Overall purpose
The Project Manager provides functional, technical and managerial leadership to Workforce Nutrition Alliance as well
as supporting GAINs broader workforce nutrition portfolio.
They lead a high performing cross-functional project team, and establish, manage and maintain relationships with
relevant partners and stakeholders. They are responsible for the overall project management leadership and ensure
the project team implement project activities within approved plans, budget, and quality standards.
The Project Manager, throughout the project life cycle, ensures accurate planning, management and reporting of
activities, budgets (resources), monitoring, external services and any other key areas required to deliver successful
projects.

Tasks

Tasks and responsibilities

Project Design, Planning and Implementation
• Provide strategic and technical leadership in the design, planning and implementation of the project as per
the GAIN Project Management Guidelines (PMG).
• Define project scope, activities and objectives in line with the GAIN business plans, programme frameworks,
and organizational strategic priorities.
• Identify suitable technical partners and propose roles that add value to the project
• Monitor the field and adapt the project activities and implementation modalities accordingly.
• Enable and support team members to conduct assessments and take part in proposal developments.
• Lead the preparation for the inception workshop for the project. Facilitate the inception workshop with
support from the other teams in GAIN.
• Facilitate project review meetings at regular cycles and ensure (track) documentation of findings and
recommendations in PRISM.

Project Management and Oversight
• Responsible for consulting and/or communicating on any change requests or course corrections.
• Identify, track and resolve project issues on an ongoing basis, and proactively seek support where issues
require wider attention and resolution.
• Monitor risks and develop contingency plans to respond to emergencies. Escalate issues when appropriate
• Work with relevant environment, gender and safeguarding specialists to ensure that they are integrated in
project designs and implementation plans.
• Ensure that implementation of project activities is in line with the policies and best practice standards of
GAIN.

People and Team Management
• Lead a high performing project team consisting of people across the organisation; bringing together the
skills, experience and competencies required for successful project delivery.
• Build a positive and inclusive culture and working environment. for the staff to carry out their activities.
• Recruit and manage staff in line with GAIN policies, including performance management, ensuring that they
have the necessary induction, training and support as required.
• Coach and/ or mentor the project team members and support the development of their capacity.
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and
wellbeing principles..
• Support the uptake and ensure staff accountability on the GAIN code of conduct.

Relationship Management
• Engage key external partners in project design, implementation, and review.
• Represent the project and organisation in external forum as agreed with the Head of Programmes & Policy
lead.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with civil society, INGOs, government entities, private sector and
other organisations
• Build and maintain a culture of mutual accountable partnership with other teams within GAIN that supports
programmes and projects.
• Work closely with Project Sponsors, and internal GAIN units to manage and delivery effective projects.
• Work closely with GAINs technical teams and monitoring network to ensure projects are implemented in line
with the relevant quality standards.

Resource Management
• Write donors’ reports in collaboration with project teams, technical teams, funding team and support teams.
• Ensure narrative reporting and financial accounting meet GAIN and donor’s requirements.
• Work with international finance to ensure that accurate budgets and forecasting are drawn up for all
activities, and that activities costs are kept within budgets.
• Leading on the procurement process by identifying, selecting and managing suppliers within ethical and
procurement standards and guidelines.
• Ensure monthly project reporting (in line with GAINs Project Management Standards) to update
management on program progress achieved, program plans, changes in direction and challenges
encountered.

Requirements

Job-specific competencies
• Vast practical work experience in nutrition, sustainability programmes, and / or relevant social sector
programmes.
• Vast practical experience working with the private sector on nutrition/sustainability issues.
• Experience working with business associations globally and within their countries.
• Experience influencing and advocating nutrition/sustainability programmes to employers globally and to their
suppliers. Ability to communicate specialist technical knowledge to a wide range of different audiences.
• Experience in developing practical tools for employers and conducting capacity building trainings for HR
leads and sustainability leads.
• Sound experience in project management, implementation, grantee oversight within international
development / food industry experience
General Competencies
• Excellent project management capabilities.
• Strong team leadership abilities with the ability to motivate and mobilise individuals within or outside their
reporting line.
• Clear and systematic thinking which demonstrates good judgement, expert problem solving, and creativity.
• Good interpersonal, influencing and communication skills.
• Diplomacy, tact and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrable understanding of the gender and protection dynamics of humanitarian and development work,
and ability to capture this in the analysis and design of interventions.
• Strong ability to be flexible and adaptable in times of unexpected challenges and provide creative solutions,
whilst maintaining the ethos and objectives of the work at all times.
• Strong ability to work with diverse groups/individuals, ranging from local partners, local authorities, local
community groups, the civil society and the private sector.
• Computer literacy with good Excel, MS Word, Outlook, and Power Point skills

Experience
• Proven experience in project management in complex and diverse environments.
• Proven experience technical leadership in a similar field.
• Proven experience in delivering projects on time / on budget, using project management processes and
tools including risk management, benefits management, financial management and quality assurance.
• Proven ability in staff management, including coaching, motivation, performance assessment, conflict
prevention and management.
• Proven ability to use group facilitation to ensure effective stakeholder participation and consensus building.
• Proven ability in donor contracting & budget management.
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken).

Education
• Postgraduate university degree in relevant technical field: Nutrition, Health, Business Administration, or
Agribusiness and Supply Chain, or Logistic and Supply Chain Management, or a suitable equivalent is
desirable
• Degree or recognized international accreditation in project management

Must be willing and able to travel

Fluent witten and verbal English

Benefits

• A competitive renumeration package
• Flexible working hours through hybrid working opportunities
• Friendly working environment
• Professional development opportunities
• The chance to make a lasting contribution to reducing global malnutrition

PLEASE NOTE: To apply go to: jobs gainhealth org, vacancy: 1147

ONLY apply through the GAIN platform as applications through Join website are not monitored.

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with governments, businesses and civil society, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious foods for all people, especially the most vulnerable.

At GAIN, we believe that everyone in the world should have access to nutritious, safe, and affordable food. Today, one in three people - drawn from nearly every country on the planet - are unable to consume enough nutritious food. We work to develop and deliver solutions to this daily challenge.