Overview
Provide day-to-day coordination and operational support for programme implementation across School-Based Programmes, HGSFP, ECD feeding, nutrition integration, resilience and food systems activities.
Tasks Summary
- Provide day-to-day coordination and operational support for programme implementation across School-Based Programmes, HGSFP, ECD feeding, nutrition integration, resilience and food systems activities.
- Support government and partner capacity strengthening by assisting with planning and delivery of training, dissemination of guidelines, systems orientation, and follow-up on actions.
- Assist in transition and handover processes by supporting documentation, tracking progress, coordinating with government counterparts.
- Support administrative and programme management processes including preparing and tracking MPOs, PRs, GRNs; maintaining filing systems; managing procurement documentation.
- Assist in the preparation of workplans, mission schedules, training calendars and implementation plans, and provide logistical support for workshops, field missions and stakeholder meetings.
- Support integration of nutrition into SBP, HGSFP and ECD programmes through contributions to recipe development, meal quality monitoring, hygiene and food safety practices, growth monitoring and adaptation of nutrition-related training materials.
- Facilitate Programme oversight at field level and coordinate with field monitors by consolidating monitoring findings, clarifying issues, and ensuring timely submission and follow-up.
- Compile field information received from field monitors and partners into summaries, briefs and reporting inputs for internal and donor reporting.
- Facilitate coordination and communication among schools, regional offices, communities, smallholder farmers, ministries and partners.
- Support food systems strengthening and resilience activities through operational follow-up on local procurement processes, supply chain linkages, storage and handling practices, and community engagement.
- Provide general administrative, logistical and programme support as required.
Experience Requirements
Five (5) years' experience in programme administration or implementation within education, nutrition, public health, or agriculture/food systems. Experience with government capacity strengthening, partner coordination or systems-building support is desirable. Experience with reporting, monitoring, training logistics and procurement support. Experience or exposure to school feeding, HGSFP, resilience programming or ECD feeding initiatives is an asset. Has worked with technical teams (i.e. nutrition etc.). Has contributed to implementation of programmes. Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.
Qualification Requirements
Completion of an undergraduate qualification in Nutrition, Public Health, Food Science, Agriculture, Education, Social Sciences, Supply Chain or related fields is required.
