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Lowongan Kerja Project Director - GAIN HEALTH, Jakarta

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 670 million people in more than 30 countries, half of whom are women and children.  Nutrition products are as varied as fortified cooking oil and iodized salt in Indonesia, flour in Africa, soy sauce in China and biscuits in India, as well as specialized products for infant and young child nutrition, and interventions to protect the most vulnerable affected by emergencies or chronic illness.

PROJECT DIRECTOR,INDONESIA

The Project Director will report to the Country Director. S/he will ensure that the interventions by the different executing agencies are coordinated so that overall project milestones and goals are met. S/he will be expected to provide technical support on as required.

The Project Director will also be expected to advice GAIN’s country office on strategic issues that will contribute to the implementation of the MIYCN (Maternal,Infant and Young Child Nutrition) country level strategy.  This will include working with all levels of government, civil society, private sector and academia to facilitate a supportive stakeholder and policy
environment and contributing to or organizing technical gatherings to raise our profile.

Responsibilities:

Project Management
  • Plays a catalytic role in the implementation of the MIYCN project by fostering strong collaboration with implementing agencies.
  • Accountable for the overgeneralize project management and timely delivery of the milestones, , reporting and responsibility for technical and financial documentation for all GAIN, donorand Government of Indonesia requirements.
  • Collaborates with the Country Director, Initiative Director and Portfolio Management and Delivery team on program strategy, communications and implementation of all project components including effective performance management of sub-contractors and technical consultants.
  • Collaborates with Monitoring, Learning and Research (MLR) team to develop a framework to closely monitor program impact and successful implementation of the research to populate the learning agenda.
  • Visits the field monthly to ensure that project progress is on track and to design and implement risk mitigation plans if required.
Demand Creation and Delivery
  • Contribute to the process of development of apublic service message together with research teams, GAIN and a communicationsagency.
  • Responsiblefor coordinating between HQ and the communication agency for implementing thecommunications strategy and associated reporting.
  • Educate and influence key opinion leaders, medicalprofessionals and Associations on the importance of increasing uptake offortified foods by pregnant women and children 6-24 months.
Policy and Advocacy / StakeholderManagement
  • Collaborates with Country Director,GAIN Director’s and the Policy & Advocacy global team to mobilize civilsociety, private sector and community networks to align with the Scaling UpNutrition (SUN) movement and the SUN Business Network (SBN)
  • Represents GAIN at projectreview meetings with the government and donor, technical groups and seminars /conferences and facilitating alignment with key stakeholders.
  • Contributes to thedevelopment of the knowledge base on GAIN’s portfolio, including the gatheringof national and regional trends in MIYCN policies as they relate tonutrition.
Experience
  • Minimum of fifteen years of experience including five years in international development, with an existing network in Indonesia.
  • Demonstrated success in managing multi-disciplinary teams in time-bound programs.
  • Strong understanding of public health required.
  • Experience of delivering an integrated nutrition / IYCN program highly desirable.
  • Experience  working in a public/private partnership environment desirable.
  • Private Sector experience desirable.
Skills& Attributes:
  • Excellent projectmanagement capabilities.
  • Proven leadershipand management capabilities.
  • Strongcommunication and advocacy skills.
  • High level ofprofessionalism and integrity.
  • Clear and systematic thinking that demonstratesgood judgment, expert problem solving, and creativity.
  • Computer literacy with good Excel, MS Word,Outlook, and Power Point skills
  • Fluent written and verbal English and BahasaIndonesia. Bahasa Java is a plus.
Education:
  • A Master’s Degree in nutrition, food science, health or a suitable equivalent is required.
  • Diploma or equivalent certification in project management or business administration is highly desirable.
Other requirements:
  • Indonesian citizen preferred.
  • A willingness and ability to travel inchallenging environments.
SALARY:Competitive

CLOSING DATE: 20August 2013

If you are interested, please, send your CV and cover letter via:
http://jobs.gainhealth.org/ stating the position and the country in the subject line.



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