and civil society for appropriate policies, standards and financing for nutrition interventions as well as other recommendations of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement
Responsibilities for this position will include:
- Project Planning
- Project Implementation
- Project Monitoring, reporting and Evaluation
- Financial Management
- Human Resources Management
- External Relations
Requirements:
- Minimum 8 years of experience in a managerial role for an international NGO or public sector agency working in public health or nutrition
- Master’s Degree in Nutrition or Public Health preferred
- Proven project management and staff management skills
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in public health and nutrition programming
- Demonstrated understanding of results-based management, performance measurement frameworks and fundamentals of program monitoring and donor reporting
- Strong network in nutrition and public health community
- Understanding of the challenges of working in contexts of Tanzania, Kenya, Pakistan, Burma/Myanmar, and Bangladesh
- Strong advocacy skills
- Strong MS Excel and Word skills
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
To apply for this position Please forward your resume and cover letter to hr@micronutrient.orgquoting job#: PTS021 in the subject line. Competition closes October 16, 2015. Please note that this position is located Nairobi, Kenya.
Telephone inquiries WILL NOT be accepted. We thank all applicants for their interest, howeveronly shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
