About the Role
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking for an experienced Asia Project Coordinator ( Social Protection) to coordinate the day-to-day operational delivery, implementation, and monitoring of GAIN’s social protection activities in the South and Southeast Asia region. This role will be offered on a 3 years’ fixed-term contract basis, subject to availability of funding. You will be based in Delhi, India.
Reporting to the Technical Officer, the Asia Project Coordinator will play a vital coordination role in GAIN’s cross-functional social protection country teams in India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Pakistan. You will serve as a key liaison supporting country teams in the planning and execution of social protection activities and you will be instrumental in orchestrating monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities for social protection across the region.
This position will also support the alignment of GAIN’s social protection projects in Asia with the global social protection vision and strategy. The post holder will contribute to key project deliverables and, with the support of the global Social Protection lead and country-based focal points, will be tasked with effectively communicating findings to diverse and cross-cultural audiences. You will be responsible for liaising with stakeholders within their assigned project components and ensuring that project outputs and activities are successfully implemented within approved plans, budget, timeline, and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities include
- Working closely with implementing countries (including field sites) to facilitate setup and periodic monitoring of project activities
- Coordinating content synthesis from GAIN’s Asia countries for the social protection contribution to donor reports and other deliverables, such as case studies, academic articles, and media/social media materials
- Identifying, escalating, tracking, and resolving country-level project issues in Asia on an ongoing basis, and proactively reporting to the global social protection Programme Lead on issues which require wider attention and resolution
- Liaising with relevant environment, gender and safeguarding specialists to ensure that themes are present and relevant in project activities
- Contributing to building strong partnerships with civil society, INGOs, government entities, private sector and other organisations engaged in social protection in Asia
- Representing GAIN’s social protection interests in relevant regional stakeholder meetings and social protection-related advocacy events, as agreed by the global social protection Programme Lead
- Ensuring that activities costs are kept within budgets and timeline, and contribute to identification of course-correction strategies when needed
- Collating and managing multi-country datasets of project indicators and data relevant to donor reporting and knowledge mobilization
About You
The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in MEL and data management as well as proven track record in developing policy reports (either as a contributor or author). You will have strong experience in I/NGO or government context in policy strategy formulation, policy implementation, and communication, with a proven ability in donor contracting and budget management.
The postholder will also have experience in project management, business and project administration systems, including financial administration and experience in using and applying policy tools (such as stakeholder mapping, needs assessments, etc.) for influencing policy and advocacy.
In addition to this, you will possess fluent written and spoken English and will be familiar with one or more relevant local language(s) of India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and/or Pakistan. Candidates’ will have ability to lead effectively, motivate and mobilise individuals within or outside their reporting line. You will be highly flexible and be able to travel as required.
You will be computer literate with good Excel, MS Word, Outlook, and Power Point skills and will posess advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, including experience in handling of web-based management systems. A Bachelors’ degree in business management, international relations, sustainable development, economics, development studies, peace and conflict studies or a related field is required.
The ideal candidate will have a strong command of project management processes, including for budgets, timelines, and deliverables tracking and be familiar with monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) best-practices, including a sound understanding of research methods and analytical approaches.
Previous or recent exposure to social protection programmes will be an additional advantage.
About our Offer
The starting salary on offer for this role is from INR 1,165,476 – INR 1,333,212 per annum (gross salary), depending on experience.
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.
About 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.
Our Working Culture and Environment
We provide a flexible working environment that includes a combination of home and office working opportunities through our global hybrid working policy. This encourages our staff to have a healthy work-life balance and increases staff motivation, enriches employee wellbeing, and improves performance and productivity.
All of our positions are based in one or more of GAIN’s designated offices as stated on our job advertisements. Successful candidates will be based in one of GAIN’s country offices and must have the existing right to live and work within a reasonably commutable distance of the relevant city / cities in which the role is advertised. Please note, that GAIN does not sponsor working visas and relocations.
GAIN reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are considered to ineligible under the above conditions during or after the recruitment process.
Applicants must be currently based and have the existing right to live and work in the New Delhi, India to be eligible to apply for this position.
This advert closes on 23rd May 2023. Early applications are encouraged. GAIN reserves the right to close this advert early should we receive suitable candidates ahead of the closing date.
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive environment where diversity is valued. We are keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and committed people from all backgrounds, representing the diverse societies we operate in.
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