Senior Manager, The Netherlands Office
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is driven by the vision of a world without malnutrition. GAIN is a Swiss based international organization that mobilizes public-private partnerships and provides financial and technical support to deliver nutritious foods to those people most at risk of malnutrition. The organization is delivering improved nutrition to an estimated 700 million people in more than 30 countries, half of whom are women and children.
Netherlands is a major partner of GAIN in the area of food security and nutrition though two major programs. First, a directly funded 4-year grant from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs centered on four countries. Second, the Amsterdam Initiative against Malnutrition (AIM) is a Dutch partnership model that brings different stakeholders together to improve food and nutrition security. The partners in the initiative develop innovative market based solutions to malnutrition in Africa and Asia. The partners in AIM all bring in their own expertise. The participating companies, Unilever, DSM, AkzoNobel, SPAR and Rijk Zwaan are all experts in developing, marketing and selling safe and high quality products, ranging from seeds to food supplements. Hivos, ICCO, BoPInc and GAIN have deeply rooted networks in and knowledge of the project countries. Wageningen UR helps to monitor and evaluate the impact of the interventions. Rabobank Foundation helps improve access to finance in the target countries. The Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs is an important partner and co-financer. However, most important are the local partners. Each project has at least one or two leading local partners.
SENIOR MANAGER, The Netherlands Office
The GAIN Senior Manager for The Netherlands Office key responsibility will be the coordination of the AIM secretariat and will be focusing on pipeline development engaging with Dutch stakeholder from the public and private sector as well as academia and civil society.
Responsibilities
Office operational lead
- The GAIN Senior Manager for The Netherlands Office heads the GAIN NL office and is responsible for effect vie and efficient operations.
- S/he is responsible for the organizational integration (incl back office structure) to the Geneva head office
Partnership Management
- Leads the development of AIM and focus on identifying opportunities new multi-stakeholder partnerships and coordinates all current and new AIM partners in the development of new programs under the AIM umbrella
-Plays the “linking pin” between partners both in the north and in the south and plays a role in matching interests
Pipeline development, Program Planning, Management and Leadership
- Provide overall leadership and program (pipeline) development related to new partnerships and projects.
- Ensure compliance with donor requirements and GAIN policies, procedures, and processes and ensure timely reporting on the activities of the AIM secretariat.
- Organizes at least 2 face-to-face partnership gatherings per year and frequent virtual engagement sessions to keep all partners connected to the AIM network.
Technical Leadership
- Supports all AIM partners with in depth knowledge on definitions of value propositions, business case development.
- Use best practice processes for opportunity screening and validation (stage gaging) being able to exploit where valuable and comply where needed to the GAIN processes.
Program Monitoring, Grant Compliance and Budget Control
- Ensure partners report on their contribution (in-kind or cash) for their involvement in the AIM program, development.
- Ensure compliance with the reporting requirements of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, FDOV and other donors.
- Ensure donor funds are managed in accordance with GAIN and donor policies and good financial standards.
Representation
- The GAIN Senior Manager for The Netherlands Office will be the key representation of AIM globally and for GAIN in the Netherlands.
- Represent AIM at appropriate global and regional meetings related to the AIM Program and promote AIM as a multi-sector approach (Dutch Diamond approach – Private, Public, Civil society, Academia) to achieve sustainable nutritional results
- Towards the Dutch key donors the Senior Manager for The Netherlands Office will be the key point of contact
Dissemination of Information
- Take the lead in ensuring documentation and publish/present key programmatic results and lessons learned related to the AIM as a multi-stakeholder partnerships.
- Share information on lessons learned widely, both internally in GAIN, among various partners and externally via the SUN network and other relevant platforms like the Nutrition Zone on the Business Fight Poverty website.
Experience
- Minimum of ten years of management experience, including five years in a senior position.
- Strong business development skills.
- Demonstrated success in managing multi-disciplinary teams in time-bound programs.
- Knowledge of and experience working with the Private Sector.
- Experience in international development highly desirable.
- Experience of delivering an integrated nutrition programs desirable.
- Experience managing multi-country projects desirable.
- Experience working in a public/private partnership environment and donor funded projects desirable.
Skills & Attributes
- Excellent business development skills.
- Proven leadership and management capabilities.
- Strong project management capabilities.
- Strong communication and advocacy skills.
- High level of professionalism and integrity.
- Clear and systematic thinking that demonstrates good judgment, expert problem solving, and creativity.
- Fluent written and verbal English. Speaking and understanding Dutch is a plus.
- Computer literacy: with good Excel, MS Word, Outlook, and Power Point skills.
Education
- A Master’s Degree in nutrition, food science, health, agriculture, agronomy, horticulture, international development or equivalent practical experience is required.
