Technical Officer II

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  • Added Date: Monday, 12 February 2024
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Background:

ELEVATE Nutrition (Enhancing Local Efforts for Vital, Transformative, and Evidence-Based Nutrition), funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is a five-year cooperative agreement led by FHI 360 in collaboration with Action Against Hunger, Bixal, CNFA: Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture, GEMNet-Health, and Oxford Policy Management. The project aims to advance local implementation of high-quality nutrition programs and policies to improve the nutritional status of women and children, particularly in the first 1,000 days. ELEVATE Nutrition will drive efforts to sustain USAID technical leadership in nutrition, enhance locally driven nutrition programs and policies, and boost innovative efforts to share learning and transfer knowledge.

Job Summary:

The Technical Officer II will provide technical support to ELEVATE Nutritionโ€™s multi-sectoral nutrition activities. The Technical Officer II will support the technical teams to design and implement activities, draw out content for knowledge management and dissemination efforts, and support learning initiatives. They will also support the development of project reports and technical products, among other technical responsibilities. Technical areas may include capacity strengthening, diet quality, wasting, social and behavior change, governance, and cross-cutting initiatives such as the US Government Global Nutrition Coordination Plan. We will aim to match the Technical Officer IIโ€™s interests with the projectโ€™s needs to the extent possible. We are looking for someone with the required qualifications who has a strong desire to learn, is committed to quality programming, is detail-oriented and organized, and likes working in a dynamic team environment with colleagues across multiple cultures, languages, and time zones. We are strongly committed to ensuring country-level stakeholders and systems are driving the priorities at all levels. We value input from all staff, aim to set reasonable expectations, and are committed to fostering professional growth.

Responsibilities:

The Technical Officer II provides technical support to technical teams during the development and implementation of project activities. Responsibilities include the following.

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