Associate, Nutrition Connect at Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

About the Role

Nutrition Connect is GAIN’s knowledge mobilisation platform aimed at sharing evidence and experience around public private engagement for nutrition. The platform forms part of GAIN’s efforts to support understanding and action for nutrition by a wide range of actors, from governments to businesses, NGOs, academia and civil society, it aims to address knowledge gaps around how to catalyse markets for safe and nutritious foods produced sustainably, especially to meet the needs of better diets for poorer consumers.

Reporting to the Manager, Knowledge Management and Mobilization, you will work closely with the Communication team to ensure content alignment, coordinated social outreach and media work and standard practices. The Associate will manage the day-to-day operations necessary for the maintenance and development of Nutrition Connect (NC). Their areas of focus will include content management and generation, communications outreach and engagement and project management.

Key Responsibilities include;

• Ensuring regular and engaging content is planned and populated on Nutrition Connect (NC) and relevant other social and communication/ advocacy channels
• Monitoring site and social performance (via e.g., Google Analytics, Hotjar) to understand how users are accessing and using the site, and adjusting content as needed to anticipate and meet emerging needs and topics of interest
• Assisting in implementing the social media strategy to raise visibility of and engagement with Nutrition Connect, its resources and activities. Planning and creating regular posts and activities across NC’s social accounts and participating in relevant social media campaigns
• Supporting the Manager to manage, strengthen and develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders working in the nutrition, development, food systems and business spheres
• Identifying opportunities to host, co-host and participate in virtual and in-person events (as possible) to help further dialogue and understanding around public private engagement for nutrition. Supporting in development of themes agendas, speakers/participant lists, and promotion and follow up materials, etc.

About You

• The ideal candidate should have proven experience in communications, website management and social media platforms.
• You should have demonstrated experience in global development e.g. nutrition, global public health, agriculture, livestock, food systems, market development.
• Hands-on experience working in a low- or middle-income country would be an asset.
• The postholder must have excellent writing and presentation skills and be well skilled in preparing and disseminating documents for a diverse of range of policy or other non-technical audiences.
• You will have the ability to self-motivate, prioritise and multi-task with a proven ability to work effectively as part of a global multicultural team.

Education

• Bachelors degree in nutrition, agriculture, food systems, international development, business, communications, or a related field or equivalent work experience 

Others

• Kenya: From KES 2,083,128– KES 2,377,296 per annum