Nutrition & Water, Sanitation And Hygiene (WASH) Advisor

Requirements

• Master's degree in public health, Human Nutrition or related field.  A clinical background and training in quality improvement is required  
  
• Minimum eight (8) years of work experience in implementing nutrition and WASH programs in Uganda 
  
• Demonstrated knowledge of using quality improvement approaches as well as service integration 
  

• Provide expert guidance on the integration of evidence based nutrition, and WASH strategies into all program activities 
  
• Offer technical assistance and capacity building to district nutrition and WASH coordination structures and community stakeholders to strengthen local capacity in nutrition and WASH  
  
• Ensure use of quality improvement methodologies to identify root causes of performance gaps, design and implement corrective actions for nutrition and WASH services.  
  
• Work with Ministry of Health and Target Districts to develop/review policies, tools and strategies to improve access to nutrition and WASH services.  
  
• Support implementation of the Nutrition Strategy and Strategy for improved Water and Sanitation within the Target Districts.   
  
• Collaborate with Target Districts, private sector and community organizations to align nutrition and WASH interventions with policy priorities 
  
• Build capacity of facility- and community-level service provider teams to deliver high-impact interventions across the life cycle, with emphasis on integration of nutrition services into routine service delivery platforms at facility and community levels 
  
• Develop, support and maintain a pool of district and regional coaches who will support the health facility improvement teams to improve the quality of care for nutrition and WASH services.   
  
• Coordinate with the MOH and other partners to ensure consistent supply of nutrition and WASH for supported health facilities in the project area. 
  
• Contribute to program/project design, implementation, learning, reporting and monitoring and evaluation through active collaboration with project teams and GoU structures at national, regional and district levels.