Senior Micronutrients Advisor at Credence Management Solutions in Washington D.C., Washington DC

Job Description:

Job Location: Washington, DC     

Telework Eligible: Yes, at least 3 days per week in-person reporting at Washington, DC office.

Remote Eligible: No.

The Global Health Training, Advisory and Support Contract (GHTASC) delivers effective global health programming to advance the mission of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Global Health (GH) through institutional support and workforce development services from junior, mid-level, senior and expert advisory, and administrative professionals.

Credence and its partner, the Public Health Institute (PHI), are both employers for GHTASC, and are seeking a Senior Micronutrients Advisor under GHTASC. This position will be hired under Public Health Institute (PHI).

Summary Statement: 

The Public Health Institute (PHI) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being, and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world. As one of the largest and most comprehensive public health organizations in the nation, we are at the forefront of research and innovations to improve the efficacy of public health statewide, nationally, and internationally.

The Office of Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) Nutrition and Environmental Health (NEH) Division seeks a Senior Micronutrients Advisor to provide expertise in public health nutrition toward achieving the overall objectives of USAID. This expertise would specifically be in designing, managing, monitoring, and evaluating integrated nutrition programs, with a focus on interventions that address micronutrient deficiencies in women and children, analysis and interpretation of nutritional indicators, and nutrition surveillance and epidemiology. Other areas of engagement may also include supply chain management for nutrition, and private sector roles in support of nutrition programs.

Position Summary:

The Senior Micronutrients Advisor will primarily support the Office of Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) Nutrition and Environmental Health (NEH) Division as a PHI Institutional Support Contractor (ISC). In this role, the selected candidate will contribute significantly to the implementation of USAID’s strategies, policies, and programming as they relate to maternal and child nutrition. The Senior Micronutrients Advisor will be responsible for technical management and guidance to centrally funded projects and will provide USAID technical leadership to various activities related to the prevention and treatment of malnutrition, nutritional anemia, and other micronutrient deficiencies. In particular, the Senior Micronutrients Advisor will support the development of policy and programmatic guidance and technical recommendations related to addressing micronutrient deficiencies in low- and middle-income countries, with the goal of strengthening routine primary health care systems to address maternal and child malnutrition. As part of these efforts, the Senior Micronutrients Advisor will provide direct technical assistance and support on multi-sectoral nutrition to USAID Missions.

This position will provide technical leadership in nutrition within the Agency Nutrition Technical Working Group and in close coordination with colleagues in the Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance and the Bureau for Resilience, Environment, and Food Security. The Senior Micronutrients Advisor will provide technical support for the implementation of the USAID Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy, MCHN Technical Roadmap, Preventing Child and Maternal Deaths (PCMD) Framework, the U.S. Government Global Nutrition Coordination Plan 2.0, and the Global Food Security Strategy 2.0.

Full salary range for this position is $137,280 to $206,960, with the starting salary determined based on candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, as well as budget availability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide expert level technical guidance and support for multi-sectoral strategy development, and design and implementation of nutrition interventions that promote the advancement, application, and scale up of evidence-based maternal and child nutrition programs, particularly in addressing micronutrient deficiencies.
• Provide technical leadership to centrally managed nutrition, resilience, and integrated health programs.
• Provide technical support to the Bureau for Global Health, the Bureau for Resilience, Environment, and Food Security, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, and regional bureaus.
• Provide ongoing and targeted technical assistance to USAID Missions in relation to the strengthening of nutrition within health systems as well as across the humanitarian to development continuum, through field support and core programs.
• Track the latest evidence for relevant global activities aimed to improve population nutrition status, such as micronutrient supplementation, infant, and young child feeding, increased dietary diversity, and others.
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation at project, national, and global levels for assessing evolution of the nutritional situation.
• Provide technical expertise on actual and potential activities related to nutrition research both within the NEH Division and MCHN Office and across various entities within USAID.
• Conduct facilitation and delivery of important technical presentations at international and domestic meetings, workshops, and conferences.
• Prepare and lead the development of communications materials, talking points, briefers, analyses, reports, and participating in meetings and a variety of forums relevant to Nutrition.
• Conduct international and domestic travel up to 30% of the time.
• Ability to work at least 3 days per week in-person at Washington, DC office.

Training and Professional Development:

• Keep abreast of literature and latest developments in the fields of nutrition programming.
• Deepen knowledge of latest developments related to USG nutrition policy and frameworks, especially as they relate to interagency collaboration.
• Participate in interagency and intra-agency working groups as appropriate to the scope of work.
• Perform other duties as assigned

 Qualification Requirements:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

  
  Minimum Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience, bachelor’s degree with 12 years of relevant experience, Associate’s degree and 14 years of relevant experience, or High School graduate and 16 years of relevant experience.
  • US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

  Other Qualifications:

  • Minimum ten (10) years’ experience in nutrition programs with a focus on addressing micronutrient deficiencies, and with at least three years of experience in an international or resource challenged setting.
  • Experience designing and managing nutrition programs in low- and middle-income countries preferred, including programs focused on addressing micronutrient deficiencies.
  • Experience working with host country governments, cooperating agencies, international organizations, or private voluntary organizations preferred.
  • Strong interpersonal communication, public speaking and writing skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse teams.
  • Demonstrated adaptability and flexibility as policies, programs and priorities evolve.
  • High degree of professional judgment, ingenuity, and originality to interpret and provide input into the strategy development; to analyze, develop and present work; and to monitor and evaluate programs.
  • Fluency in a foreign language, particularly French, preferred.
  • Ability to travel internationally and domestically up to 30% of the time.
  • Ability to work at least 3 days per week in-person at Washington, DC office.

  Competencies:

  • Innovation: Takes initiative to propose new ideas/approaches and demonstrates ability to find new and better ways to accomplish work. 
  • Client Service: Communicates with clients, handling any issues politely and efficiently; understands and is available to clients; maintains pleasant and professional image. 
  • Accountability: Takes ownership of work responsibilities and holds high standards. Keeps commitments and takes appropriate actions to ensure obligations are met.  Pursues efficiency and effectiveness and adheres to organization policies and procedures. 
  • Interpersonal Skills: Works in cooperation with others and communicates effectively with co-workers, supervisors, subordinates, clients, and other outside contacts. 
  • Continual Learning: Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses; pursues professional development that is aligned with organizational role, contribution, and goals; proactively shares knowledge with others to foster learning across the organization. 

  Prior to submitting your application, your resume must include relevant paid and non-paid experience showing dates held with month, year and hours worked per week for each position. Please ensure that all relevant experience and education is documented on your resume. There is no limitation to resume length; updates to resumes will not be accepted during the interview and selection process.

   

Additional Info:

The Public Health Institute (PHI) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being, and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world. As one of the largest and most comprehensive public health organizations in the nation, we are at the forefront of research and innovations to improve the efficacy of public health statewide, nationally, and internationally.

The Global Health Training, Advisory and Support Contract (GHTASC) delivers effective global health programming to advance the mission of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Global Health (GH) through institutional support and workforce development services from junior, mid-level, senior and expert advisory and administrative professionals.