Project Officer – Human-Centered Design & Co-Innovation – SYS-1243 at Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Job Title: Project Officer – Human-Centered Design & Co-Innovation – SYS-1243

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 team

About You:

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.

A degree or equivalent recognized international accreditation in a project management and/or Bachelors’ degree in business management, international relations, sustainable development, economics, development studies, peace and conflict studies or related field.

About our Offer:

The starting salary for each office is as follows, depending on experience:

• Nigeria: From NGN 8,570,652 – NGN 9,787,044 (gross) per annum
• Ethiopia: From USD 10,920 – USD 12,480 (gross) (gross) per annum

GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for annual progression subject to good performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance.

We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.

GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments and promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is on 6 January 2025. Therefore, qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.

Website:

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