Senior Nutrition Manager / Officer – YADAM Foundation

Key Responsibilities

Nutrition & Food Systems Programming

• Provide technical leadership on nutrition-sensitive food systems and agriculture programming.
• Integrate approaches such as crop diversification, homestead gardening, and value-chain strengthening.
• Support the design, planning, and implementation of nutrition-sensitive agriculture and food-systems projects.
• Ensure project activities align with Ethiopia's Food and Nutrition Policy/Strategy, Seqota Declaration, N4G commitments, SDGs, and UNICEF Child Food Poverty Framework.

Policy Advocacy & Evidence Generation

• Synthesize evidence on the drivers of child food poverty and malnutrition.
• Translate evidence into policy briefs, advocacy messages, and recommendations.
• Design and facilitate policy dialogues, roundtables, workshops, and multi-stakeholder consultations.
• Represent YADAM Foundation in technical working groups, donor coordination forums, and sector-level meetings.

Resource Mobilization & Proposal Development

• Identify and track funding opportunities relevant to nutrition, agriculture, and food systems.
• Develop concept notes, technical proposals, budgets, and partnership agreements.
• Build and maintain a portfolio of funding opportunities.
• Develop resource mobilization strategies and donor/partnership mapping.
• Work with bilateral, multilateral, UN, foundation, and other development partners.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Coordinate with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, regional bureaus, UN agencies, donors, and development partners.
• Organize workshops, trainings, consultations, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Work with farmer groups, cooperatives, government counterparts, and communities.

Monitoring, Reporting & Learning

• Monitor project implementation against approved work plans.
• Track project indicators and prepare periodic progress and donor reports.
• Support MEAL activities, including data collection and documentation of results.
• Develop case studies, knowledge products, communications materials, and lessons learned.

Key Deliverables

The successful candidate will contribute to:

• Project work plans and implementation frameworks.
• Periodic progress and donor reports.
• Concept notes and technical proposals.
• Funding opportunity and donor trackers.
• Resource mobilization strategy and partnership mapping.
• Workshop, training, and stakeholder engagement reports.
• MEAL data and project documentation.
• Knowledge products, case studies, and lessons learned.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health Nutrition, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agronomy, Food Systems, Rural Development, or a related field.
• Master's degree is preferred.
• Additional training or professional background in nutrition is an advantage.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive professional experience in agriculture, food systems, nutrition-sensitive programming, or related project design and implementation.
• Demonstrated experience in proposal writing and resource mobilization, including successful funding applications.
• Experience organizing and facilitating workshops, trainings, and multi-stakeholder meetings.
• Familiarity with major donor requirements and procedures, including UN agencies, USAID, EU, and foundations, is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of Ethiopia's agriculture and food-systems policy environment.
• Experience working with government agencies or UN bodies is highly desirable.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of child nutrition and food poverty.
• Policy analysis and advocacy skills.
• Excellent proposal and report writing abilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Workshop and training facilitation skills.
• Resource mobilization and donor engagement.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management/reporting tools.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Strong coordination, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

Evaluation / Selection Criteria

Candidates will be evaluated based on:

• Technical proposal / written test quality – 40%
• Relevant professional experience in food systems, agriculture, or nutrition-sensitive programming – 30%
• Interview performance – 30%

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit:

1. Cover letter summarizing relevant experience and suitability.
2. Updated CV/Resume, including at least three professional references.
3. Brief technical proposal outlining the proposed approach and methodology for Phases 1–3, maximum 3 pages.
4. Evidence of at least one comparable assignment previously delivered.

📧 Submit applications to:

• mohammedsualih480@gmail.com
• mahlet.d@yadamfoundation.org

📝 Email subject: Senior Nutrition Manager / Officer

📍 Location: Addis Ababa, with frequent field travel to priority regions
⏰ Deadline: August 17, 2026

YADAM Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.