Nutrition Program Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

Nutrition Program Manager, Helen Keller International-Indonesia

Helen Keller International (HKI) is an international non‐governmental organization whose mission is to save the sight and lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged by combating the causes and consequences of blindness and malnutrition. We do this by establishing programs based on evidence and research in vision, health and nutrition. Established in 1915, HKI maintains its Headquarters in New York City, with Regional Offices in Senegal and Phnom Penh to support 22 country offices in Africa and Asia.

Since the 1970s, HKI‐Indonesia has been working to establish sustainable evidence‐based approaches to enhance health and nutrition, improve education for the disabled, and expand access to eye health services for Indonesians, particularly women and children. HKI-Indonesia’s programs are integrated at all levels of the government health and education structures by helping to develop its human resources and infrastructure, conduct needs assessments, analyze local context to inform program design and implementation, train personnel, provide basic equipment and medicines, deliver services if needed, and monitor program progress and evaluate program impact.

We are currently seeking a Nutrition Program Manager who will be responsible for overseeing HKI’s nutrition portfolio and provide technical leadership in nutrition.

Based in: Jakarta

Reports to: Country Director

Term: Up to one (1) year with possibility for extension

I. Program Description

Based in Jakarta, the Nutrition Program Manager will lead the design, management, implementation, and evaluation of HKI Indonesia nutrition, agriculture and food security programs. The Nutrition Program Manager will report to the Country Director and will be the main point of contact for national and international counterparts in the development and implementation of the nutrition programs in Indonesia.

II. Essential Job Functions

Program Leadership and Management

• Ensure effective project planning, implementation, evaluation and reporting of programs in the field to achieve the objectives agreed to in grants and contracts for HKI Indonesia’s nutrition projects including, but not limited to, homestead food production (HFP), breastfeeding, micronutrient supplementation, and food fortification programs.

• Provide technical assistance to all national, provincial and district government counterparts, non-governmental partners and other stakeholders.

• Liaise with partners (Government agencies, NGOs) inside Indonesia for ongoing and planned programs.

• Lead the end-of-project household nutritional surveys in the project area;

• Work with the HKI Indonesia and Asia Pacific Regional team to use research and program data to develop new or refine existing program materials, ensuring technical integrity and quality.

• Participate in new staff recruitment.

• Supervise field based staff at project sites and HKI office in Jakarta.

Research, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Oversee the organization and execution of research and assist in data entry, analysis, and report writing.

• Lead the design and implementation of program-related surveys, including the household nutrition survey, and regular monitoring of the nutrition programs.

Program Development and Representation

• Represent HKI in workshops/seminars and technical meetings on nutrition, agriculture and food security.

• Assist Country Director with other duties as needed.

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