Senior Technical Advisor - Nutrition & Community Health System under USAID Community

Job Description

Title: Senior Technical Advisor - Nutrition & Community Health System under USAID Community

Company Name: CARE Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters or higher degree in nutrition or public health.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ This position is subject to project award and funding
∎ Position Title: Senior Technical Advisor - Nutrition & Community Health System under USAID Community
∎ Nutrition and Health Activity
∎ Location: CARE Bangladesh Dhaka Office
∎ Duration: Duration of the Contract will be for Five (05) years

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Job Summary: CARE is one of the world's leading international humanitarian and development organisations, committed to helping people in poor communities improve their lives and alleviate poverty. Founded in 1945, CARE is working across 104 countries to fight global poverty and marginalization. CARE has been active in Bangladesh since 1949 being one of the largest country offices of CARE. CARE works to help people achieve social and economic well-being, while being among the best in their fields. CARE put women and girls at the center of our work because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE Bangladesh is currently shifting towards a program approach, where it has developed longer-term impact visions to have more sustainable changes in the lives of the extreme poor and marginalized.
∎ CARE seeks a Senior Technical Advisor - Nutrition and Community Health Systems for an anticipated USAID-funded Community Nutrition and Health Activity Project in Bangladesh.
∎ The goal of the Community Nutrition and Health Activity (CNHA) is to improve the nutrition and other health outcomes of women and children less than two years old in Bangladesh. As part of supporting Bangladesh in becoming self-reliant, the Community Nutrition and Health Activity will address the inequitable nutrition and other health outcomes of the most vulnerable segments of the population through a targeted community-health system strengthening approach. CNHA aims to strengthen sustainably the community health system.
∎ The Senior Technical Advisor- Nutrition and Community Health Systems will be responsible for leading and designing strategies for effective implementation of nutrition and community health strategies (policies, strategies, guidelines, and standards), for collaboration and coordination among key stakeholders including the Ministry of Health, civil society, private sector and other donors. S/He will be responsible for enhancing technical leadership for quality nutrition and health services and strengthening community health systems. The Senior Technical Advisor - Nutrition and Community Health Systems will lead the design and implementation of activities for CNHA to reach its goal. S/He will ensure that CNHA activities are evidence-based, adapted to local context, and reflect state-of-the-art knowledge and best practices for nutrition and community health system programming in Bangladesh.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 7 years' of relevant experience with USAID or other USG or donors funded health and nutrition programs.
∎ Demonstrated technical expertise to lead a diverse team in similar programs in the country.
∎ A minimum of 5 years' experience of technical leadership and management of relevant projects.
∎ Professional experience interacting with community, host country governments and counterparts, international donor organizations, civil society, and private sector.
∎ Experience with two or more of the following: Health, Food and Nutrition security, Multi-sectoral approach for nutrition outcome, or community resilience, gender equity and diversity, and social accountability and nutrition governance.
∎ Experience in monitoring and evaluation of health and nutrition projects and operational research experience.
∎ Experience managing programmatic and financial reporting requirements.
∎ Prior experience of USAID funded-programs are as additional advantage.
∎ Previous working experience in Bangladesh is preferred but not required.
∎ Fluency in written and spoken Bangla and English.
∎ Computer proficiency in MS words, MS-Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint.

Salary: Negotiable

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 9 Nov 2022

Company Information:
∎ 3 Nov 2022
∎ CARE Bangladesh

Category: NGO/Development