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Job Title:   Project Coordinator, Policy and Private Sector – CASCADE   

Organisation: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Gross Salary: UGX 60,744,348 – UGX 69,481,140 per annum, depending on experience.

About US:

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation that was launched 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 those most vulnerable to malnutrition.

About CASCADE Project:

The CASCADE project in Uganda which is implemented by GAIN seeks to strengthen existing public-private partnership (PSPs) to increase access and affordability of nutritious products and services to women and children under five years. The Project Coordinator will work closely with the project manager to ensure day to day operational delivery and implementation of the project with the private sector component taking precedence.

Job Summary:  The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Project Coordinator, Policy and Private Sector-CASCADE to coordinate the key components of Policy work and private sector support within the CASCADE project. This role will be offered on a two and a half (2.5) year fixed term contract, subject to availability of funding and will be based in Kampala Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain GAIN agenda in all fora with public, private sector and CASCADE consortium partners.
• Support the development and maintenance of relationships between SBN members, Government and B2B companies.
• Recruit new SBN members from a pool of private sector players in Uganda- Multinational, national and regional businesses.
• Support the coordination, management and strengthening of the SBN Uganda Platform
• Support the implementation of all CASCADE project activities in Uganda.
• Contribute to drafting reports, policy papers and briefs, factsheets and other documents which synthesize GAIN learnings, values, and priorities.
• Monitor, engage, and represent GAIN where appropriate, with key global and local policy stakeholders for CASCADE such as Joint Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Review, Quarterly thematic working group meetings, etc.
• Create opportunities to spread key messages arising from GAIN Uganda programs to relevant actors in the nutrition sector in Uganda.
• Work closely with the M&E associate to collect and update all the required M&E data for CASCADE Uganda and enter it in the system.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The position holder should have private sector engagement experience bringing together businesses and developing relationships between SBN, government and businesses.
• Business development and support experience is highly preferred with demonstrable experience convening different private sector actors for a common purpose.
• You should posses strong project management and coordination experience to ensure a smooth day to day implementation and delivery of a project.
• You should have demonstrated experience and ability to organize and facilitate multi stakeholders’ dialogues and policy engagements combined with experience working within a consortium to deliver projects/programs.
• A good understanding of government policy and regulations in Uganda food systems is highly preferred.
• Experience drafting reports, policy papers and briefs, factsheets and other documents which synthesize learnings, values, and priorities is required in a nonprofit sector setting.
• An education background with a degree in public policy, international relations, business administration or other relevant qualification is required.

About our Offer: The starting gross salary on offer for this role is from UGX 60,744,348 – UGX 69,481,140 gross per annum, depending on experience.

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 21st May 2024

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