Consultant

Description

• The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is driven by the vision of a world without malnutrition. GAIN is a Swiss based international organization that mobilizes public-private partnerships and provides financial and technical support to deliver nutritious foods to those people most at risk of malnutrition. The organization is delivering improved nutrition to an estimated 700 million people in more than 30 countries, half of whom are women and children. GAIN is promoting a wide range of nutrition programs, including large-scale food fortification and targeted programs reaching out to the most nutritionally vulnerable groups, notably the 1000-day window from conception to 2 years of age, as well as programs integrating Agriculture & Nutrition opportunities to enhance nutritional quality of agricultural commodities and value chains
• GAIN’s goal is to reach 1 billion people by 2015 with nutritious foods that have sustainable nutritional impact. Mozambique is one of the priority focus country of Global GAIN. GAIN works as a catalyst and follows combined market- based and public-channel approaches to achieve impact at Scale on malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies. GAIN strengthens technical capacity, empowers communities, works on just and equitable governance, leverages global resources and facilitates policy and advocacy expertise to end malnutrition. We encourage you to visit our website for more information about GAIN at www.gainhealth.org
• GAIN’S Large Scale Food Fortification (LSFF) Program in Mozambique
• GAIN's food fortification model works with governments, corporations, international organizations, and civil society partners to fortify staples and condiments, including wheat flour and corn, sugar, vegetable oil and iodized salt. The enrichment of commonly consumed foods with micronutrient levels is a long-term and cost-effective solution to the problem of micronutrient deficiency. The problem of micronutrient deficiency is one of the most serious health problems in the developing world, with serious negative impacts on children's ability to grow and fight disease and on families and societies as a whole. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) report, micronutrient malnutrition (MNM) is a major concern not only because large numbers of people are affected, but also because MNM is a risk factor for many diseases. contribute to high rates of morbidity and even mortality. Micronutrient deficiencies are estimated to account for about 7.3% of the global burden of iron deficiency and vitamin A deficiency at the top of the list. The main objective of the LSFF program is to increase the coverage range and use of condiments from properly fortified staple foods, including salt and processed foods through sustainable interventions
• The Mozambique National Food Fortification and Food Safety and Quality Support Project is supporting the Government of Mozambique in streamlining its food fortification policy, improving the enabling environment for mandatory food fortification and to assess and strengthen the overall food safety and food quality system. The overall aim of the project is to improve the capacity to implement national food fortification, food safety and quality activities in order to contribute to the overall national goal of reducing the prevalence of chronic malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in Mozambique
• Through the mandatory food fortification for wheat flour and corn, sugar, vegetable oil and iodized salt, passed in March 2016 by a Decree, the Government of Mozambique is committed to ensuring better availability of appropriately fortified food products on the market to improve the nutritional status of the population. However, a vital part of ensuring that adequately fortified foods reach the Mozambican population is also to have a strong consumer association with capacity to demand the consumers´ rights to vitamins and minerals, through adequately and appropriately labelled fortified foods. Hence, GAIN will support ProConsumers (Consumer International´s national affiliate) to empower the Mozambican consumers and to ensure that ProConsumers will become a long-term strong advocate for food fortification in Mozambique
• Consumers Rights to Demand Fortified Food and Improvement in Food Quality and Safety in the Market
• The mandatory food fortification was passed in March 2016. The Government of Mozambique is committed to ensuring better availability of appropriately fortified food products on the market to improve the nutritional status of the population. However, a vital part of ensuring that adequately fortified foods reach the Mozambican population is also to have a strong consumer association with capacity to demand the consumers´ rights to vitamins and minerals, through adequately and appropriately labelled fortified foods. Hence, GAIN will support ProConsumers (Consumer International´s national affiliate and a member of the International Organization for Portuguese-Speaking Consumers Associations) to empower the Mozambican consumers and to ensure that ProConsumers will become a long-term strong advocate for food fortification in Mozambique
• The aim of this consultancy is to provide ProConsumers capacity to implement a strategic plan, to execute tasks that provide sustainability and visibility and also to empower and ensure that ProConsumers will become a long-term strong advocate for food fortification in Mozambique
• The consultant will be supporting on day-to-day implementation activities as well as undertaking specific technical tasks under the supervision of the large-scale food fortification project manager and provide monthly activities and financial reports

Duties

• Membership Fees Regulation:
• To draw up a proposal for a membership fees Regulation based on the Association statutes
• Conduct and guide the General Assembly of the members to approve the proposal of the membership fees Regulation in the minutes of the General Assembly
• Provide support to the process of amending the statutes and publication of the approved membership fees Regulation
• Food Fortification and Food Quality & Safety:
• Assist ProConsumers in the implementation of activities that increase ProConsumers’ public statement and positioning on Consumer availability, awareness and knowledge of Fortified Food and food
• Support quality implementation and reporting of the ProConsumers Observatorio do Mercado
• Assist ProConsumers in the implementation at national level the ProConsumers Observatorio do Mercado
• Assist ProConsumers in the implementation in March – The Consumers Conference on Food Fortification, Quality and Safety
• Sustainability: Support and implement a fundraising and commercial strategy for the association
• Elaborate and execute a plan to increase membership
• Ensure market studies and other publications are of general interest
• Visibility: Assist ProConsumers technically to implement “Consumer Support Line” using all media available: TV, Radio, social media and Web Site
• Assist ProConsumers technically to Implement systematic ProConsumers press conferences and public appearances
• Assist ProConsumers technically to implement “Minuto do Consumidor” media tool
• Assist ProConsumers technically to implement quarterly public events to publish the ProConsumers Observatorio do Mercado
• Reports: Assist ProConsumers quality assurance process in the implementation of quality standards on ProConsumers Observatorio do Mercado activity report
• Ensure reports are aligned with donors’ requirements
• Provide monthly financial report and activities plan to Gain

Requisites

• Experience in associative legal procedures and business management
• Unquestionable professional experience and academic background
• Strong skills in report writing, proposal writing and formal procedures
• Highly organized and good at multi-tasking
• Have the capacity to solve problems quickly
• Proactive with a commitment to quality and accuracy with close attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Able to prioritize and work well under pressure with frequent deadlines
• Computer literacy with excellent MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint skills
• Willingness and ability to travel occasionally in country
• The applicant should be a Mozambican national or have the right to work in Mozambique
• Proficiency in Portuguese and English a strong plus

Notes

• Only short listed applicants will be contacted

How to Apply

1. Documentation

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae

2. Application

• Send your Documentation via email to consultant.mozambique@gainhealth.org with the Subject line “Consultant/Proconsumers”