Nutrition Officer

Job Description

Title: Nutrition Officer

Company Name: Efforts For Rural Advancement (ERA)

Vacancy: 1

Age: at most 35 years

Location: Nepal

Minimum Salary: Tk. 110635 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 1 year

Published: 9 Jul 2024

Education:
∎ Masters in Science (Food & Nutrition)
∎ Masters in Science (Food & Nutrition)

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 35 years
∎ Passport: Valid Bangladeshi passport till December 2025.
∎ Language: Apart from Bengali and English, spoken Nepali will be preferred.
∎ Transcript: Educational transcript will be attested by the respective university, foreign and education ministry before joining the position.
∎ Required Skills: Leadership, interpersonal communication, problem solving, public speaking, analytical and strong writing skills.
∎ Passport: Valid Bangladeshi passport till December 2025.
∎ Language: Apart from Bengali and English, spoken Nepali will be preferred.
∎ Transcript: Educational transcript will be attested by the respective university, foreign and education ministry before joining the position.
∎ Required Skills: Leadership, interpersonal communication, problem solving, public speaking, analytical and strong writing skills.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ The Efforts for Rural Advancement (ERA) is working with Health, Nutrition and Family Welfare (HNFW), Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Response (DRRER), Quality Education and Governance (QEG) and Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock (ALF), since 1997 in Bangladesh. The organization is seeking a self-motivated and qualified candidate for "Mutual Learning for Improving Health and Nutrition Scenario" project funded by Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (NOREC).
∎ Job title: Nutrition Officer -1,
∎ Duration: 14 months (1 September 2024 to 31 October 2025)
∎ Major responsibility: The Nutrition Officer has to stay in Nepal for 12 months. The major responsibility will be to work in a satellite and static clinic that is situated in the local community. This position will provide his/her service for promotion of maternal and child health, nutrition and reproductive health. In addition, this position will be responsible for program designing, implementing, monitoring and reporting. Having the mind setup for research work.
∎ Job Station: In the beginning, the participant will stay for 15-20 days with home organization (ERA) for preparation and about one and half months after returning to Bangladesh. There is a preparatory training on 22 – 27 September 2024 in Kathmandu. The participants have to attend in the training. After the training, the participants will work in Mutual learning for Improving Health and Nutrition Scenario project with the host organization.
∎ Host Organization: The host organization Rural Institution for Community Development (RICOD) lies in Godawari Municipality-11, Chapagaon, Lalitpur, Nepal and others are in the south-west rural part of Lalitpur district. Roads connecting to the rural part are mostly rough and dusty. The staff members are expected to make frequent site visits and the sites also do not have well managed moderate hotels and/or lodges. Therefore, the staff members are expected to adjust with local settings. The host organization will manage accommodation for participants in Nepal.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Salary and benefits: Monthly gross salary BDT. 110,635 (Approx.), Provident fund, Annual leaves, Sick leaves and Accidental & International Medical Insurance.
∎ Salary and benefits: Monthly gross salary BDT. 110,635 (Approx.), Provident fund, Annual leaves, Sick leaves and Accidental & International Medical Insurance.

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Nepal

Read Before Apply:

Qualified and interested candidates are requested to submit an updated CV with a cover letter by e-mail to [email protected] by 20 July 2024.

ERA has a zero tolerance for fraud, bribery and corruption including sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. We have a strong commitment to dignity, justice, transparency, accountability, and environmental sensitivity. We are proud of diversity in all its forms, including age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, and cultural background. Applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives who meet the requirements for the position are welcome to apply.

Only short-listed candidates will be invited for further process and Priority will be given to those candidates who can speak the Nepali language.

Company Information:
∎ Efforts For Rural Advancement (ERA)
∎ 49 Mollika R/A, Amtoli, Sunamganj
∎ EFFORTS FOR RURAL ADVANCEMENT (ERA) is a haor based NGO, registered with Social Welfare Department and NGO Affair`s Bureau, where working in haor region. EFFORTS FOR RURAL ADVANCEMENT (ERA) has been working in Bangladesh since 1997 in the field of envisage a poverty-free sustainable socio-economic equitable productive society through various development initiatives having support from different donors and international Organization.

Address::
∎ 49 Mollika R/A, Amtoli, Sunamganj
∎ EFFORTS FOR RURAL ADVANCEMENT (ERA) is a haor based NGO, registered with Social Welfare Department and NGO Affair`s Bureau, where working in haor region. EFFORTS FOR RURAL ADVANCEMENT (ERA) has been working in Bangladesh since 1997 in the field of envisage a poverty-free sustainable socio-economic equitable productive society through various development initiatives having support from different donors and international Organization.

Application Deadline: 20 Jul 2024

Category: Medical/Pharma