Portfolio lead - food fortification and value chain

Job Description

Title: Portfolio lead - food fortification and value chain

Company Name: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Vacancy: Undefined

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters or above in agricultural science, food science/food technology/food engineering or a suitable equivalent;

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 5 years' experience in program and project management position, in an international
∎ development organization and/or in Government agencies/ministries;
∎ Previous experience of senior management position in development sector/government agencies/ ministries;
∎ Overseas experience in senior management position is desirable;
∎ Experience of work with Government at Ministry levels;
∎ Practical experience in donor reporting, designing and coordinating monitoring and evaluation;
∎ Wide experience of working with the private sector or experience of collaboration with business partners is preferable;
∎ Broad understanding of the nutrition-food security nexus, food engineering, agriculture, value chains and public health;
∎ Strong track record of leading large-scale food and nutrition security /agri-business programs and
∎ demonstrating impact;
∎ Track record on successful fundraising with statutory, private and corporate donors;
∎ Demonstrated success in building and managing multi-disciplinary teams;

Application Deadline: May 24, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
∎ Business : The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is driven by the vision of a world without malnutrition. GAIN is a Swiss based foundation that mobilizes public-private partnerships and provides financial and technical support to deliver nutritious foods to those people most at risk of malnutrition. The organization is delivering improved nutrition to an estimated 273 million people in more than 25 countries, half of whom are women and children.

Category: NGO/Development