Project Officer - Human-Centered Design & Co-Innovation at Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with both governments and businesses, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious food for all people. In particular, we aim to make healthier food choices more desirable, more available, and more affordable. GAIN’s mission is to advance nutrition outcomes by improving consumption of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially the most vulnerable to malnutrition.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Officer - Human-Centered Design & Co-Innovation

Location: Abuja
Job type: Contract

About the Role

• The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Project Officer - Human-Centered Design & Co-Innovation to support the implementation of co-innovation partnerships and human-centered design (HCD) processes under the global social protection portfolio.
• This role will be on a 2 years’ fixed-term contract basis, subject to availability of funding.
• This position is open to GAIN’s country offices in Abuja and Addis Ababa.
• Reporting to the Programme Lead, Social Protection, the Project Officer will be responsible for coordinating resources and plans for various HCD processes in social protection projects across country contexts, and for providing administrative support for GAIN’s co-innovation platform for nutrition-sensitive social protection.
• You will support the global Social Protection team to ensure HCD- and co-innovation-related project outcomes are achieved on time, on budget, to quality standards and within agreed scope, in line with GAINs Project Management Guidelines.

Key Responsibilities include

• Supporting global and in-country social protection programme teams in developing agendas and organizing logistics/operational characteristics of HCD processes for various projects, in alignment with GAIN’s HCD Toolkit for Nutrition-Sensitive Social Protection
• Conducting trainings for project staff and partners on appropriate HCD facilitation methods and tools, and, when required, contribute to the facilitation of HCD processes for various projects
• Supporting data processing, documentation, and reporting for HCD processes in alignment with project workplans and donor reporting needs
• Working closely with the global social protection team, overseeing all administrative aspects of GAIN’s Co-Innovation Platform for Nutrition-Sensitive Social Protection
• Supporting the Programme Lead and country-based social protection staff to manage recruitment and retention of Platform members and co-innovation partnership participants
• Working closely with GAIN’s communications and policy teams to curate and manage informative, relevant content to be shared through the Platform to co-innovation partners and broader audiences
• Liaising with GAIN’s legal team to coordinate and execute appropriate institutional arrangements for co-innovation partnerships facilitated on the Platform
• Participating in routine collection and reporting of key performance indicators for the Platform, including reach, engagement, and impacts
• Supporting the Programme Lead and Project Coordinator in preparing donors’ reports pertaining to the Co-Innovation Platform in collaboration with project teams.

About You

• A Degree or equivalent recognized international accreditation in a Project Management and/or Bachelor's Degrees in Business Management, International Relations, Sustainable Development, Economics, Development Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies or related fields
• The ideal candidate will have experience in project management and project administration systems.
• You will possess demonstrable technical understanding of innovation and human-centered design (HCD) processes and proven ability to execute administrative tasks in a timely manner.
• In addition to this, you will be a clear and effective communicator with strong ability to work with diverse groups/individuals.
• You will be fluent in both written and verbal English, candidates with knowledge of second language within GAIN’s regional office and with experience working in multi-cultural or international environment would be desirable.
• The postholder should also be highly flexible and willing and able to travel.

Salary
N8,570,652 – N9,787,044 (gross) per annum (depending on experience).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.