Job Description

Position : Nutrition Program Manager

Reports to : Executive Director

Location: Bangalore

Salary range : up to 12 lakhs CTC 

About Rise Against Hunger India

Rise Against Hunger India is part of the global Rise Against Hunger network.  Driven by the vision of a world without hunger, Rise Against Hunger India undertakes programs that provide for immediate food and nutrition needs of people while preparing them to have sustainable food and nutrition security.  The mission of the organization is to nourish lives, empower communities, respond to emergencies and grow the movement towards ending hunger.  In the initial days, programs were largely concentrated in urban locations where NGO partners running schools, orphanages and other programs were supported with nutritious meals packaged by thousands of corporate volunteers and others.  In recent years, Rise Against Hunger India has expanded its programs to rural areas with high malnutrition and food insecurity scores in 4 States (Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Jharkhand) to address underlying causes of hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity. One of the flagship projects include a comprehensive maternal and child nutrition project under the first thousand days initiative. 

Functional Summary

The Nutrition Program Manager is responsible for designing, developing and executing nutrition specific interventions in both rural and urban communities. The incumbent is responsible for anchoring the hunger-free village (HFV) initiative launched by Rise Against Hunger India. The HFV initiative includes a set of 12 statements that comprehensively capture how and when a village can be designated as hunger-free. Majority of the indicators of HFV are related to nutritional diversity, zero cases of SAM/MAM, food availability etc.  The focus, therefore, is on community ownership and understanding of preventing malnutrition rather than treatment and therapeutic care. 

Specific Job Functions:

Develop program and project framework for Rise Against Hunger India on nutrition-specific interventions, focusing primarily on community management of nutrition and behavior change.

Collaborate with the global program team of Rise Against Hunger and contribute to nutrition program knowledge management, measurement frameworks and reporting protocols.

Collaborate with field units to design and plan community nutrition programs/projects, primarily focused on achieving nutritional outcomes in the first 1000 days and among adolescent girls.

Contribute to grant fundraising efforts by responding to RFPs and Call for Proposal requests from different donors and submitting high-quality proposals and concept notes.

Track implementation processes for nutrition-related grant projects and provide technical input and guidance to the implementation teams.

Participate in annual planning and budgeting exercises, providing projections for the year and being responsible for achieving the projected estimates.

Develop and/or refine nutritional counseling materials for mothers, adolescent girls, and young children.

Drive nutrition education and life-skill education programs for school students, adolescents, and youth in urban and rural settings.

Develop training modules, manuals, and handbooks for Rise Against Hunger India field staff and conduct capacity-building programs.

Engage with partner NGOs receiving Rise Against Hunger India meals to build their capacity in nutrition program management and outcome reporting through training and education initiatives.

Facilitate linkage and liaison with relevant government machinery and systems responsible for nutrition management at the community, block, and district levels.

Track project progress and submit quarterly, half-yearly, and annual reports to the management/Board on projects being implemented.

Provide success stories and learnings to be published on various digital channels – website, email, and social media accounts – for supporter engagement and resource raising.

Support the communications team with domain expertise for mailers, newsletters, publications, videos, and other communications materials sent to donors, supporters, and the public. 

Qualifications

Master’s degree in nutrition or related area (preferably with specialization on Community Nutrition)

At least 8 years of work experience in handling community-based nutrition programs, especially food based, non-therapeutic nutrition initiatives

Experience in promoting adolescent-led social actions to promote individual behavior change will be considered a bonus

Preference will be given to candidates who have also worked on nutrition-sensitive programs such as nutrition-sensitive value chain (NSVC) enhancements, improving nutrition through diversified food systems, revival of traditional nutritional foods etc.

Demonstrated experience on proposal writing and presentation to external donors/funders

About Company

Rise Against Hunger India is driven by the vision of a world without hunger. Our mission is to nourish lives, empower communities, respond to emergencies and build a strong movement towards ending hunger.

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