Nutrition Officer

Job Description

Title: Nutrition Officer

Company Name: Efforts For Rural Advancement (ERA)

Vacancy: 1

Age: At most 35 years

Job Location: Nepal

Salary: Tk. 110635 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 1 years

• Master of Science (MSc)

• At least 1 years

• Age At most 35 years

• Required Skills: Leadership, interpersonal communication, problem solving, public speaking, analytical and strong writing skills.
• Passport: Valid Bangladeshi passport till December 2026.
• 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.

The Efforts for Rural Advancement (ERA) has been working with Health, Nutrition and Family Welfare (HNFW); Emergency Response and Recovery (ERR), DRR and Climate Change (DRRCC); Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH), Quality Education, Child Rights, Governance and Justice (QECRGJ), Livelihood and Market Development (LMD); and Youth Development and Advocacy (YDA) since 1997 in Bangladesh. The organization is seeking a self-motivated and qualified candidate for the "Mutual Learning for Improving Health and Nutrition Scenario" project funded by the Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (NOREC).

• Major responsibility: The Medical Professional (Doctor) 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 the 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 a half months after returning to Bangladesh. There is a preparatory training on end of September 2025 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 (Nepal), RICOD.
• Host Organization: The host organization, Rural Institution for Community Development (RICOD) lies in Godawari Municipality-11, Chapagaon, Lalitpur, Nepal and others are in the southwest rural part of the 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.
• Duration: 6 months of exchange and 1 month of follow-up, with the possibility of extending to full 12 months of exchange and 2 months of follow-up if the conditions are fulfilled. (1 September 2025 to 31 March 2026)

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