Nutrition Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Consultants at Abt Associates

Abt Associates is an engine for social impact, fueled by caring, curiosity and cutting-edge research that moves people from vulnerability to security. Whether it's welfare or weather disasters, the environment or economics, agriculture or HIV and AIDS, we address the world's most pressing issues. Our work is diverse and so is our bold workforce. We never fail to ask "What if?" We identify patterns, we search for the best way.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Nutrition Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Consultant

Job Identification: 102994
Location: Nigeria
Job Schedule: Part time
Activity: Enhancing Nutrition MERL in the Health Sector Activity
Division: International Development Division (IDD)

The Opportunity

• Abt Associates seeks to build its roster of qualified nutrition consultants. We are seeking nutrition specialists with experience in monitoring, evaluation, research, and/or learning to provide services to USAID under the anticipated USAID Enhancing Nutrition Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning in the Health Sector Activity.
• This Activity will support USAID’s Office of Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition (GH/MCHN) with collaborative generation and use of evidence in nutrition, and enhance local capacity for nutrition monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning in the health sector.
• The Activity will fill evidence gaps to improve nutrition outcomes through health systems while ensuring local partners design, implement, disseminate, and use such evidence for policies and programs.  

Indicative Responsibilities

• Leads or supports the design and implementation of research and other MERL activities to ensure activities fill evidence gaps, address the needs of USAID/Washington and Missions, and enhance multi-sectoral nutrition programming.
• Coordinates ongoing national or regional research and MERL activities with local partners and core project teams.
• Maintains excellent working relationships with project stakeholders.   
• Supports design and implementation of MERL activities, including study design, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• May contribute to communicating project results through reports, policy briefs, national and international forums and other appropriate avenues.

Requirements
What We Value:

• Master’s or Advanced Degree in Nutrition Science and Policy, Public Health or another closely related field. 
• Professional experience with one (1) or more of the following technical areas in nutrition: micronutrient deficiencies, food fortification, infant and young child feeding, school age and adolescent nutrition, early childhood development.
• Demonstrated experience in nutrition monitoring, evaluation, research and learning.
• Familiarity with USAID’s multi-sectoral nutrition and health system strengthening approaches and gender programming.
• Strong oral and written communication skills; excellent demonstrated interpersonal skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to work and coordinate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders, including national and local governments, civil society organizations, private sector representatives, and local communities. 
• Fluency in English (spoken and written) is required. 
• Ability to travel as required. 

Application Closing Date
25th February, 2023 (01:49 AM).