Chemonics International Job Opportunities in Nigeria September, 2015

At Chemonics, we believe our mission of helping people live
healthier, more productive, and more independent lives is driven by our
commitment to service—service to our mission, to our beneficiaries, to
our clients, and to our staff.


From our founding in 1975, we have
worked in more than 150 countries to help our clients, partners, and
beneficiaries face difficult challenges, from political instability to
limited healthcare to a lack of market infrastructure. We have helped
them overcome those challenges by working together to find and implement
innovative projects that achieve development impact.

Job Title:  Nutrition officer

 

Chemonics
seeks a nutrition officer for the ongoing USAID-funded Famine Early
Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) in Nigeria. FEWS NET is a leading
global provider of objective, evidence-based food security information
and analysis. FEWS NET collaborates with international, regional, and
national partners to provide timely and rigorous early warning and
analysis of potential, emerging, and/or evolving food security issues in
order to inform decisions and guide response. The nutrition officer
will work under the supervision of the Nigeria National Technical
Manager (NTM) in close collaboration with Action Against Hunger-Nigeria
and FEWS NET Nigeria’s country team, as well as with national and
regional partners to monitor nutrition in Nigeria and contribute timely
early warning analysis. The nutrition officer will be based in Action
Against Hunger’s office in Abuja or Maiduguri Nigeria.​

We are looking
for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives
of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:

  • Enhance nutrition support in northeast Nigeria to better understand
    the current nutrition and mortality situation and improve decision
    support
  • Monitor nutrition outcomes nation-wide in Nigeria, effectively and efficiently
  • Integrate nutrition monitoring in food security and early warning analysis
  • Travel frequently within Nigeria to accomplish project work and
    travel to some extent in sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and the United
    States, as required

Qualifications:

  • Advanced university degree in nutrition or public health with focus on nutrition, or a related field
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Experience supervising standardized monitoring and assessment of relief and transitions (SMART) surveys is desirable
  • Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
  • Excellent analytical and writing skills in English; proficiency in one or more national languages preferred​
  • A minimum of five years of relevant experience in the field of
    public health, nutrition, food security, and/or early warning systems in
    Nigeria
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Experience facilitating nutrition/health training sessions and assessments (i.e. screenings, surveys) in the field
  • Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, statistical analysis software – such as SPSS or STATA)

Job Title:  Food Security Specialist

 

Chemonics
seeks a food security specialist (FSS) for the ongoing USAID-funded
Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) in Nigeria. FEWS NET is a
leading global provider of objective, evidence-based food security
information and analysis. FEWS NET collaborates with international,
regional, and national partners to provide timely and rigorous early
warning and analysis of potential, emerging, and/or evolving food
security issues to inform decisions and guide response. The food
security specialist (FSS) will work under the supervision of the Nigeria
National Technical Manager (NTM) in close collaboration with FEWS NET
Nigeria’s country team, as well as with national and regional partners
to monitor food security in Nigeria and contribute timely early warning
analysis.

This position will be based in the FEWS NET office in Abuja,
Nigeria. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a
difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:

  • Monitor food security, early warning analysis, and response-planning efficiently and effectively
  • Communicate analyses to partners and decision-makers through high-quality reports and briefings
  • Strengthen project capacity and manage partner networks
  • Travel on an extensive basis within Nigeria to accomplish project
    work and travel to some extent in sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and the
    United States as required

Qualifications:

  • A degree in a discipline directly relevant to food security
    analysis, including economics, agricultural economics, agronomy,
    nutrition, or agro-climatology
  • Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
  • Excellent analytical and report-writing skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Experience working and coordinating with partners and stakeholders effectively
  • Willingness to travel extensively throughout Nigeria
  • Five years of relevant country or regional experience in early
    warning/food security information systems, food security analysis, or
    other related fields
  • Experience conducting field assessments and knowledge of standard data collection methodology
  • GIS applications and mapping skills preferred
  • Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
  • Fluency in English required; fluency or proficiency in one or more local languages preferred​

How to Apply

Send electronic submissions to fewsnet.nutritionofficer.ng@gmail.com
by October 12, 2015. Please include “nutrition officer” in the subject
line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.

In addition, please download and complete Chemonics’ equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com with
only “nutrition officer – FEWS NET” in the subject line.

If you prefer
not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check “I do not
wish to complete the information requested.” Thank you for completing
the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting
requirements.

Chemonics is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action
employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment
practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity,
marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic
information, age, or other legally protected characteristics


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