Jobs at Jhpiego Uganda - Technical Advisor for Nutrition

Job Ttile; Technical Advisor for Nutrition

Organisation: Jhpiego

Location:  Kampala

Responsibilities:
• Provide leadership and nutritional expertise to support activities related to essential nutrition actions, such as exclusive breastfeeding, continued breastfeeding to two years, timely and appropriate complementary feeding, Vitamin A supplementation, continued feeding during illnesses, and early detection and management of malnutrition at the community level
• Provide technical oversight, strategic direction and ensure appropriate support for the implementation of program activities in clinical and preventive nutrition
• Guide the integration of nutrition with maternal, newborn and child health services, FP/RH, HIV and TB, and malaria
• Refine evidence-based clinical training materials, job aids, and curricula, supervisory systems and other training materials needed for implementation of clinical and preventive nutrition to meet the needs of USAID and the Government of Uganda
• Provide mentoring and capacity building at the individual and organizational level in clinical and preventive nutrition including but not limited to:
• Provide technical expertise in developing and strengthening clinical and preventive nutrition interventions for women and children at community and referral level
• Collaborate with donor, government and non-government agencies to coordinate clinical and preventive nutrition programs with food security programs at facility and community levels
• Lead “train the trainer” sessions, site strengthening, in-service and/or pre-service


Required Qualifications:
• A medical degree (doctor or nursing) or Master’s in Public Health
• Ugandan nationals strongly encouraged to apply
• At least 7 years’ experience applying clinical and preventive nutrition;
• At least 5 years’ experience in managing $10M per year in donor-funded projects and in the design and implementation of overseas health projects; preferably in the East and Southern Africa;
• Qualification as a “master trainer”; experience training health workers on clinical aspects related to clinical and preventive nutrition
• Experience building capacity at individual and organizational levels
• Skill in at least two or more of the following technical areas: strengthening service delivery programs, training, pre-service education, performance and quality improvement, monitoring and evaluation
• Experience with a mix of practical technical skills in clinical and preventive nutrition necessary for strengthening integrated service delivery at the regional, national, clinical and community-level
• The ability to liaise with senior MOH officials and dignitaries, executives of NGOs, FBOs, CBOs, the for-profit business community, and senior members of the donor community;
• Demonstrated in-depth understanding of Ugandan healthcare system, particularly the public health system, experience living and working in Uganda preferred
• Strong oral and written communication and presentations skills in English
• Strong skills in word processing and Excel spread sheets
• Familiarity with USAID or other USG administrative, management and reporting procedures and systems
• Proven track record managing a project team composed of several technical experts and fostering team work
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in national programs and technical staff in the areas
• Excellent written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English
• Ability to travel up to 50% time

How to Apply:
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.
To apply please apply at https://jobs-jhpiego.icims.com/jobs via links noted by position.

Closing Date:  28th February 2014