Project Manager, ENRICH Project

Job Description

Project Manager, ENRICH

Job #: PTS021

The Project Manager will lead all aspects of the planning, implementation and reporting of The Micronutrient Initiative (MI) components of the ENRICH (Enhancing Nutrition seRvices to Improve maternal and Child Health in Africa and Asia) project in 5 countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan. S/he will be responsible for technical leadership and administrative oversight of the program and will serve as the institutional liaison to the lead partner, World Vision, as well as the donor and local government entities as required. S/he will manage a team of 4 Project Officers (who will also have a reporting line to the MI Country Director) distributed across the project countries (except Kenya where the Project Manager will assume direct oversight of the project components.) S/he will be accountable for all the MI deliverables technical and financial to WV. S/he will oversee engagement with stakeholders and any sub-grantees to ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of all products and activities generated under the grant.

The ENRICH Project is a CAD$41.6 million project funded by the Canadian Government through DFATD’s “Partnerships for Strengthening Maternal, Newborn and Child Health” stream.

The project will be implemented through World Vision Canada (WVC), as lead, and the MI. This consortium will work closely with other Canadian/International partners including HarvestPlus, the Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH), the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health (UofT) and the Hospital for Sick Children.

The MI-led components have a budget of CAD$10 million and will be implemented across all 5 project countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan.

The Ultimate Outcome of ENRICH is to contribute to the reduction of maternal and child mortality in targeted regions.

The Intermediate outcomes are:

1) Improved delivery of essential health services to mothers, pregnant women, newborns and children under five.

2) Improved utilization of essential health services by mothers, pregnant women, newborns and children under five.

3) Increased consumption of nutritious foods and supplements by mothers, pregnant women, newborns and children under five.

4) Increased dissemination and use of data on local vital events by civil registries and local planners and decision makers.

MI components include the following activities:

• Conducting formative research for MNPs, zinc/ORS and IFA for pregnant women, identify bottlenecks and propose BCI strategies
• Improving the quality of training for health facility staff on nutrition-sensitive services that impact the first 1000 days (including IFA, feeding during illness, IYCF, breastfeeding and maternal nutrition; growth monitoring and promotion)
• Supporting the improvement of government supply chains to ensure sufficient supplies of supplements, necessary equipment and other inputs
• Improving data quality and management at community, facility, district and provincial levels for services designed to impact the first 1000 days
• Supporting the roll out of MNP programs including sourcing supply, setting up distribution systems, supporting supply chains and monitoring mechanisms
• Advocating with government and civil society for appropriate policies, standards and financing for nutrition interventions as well as other recommendations of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement

Responsibilities for this position will include:

• Project Planning
• Project Implementation
• Project Monitoring, reporting and Evaluation
• Financial Management
• Human Resources Management
• External Relations

Requirements:

• Minimum 8 years of experience in a managerial role for an international NGO or public sector agency working in public health or nutrition
• Master’s Degree in Nutrition or Public Health preferred
• Proven project management and staff management skills
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in public health and nutrition programming
• Demonstrated understanding of results-based management, performance measurement frameworks and fundamentals of program monitoring and donor reporting
• Strong network in nutrition and public health community
• Understanding of the challenges of working in contexts of Tanzania, Kenya, Pakistan, Burma/Myanmar, and Bangladesh
• Strong advocacy skills
• Strong MS Excel and Word skills
• Strong interpersonal communication skills

For a complete job description please visit our website at www.micronutrient.org/careers

To apply for this position Please forward your resume and cover letter to hr@micronutrient.org quoting job#: PTS021 in the subject line. Competition closes October 16, 2015. Please note that this position is located Nairobi, Kenya.

Telephone inquiries WILL NOT be accepted. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

About the Organization

* The Micronutrient Initiative is a Canada- based international not-for-profit organization dedicated to eliminating vitamin and mineral deficiencies worldwide. * Eliminating VMD is our only mission and passion. We are the most experienced and longest-standing global organization specifically committed to eliminating vitamin and mineral deficiency. * We are scientists, nutritionists, policy and development experts and on-the-ground practitioners. Our breadth, depth, and experience on eliminating micronutrient deficiency is unmatched. * We see it through. From basic research, to setting up local fortification projects, to developing and implementing national programs and campaigns. * We are a global network. Based in Ottawa, Canada with regional offices in New Delhi, India and Johannesburg, South Africa, we serve over 75 countries and continue to expand our reach to those who need it most. * We work directly or through others, with equal effectiveness. Origin and History In 1990, leaders attending the World Summit for Children pledged to protect the world’s children from micronutrient malnutrition. In 1992, the Micronutrient Initiative was born out of that pledge. MI was established as a secretariat, to operate within the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Until 2001, MI was governed by a steering committee comprised of these principal donors and supporters: * Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA); * IDRC; * United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); * World Bank; and * US Agency for International Development (USAID). During the nine years that MI operated within IDRC, it supported nutrition programs in more than 75 countries. It also dedicated considerable resources to building knowledge, consensus and momentum. Working with its many partners, MI identified and developed mechanisms to enhance the nutritional status of malnourished people. It cultivated effective partnerships with governments, international development agencies, food industries and non-governmental organizations. In keeping with the commitment put forward at the World Summit for Children in 1990, MI’s efforts were aimed at initiating and sustaining concerted international action to rid the world of micronutrient malnutrition.