Nutrition Officer

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Description

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• Support the Ministry of Health on programme development and planning.
• Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and partners to support programme management, monitoring and delivery of results.
• Provide technical and operational support to programme implementation.
• Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with nutrition sector government counterparts and national stakeholders.
• Contribute to innovation, knowledge management and capacity building for implementing partners and districts frontline workers.

• A university degree in one of the following fields is required: nutrition, public health, nutritional epidemiology, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, health sciences, nutritional epidemiology, or another health-related science field.

• A minimum of two years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management, or maternal, infant, and child health/nutrition care.
• Experience in nutrition programme/project implementation is required.
• Experience working with national and sub-national nutrition coordination and governance structures is a requirement.
• Experience in a developing country is required.
• Experience in health/nutrition programme/project development within a UN system agency is an asset.

• Knowledge of Malawi’s nutrition landscape is required.
• Background and/or familiarity with emergency is considered as an asset.
• Technical skills in programme planning, support and implementation are required.
• Proven networking and partnership-building skills are an asset.

• Fluency in English and a local language (particularly Chichewa), both strong verbal and written skills, are essential.

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