The Manoff Group, Inc. is
recruiting a Senior Technical Nutrition Director/Program Manager for a
five-year project in Uganda which aims to help vulnerable households
improve nutrition, and achieve sustainable food and livelihood security.
These objectives will be achieved through integrated nutrition and
agriculture interventions at the community and household levels. This
position is contingent on a successful project award.
The Senior Technical Nutrition Director/Program Manager will provide overall technical leadership in nutrition to the project’s staff and will be responsible for planning program interventions, overseeing implementation through partner organizations, monitoring progress, assessing successful aspects of program operations and reporting results. The ideal candidate is an experienced nutritionist or nutrition programmer with proven analytical and communication skills.
Specific Responsibilities
• Oversee the work of the project’s technical staff, particularly to ensure coordination between different intervention areas and activities.
• Ensure that technical work plans are designed to meet program objectives, and integrate monitoring and evaluation and knowledge management.
• Define specific, quantifiable performance indicators and targets for programs and reporting results.
• With the Project Director, adapt and implement management systems and standard operating procedures to administer all activities funded by the contract.
• With the Project Director, ensure that the program has adequate staff to carry out high-quality work.
• In partnership with the Project Director, meet regularly with the program funder and other key
stakeholders to share progress, accomplishments, and challenges.
• Supervise staff, as assigned.
Qualifications
• Doctorate or Masters degree in nutrition or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience and success in advising, implementing and/or managing projects related to maternal and child nutrition in developing countries, preferably including Uganda.
• Proven capacity for program management.
• Demonstrated analytic and research skills.
• Advanced knowledge of research and monitoring and evaluation methodologies.
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills in English.
Please send a cover letter, c.v. and names of three references with titles, email addresses, and telephone numbers to: manoffgroup@manoffgroup.com
Applications must be received by October 10.
The Senior Technical Nutrition Director/Program Manager will provide overall technical leadership in nutrition to the project’s staff and will be responsible for planning program interventions, overseeing implementation through partner organizations, monitoring progress, assessing successful aspects of program operations and reporting results. The ideal candidate is an experienced nutritionist or nutrition programmer with proven analytical and communication skills.
Specific Responsibilities
• Oversee the work of the project’s technical staff, particularly to ensure coordination between different intervention areas and activities.
• Ensure that technical work plans are designed to meet program objectives, and integrate monitoring and evaluation and knowledge management.
• Define specific, quantifiable performance indicators and targets for programs and reporting results.
• With the Project Director, adapt and implement management systems and standard operating procedures to administer all activities funded by the contract.
• With the Project Director, ensure that the program has adequate staff to carry out high-quality work.
• In partnership with the Project Director, meet regularly with the program funder and other key
stakeholders to share progress, accomplishments, and challenges.
• Supervise staff, as assigned.
Qualifications
• Doctorate or Masters degree in nutrition or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience and success in advising, implementing and/or managing projects related to maternal and child nutrition in developing countries, preferably including Uganda.
• Proven capacity for program management.
• Demonstrated analytic and research skills.
• Advanced knowledge of research and monitoring and evaluation methodologies.
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills in English.
Please send a cover letter, c.v. and names of three references with titles, email addresses, and telephone numbers to: manoffgroup@manoffgroup.com
Applications must be received by October 10.