Other requirements
- Working location is the Netherlands.
- A willingness and ability to travel in challenging environments.
If you are interested, please, send your CV and cover letter via: http://jobs.gainhealth.org
Netherlands is a major partner of GAIN in the area of food security and nutrition though two major programs. First, a directly funded 4-year grant from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs centered on four countries. Second, the Amsterdam Initiative against Malnutrition (AIM) is a Dutch partnership model that brings different stakeholders together to improve food and nutrition security. The partners in the initiative develop innovative market based solutions to malnutrition in Africa and Asia. The partners in AIM all bring in their own expertise. The participating companies, Unilever, DSM, AkzoNobel, SPAR and Rijk Zwaan are all experts in developing, marketing and selling safe and high quality products, ranging from seeds to food supplements. Hivos, ICCO, BoPInc and GAIN have deeply rooted networks in and knowledge of the project countries. Wageningen UR helps to monitor and evaluate the impact of the interventions. Rabobank Foundation helps improve access to finance in the target countries. The Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs is an important partner and co-financer. However, most important are the local partners. Each project has at least one or two leading local partners.
SENIOR MANAGER, The Netherlands Office
The GAIN Senior Manager for The Netherlands Office key responsibility will be the coordination of the AIM secretariat and will be focusing on pipeline development engaging with Dutch stakeholder from the public and private sector as well as academia and civil society.
Responsibilities
Office operational lead
- The GAIN Senior Manager for The Netherlands Office heads the GAIN NL office and is responsible for effect vie and efficient operations.
- S/he is responsible for the organizational integration (incl back office structure) to the Geneva head office
Partnership Management
- Leads the development of AIM and focus on identifying opportunities new multi-stakeholder partnerships and coordinates all current and new AIM partners in the development of new programs under the AIM umbrella
-Plays the “linking pin” between partners both in the north and in the south and plays a role in matching interests
Pipeline development, Program Planning, Management and Leadership
- Provide overall leadership and program (pipeline) development related to new partnerships and projects.
- Ensure compliance with donor requirements and GAIN policies, procedures, and processes and ensure timely reporting on the activities of the AIM secretariat.
- Organizes at least 2 face-to-face partnership gatherings per year and frequent virtual engagement sessions to keep all partners connected to the AIM network.
Technical Leadership
- Supports all AIM partners with in depth knowledge on definitions of value propositions, business case development.
- Use best practice processes for opportunity screening and validation (stage gaging) being able to exploit where valuable and comply where needed to the GAIN processes.
Program Monitoring, Grant Compliance and Budget Control
- Ensure partners report on their contribution (in-kind or cash) for their involvement in the AIM program, development.
- Ensure compliance with the reporting requirements of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, FDOV and other donors.
- Ensure donor funds are managed in accordance with GAIN and donor policies and good financial standards.
Representation
- The GAIN Senior Manager for The Netherlands Office will be the key representation of AIM globally and for GAIN in the Netherlands.
- Represent AIM at appropriate global and regional meetings related to the AIM Program and promote AIM as a multi-sector approach (Dutch Diamond approach – Private, Public, Civil society, Academia) to achieve sustainable nutritional results
- Towards the Dutch key donors the Senior Manager for The Netherlands Office will be the key point of contact
Dissemination of Information
- Take the lead in ensuring documentation and publish/present key programmatic results and lessons learned related to the AIM as a multi-stakeholder partnerships.
- Share information on lessons learned widely, both internally in GAIN, among various partners and externally via the SUN network and other relevant platforms like the Nutrition Zone on the Business Fight Poverty website.
Experience
- Minimum of ten years of management experience, including five years in a senior position.
- Strong business development skills.
- Demonstrated success in managing multi-disciplinary teams in time-bound programs.
- Knowledge of and experience working with the Private Sector.
- Experience in international development highly desirable.
- Experience of delivering an integrated nutrition programs desirable.
- Experience managing multi-country projects desirable.
- Experience working in a public/private partnership environment and donor funded projects desirable.
Skills & Attributes
- Excellent business development skills.
- Proven leadership and management capabilities.
- Strong project management capabilities.
- Strong communication and advocacy skills.
- High level of professionalism and integrity.
- Clear and systematic thinking that demonstrates good judgment, expert problem solving, and creativity.
- Fluent written and verbal English. Speaking and understanding Dutch is a plus.
- Computer literacy: with good Excel, MS Word, Outlook, and Power Point skills.
Education
- A Master’s Degree in nutrition, food science, health, agriculture, agronomy, horticulture, international development or equivalent practical experience is required.
Other requirements
- Working location is the Netherlands.
- A willingness and ability to travel in challenging environments.
If you are interested, please, send your CV and cover letter via: http://jobs.gainhealth.org
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