Regional Nutrition Adviser - Save the Children

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Introduction

Save the Children works in more then 120 countries. We Save Children’s lives. We Fight for their Rights . We help them fulfil their Potential. In East & Southern Africa ( ESARO), Save the Children coordinates programmes in 9 countries. It is our intention to focus increased effort on making positive and lasting change for children across the region. Save the Children is looking to fill the position of Regional Nutrition Advisor. The Advisor will provide nutrition technical support to specific Save the Children country offices that will enable high quality nutrition related programmes to achieve innovation in approach, rigour in evidence and nutrition outcomes at scale. The 4 specified country programmes in East Africa are Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Ethiopia, with additional support as requested to country programmes in Southern Africa.

Job Purpose

Support will involve technical assistance for the delivery of direct nutrition interventions (including the treatment of acute malnutrition, infant and young child feeding promotion and support, nutrition education and micronutrient supplementation) and indirect nutrition interventions (including food security and livelihoods including cash and social protection) to promote nutrition sensitive development. Technical assistance will encompass both programme delivery and advocacy for national policy level development and change. It will also cover emergency/humanitarian and development phases, promoting emergency preparedness and disaster risk reduction where possible. Specific accountabilities include support to assessment, strategy development, proposal writing, programme monitoring and evaluation, programme implementation, staff recruitment, capacity development, knowledge management, representation and networking.

Additional Information

Please be aware that applications may be viewed and applicants contacted prior to the close date.

We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from and how you identify yourself. We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

To apply, please go to http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/jobs