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France A NUTRITION PROGRAMME ADVISOR (H/F)

2011, 16th of December Action Against Hunger (ACF) was founded by a group of prominent French figures in response to the emergency caused by Afghan refugees fleeing to Pakistan to escape fighting in 1979, with the aim of eradicating hunger in a more global, lasting and effective way worldwide. ACF’s mission consists of saving lives via the prevention, detection and treatment of malnutrition, in particular during and following disasters and conflicts. The organisation focuses its activities on an integrated approach, taking various aspects into account: “Nutrition, health and healthcare practices”, “Food security and livelihoods”, “Water, sanitation and hygiene” and “Advocacy and awareness-raising”. In 2009, ACF-International was active in over 40 countries, coming to the aid of around 5 million individuals. By integrating our programmes with regional and national systems, ACF is ensuring that short-term actions are becoming long-term solutions. http://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/

We are looking for: A NUTRITION PROGRAMME ADVISOR (H/F) For India, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Indonesia and Myanmar Based in Paris

Responsibilities: The Nutrition Program Advisor is to ensure the conception, quality, relevance and justification of nutrition programmes in ACFs countries of intervention, and to provide technical support to the Nutrition Coordinators in the field. More particularly (s)he will be in charge of:

  1. Supervise the nutrition programmes

    • Validate intervention strategies prepared by the missions
    • Oversee the effective definition and implementation of nutrition programmes
    • Assess programme performance using indicators from monitoring tools
  2. Provide technical support to the missions

    • Advise Medical Nutrition Coordinators on nutrition issues providing them with relevant documentation and on intervention methodologies
    • Prepare and lead training sessions recommend self-training modules and encourage continuing education
    • Participate in the recruitment of Nutritionist Coordinators / Programme Managers
    • Brief and debrief nutrition personnel
    • Make field visits (evaluation, quality control, training of teams, etc.)
  3. Communicate internally and represent ACF externally

    • Contribute to the drafting and approval of internal/external communication documents
    • Forward reference documents on nutrition and share knowledge with other NPAs, the operational desk, the missions, ACFIN and other colleagues within ACF
  4. Encourage technical developments in the field of nutrition: Research and capitalisation

    • Incite Medical Nutrition Coordinators to lead nutritional research projects in the field
    • Collect and analyse field data and ensure it is capitalised on by supervising the production of internal reports and by drafting summary reports of experiences and findings
  5. Follow a number of projects with specific nutrition-related themes (see annual action plan)

Qualification and previous experience: - Master, PhD, post-Doc in public health, nutrition, epidemiology, or related fields - At least 2 years work experience in the field of nutrition and health and at least 3 years field experience with an international humanitarian NGO in a coordination capacity. - Analytical skills and synthetic mind - Rigorous, capacity to work in a team, dynamic - fluent in English and French - At ease with Microsoft Office Package and statistical software such as SPSS, STATA or SAS.

Status: Contract term to be defined– middle management – Full Time

Annual Salary : Salary between 29.9 and 33.8 K€ gross over 13 months, 20 days of extra leaves (RTT)/ year, restaurant vouchers of 8 € (60% covered by ACF), complementary health insurance (covered 80% by ACF), refund of 50% of public transportation fees.

Starting Date: 2012, January or February

How to apply:

To apply, please visit our website: http://acfsiprod.jouve-hdi.com/fr/node/810 Don’t forget to add your CV and a cover letter.