The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
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The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition( GAIN) is seeking a Finance and executive Assistant to work in our new indigenous office based in Ethiopia, Bahir Dar, Amhara Regional State. The role will see the post holder provide day- to- day financial and executive support to the office, including crucial internal and external stakeholders. This role will be on a fixed term contract up to 32 months, subject to availability of funding. About GAIN The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition( GAIN) is a Swiss- based foundation launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the mortal suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with both governments and businesses, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritional 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 nutritional and safe food for all people, especially the most vulnerable to malnutrition.
About the role
The Finance and executive Assistant will assist the Regional Project Manager with a wide variety of financial and executive duties to help with the smooth running of the new indigenous office. This vital role will see you handling petty cash, making payments and ensuring all finamcial data and documents are processed and stored filed correctly. The post holder will also be required to aid with the facilitation of workshops and provide high level executive tasks similar as scheduling travel arrangements and hotel reservations.The post holder will be anticipated to make and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders whilst exercising and demonstrating the ability to maintain confidentiality and trust with sensitive data.
Key Responsibilities include;
• Handling Petty Cash fund and making payments after receiving the required approval.
• Ensuring timely and yearly replenishment of petty cash.
• Preparing Petty Cash Report and Replenishment Request.
• Assisting indigenous project team in travel arrangements, hotel reservations, and in- country logistic arrangements.
• Assisting in handling orders similar as office supplies and/ or materials for office use and trainings.
• Responsible for copying, sorting, scanning, and sending documents through carriers.
Job Requirements
About You The ideal candidate should have provable and proven experience of working in a fiscal or executive supporting role within the private or not for profit sector. former experience supporting crucial projects and workshops varying in size and scope is crucial to this role. You'll be adaptable and flexible to the business needs of the office, with strong communication and interpersonal skills that will allow you to answer staff enquiries relating to administration and finance.
Experience in using QuickBooks, Navision or analogous accounting software is an advantage. About our Offer The starting salary on offer for this role is from ETB,056 – ETB,160( gross) per annum, depending on experience. GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for periodic progression subject to good performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year( including periodic leave, public leaves and fresh office closure days), an seductive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance. We're committed to the health of our staff, especially in these grueling times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible working, fresh leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and nonpublic counselling. GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We'll 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 probative and cooperative environment. 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 hand good, and improves performance and productivity. All of our positions are based in one or further 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 switchable distance of the applicable city/ cities in which the part is advertised. Please note, that GAIN doesn't sponsor working visas and relocations. GAIN reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are considered to ineligible under the below conditions during or after the recruitment process. For more detailed information please see the attached job description here GAIN – Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Finance and executive Assistant (gainhealth.org)
How to Apply
To apply, follow this link GAIN – Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition: Finance and Administrative Assistant (gainhealth.org) and click on the “ Apply Now ” link. Applicants must ideally be based in the Bahir Dar area to be eligible to apply for this position. This announcement closes on 27th March 2023. Early operations 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're keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and married people from all backgrounds, representing the different societies we operate in.
REVISED: Project Associate, Nutrition CASCADE
About the role
About the role The Project Associate will assist the Project Manager with crucial deliverables for the CASCADE Project which aims to improve malnutrition in Ethiopia through innovative and sustainable models. You'll be working on instigative projects that will have a wide reaching span across several regions in Africa, including Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya. The postholders ’ input and contributions will make a crucial difference in the world of nutrition by providing stakeholders with advice around food based salutary guidelines as well as providing support to the development of the Food Systems Dashboard and other applicable reports. The post will also see you playing a key and vital role, ensuring that the monitoring, tracking and documenting of the projects paperwork is archived and stored correctly. The postholder will be expected to quickly develop strong relationships with applicable partners, exploiting synergies within GAIN and with external stakeholders to insure continued, effective, and timely project delivery.
crucial Responsibilities include;
• Assisting the Project Manager in assessment of existing food environment and implementation status of food and nutrition related policies and strategies
• Advising crucial stakeholders about the application of Food Based Salutary guideline
• Providing support in familiarizing healthier diets concepts
• Supporting the development of Food System dashboard, related reports, Action Plans, and advocacy materials where needed.
• Providing support in identifying stakeholders for implicit sources of data for food system dashboard indicators and ensure procurement of data, and data quality
• Supporting to assess indicator data quality and suitability for the Food System Dashboard
• Keeping track of gender results, ensure the initiative is gender-sensitive, and where doable, gender- transformative Job Requirements About You The ideal candidate should have provable experience of project management that spans across different sectors and knowledge systems. previous data analysis using a variety of tools is crucial to this role, alongside the ability to provide sound advice and knowledge with crucial findings. The postholder should have a strong understanding of food systems, nutrition and food security. You'll have the ability to work with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders varying in seniority and this will also be a key attribute for the successful candidate. Candidates should retain a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Statistics, Food lores, or related fields with strong expertise in data analysis and statistics or analogous qualifications experience. About our Offer The starting salary on offer for this role is from ETB,696 – ETB,456( gross) per annum, depending on experience. GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for periodic progression subject to good performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year( including periodic leave, public leaves and fresh office closure days), an seductive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance. We're committed to the health of our staff, especially in these grueling times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible working, fresh leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and nonpublic counselling.
GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We'll 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 probative and cooperative environment. 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 good, and improves performance and productivity. All of our positions are based in one or further of GAIN’s designated offices as stated on our job advertisements. Successful campaigners will be based in one of GAIN’s country offices and must have the existing right to live and work within a reasonably switchable distance of the applicable city/ cities in which the role is advertised. Please note, that GAIN doesn't sponsor working visas and relocations. GAIN reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are considered to ineligible under the below conditions during or after the recruitment process.
For more detailed information please follow this link GAIN – Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition: Project Associate, Nutrition CASCADE (gainhealth.org) and see the attached job description.
How to Apply
To apply follow the link GAIN – Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition: Project Associate, Nutrition CASCADE (gainhealth.org) and click on the “ Apply Now ” link.
Applicants must be currently based in the Bahir Dar, Ethiopia region to be eligible to apply for this position. This advert closes on 24th March 2023.
Early applications are encouraged. GAIN reserves the right to close this advert beforehand 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're keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and married people from all backgrounds, representing the different societies we operate in.
