The Nutrition Director will be a senior-level member of the project team and will work with the private agricultural sector, government, regional and local partners, non-governmental organizations, community organizations, others to increase dietary diversity and demand for nutrition foods.

The Nutrition Director will work under the oversight of the Chief of Party to provide specialized technical assistance to design, implement, monitor, and coordinate nutrition and dietary diversity programs and demand generation interventions.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provides technical assistance, direction and support related to the development and implementation of nutrition strategies for dietary diversity in all phases from formative research through design, material production, community mobilization, and evaluation.
• Designs and facilitates implementation of market-based approaches to enhance the availability and purchase of nutritious, safe foods in local markets.
• Incorporates SBC strategies to identify barriers and enablers to local purchase of diverse, nutritious foods and engages the private sector to produce demand-driven products for local markets
• Ensures integration of gender, youth, and nutrition strategies across intervention areas to strengthen income generation.
• Defines nutrition deficits and appropriate pathways to better nutrition to ensure relevance and impact on local communities.  Ensures engagement, nutrition outcomes, and gender inclusion for women, youth and marginalized populations
• Responds to the specified deliverables and goals of contracts and grant agreements, ensuring achievements in a timely manner and in full support and compliance with FHI 360 contractual agreement.
• Leads the implementation of work plans, formative research and related activities.  Drafts quarterly and annual reports, and all other reporting requirements as needed.
• Liaises with and manages partner organizations involved in country program activities and assists in the implementation of project activities.

Minimum Requirements:

Master’s degree in nutrition science, food services or public health or a Bachelor’s degree with four additional years with a min. of 11+ years of experience promoting nutrition-sensitive agriculture and improved household diets.

Specific Knowledge Requirements:

• Strong understanding of current state of agricultural industry and market in nutrition-sensitive agriculture with knowledge of state of the art social and behavior change communication models and strategies and their practical application to improving consumer demand for dietary diverse food products and/or nutrition.
• Knowledge of evidence-based, innovative, and practical solutions to nutrition and communication challenges in developing countries.
• Field experience in developing and implementing nutrition-sensitive agricultural programs in Zimbabwe and/or other African countries that have demonstrated impact, at scale.
• Understanding of widely accepted formative research, evaluation and assessment of nutrition and dietary diversity indicators and data.
• Demonstrated strong technical, programming, and management skills.
• Proven ability to work as an effective team member.
• Outstanding oral/written communication skills in English and one or more local languages.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and negotiation skills, and experience working in collaboration with the private sector, government, partners, donors, and NGOs.
• Ability to set priorities while multi-tasking, and meet deadlines.

Language requirements:  English and one or more local languages.

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