VACANCY – NUTRITION COORDINATOR

COUNTRY PROGRAM MISSION: 

The overall goal of ALIGHT’s program in Rwanda is to improve the well-being and self-reliance of the displaced refugee population from eastern DRC and Burundi by ensuring the provision of basic services (adequate health care & nutrition, ASRH, GBV, Livelihood, HIV/AIDS prevention & treatment), improving food security and enabling economic recovery in six refugee camps located in Rwanda.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

The Nutrition Coordinator’s role is to lead and provide technical support for planning and smooth operation of nutrition activities in any defined context. This includes the active involvement in developing and rolling out the nutrition activities strategy based on the specific context at field level including assessments of needs from beneficiaries and program implementation of the nutrition project.

The Nutrition Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring that the nutrition programs at the field level are implemented in line with the MOH’s guidelines and international humanitarian standards and donor guidelines. He or she must be able to provide technical backstopping and conducting nutrition training, reviewing program reports, surveys and monitoring and evaluation reports. Additionally, the Nutrition Coordinator will work closely with the respective line management to provide input into proposal development and country level strategies as required PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure that ALIGHT implementation of the Nutrition activities is conform to internationally accepted standards and country guidelines.
• Coordinate and follow-up on nutrition programs implementation to review progress towards objectives through organizing regular review meetings, update and experience sharing meeting among staffs.
• In collaboration with the team, identify existing project implementation gaps and new opportunities for nutrition and nutrition-related projects and lead on the concept note or proposal development while liaising with interested partners and stakeholders to ensure that proposed activities and programs align with best practice in the nutrition sector.
• Lead, plan and conduct nutritional assessments and surveys in existing and in potential new areas, following the nationally approved survey protocol, for program expansion and feed assessments results into proposals if needed.
• Lead the development of a referral mechanism and communication strategies and train nutrition staff of ALIGHT in case detection and referrals between health facilities adapted to the local context.
• Support nutrition staff and supervisors to ensure proper functioning of reporting systems data flow mechanisms for regular assessment, monitoring and evaluation of the program against its objectives and expected results. And conduct critical monitoring of all aspects of nutrition activities and identify areas of concern. Submit workable solutions for identified challenges
• Demonstrate understanding of multi-sectoral approach to malnutrition and ensuring that nutrition project beneficiaries are linked with other sector interventions and provide guidance to staff on the integration of a nutrition component into other sectors as appropriate such as food security, Health and disaster prevention and preparedness

• Assess the training needs of nutrition staff; develop a training program to meet these needs; conduct nutrition training for project nutrition staff and MOH counterparts implementing nutrition programs, focusing on all aspects of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) and IYCF with the support of the Health and Nutrition Supervisors
• Assist Nutrition staff to facilitate the development/adaptation of nutrition education training manuals and facilitator’s guide based on existing national nutrition protocols and curricula including training follow-up
• Coordinate with other sectoral program managers with ALIGHT’s program to ensure that other parts of the program are functioning in order to maximize nutrition intervention’s impact
• Liaise with nutrition experts, District Level Nutritionists and others to ensure that specialized support is available at the field/district/activity level to increase coverage and overall efficacy of the program.

• Prepare detailed work plan and budget plan for nutrition activities and ensure implementation of planned activities according to the work plan adhering to the budget according to ALIGHT standards and oversee program spending per budgets and pipelines
• Coordinate very closely with logistics in order to ensure that there is no break in nutrition program supplies.
• Organize and follow-up on all other procurements needed for the projects
• Perform other duties as assigned by the direct or indirect supervisors.

EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

• Typically, a Bachelor degree in Nutrition or related field. Master’s degree in Public health nutrition or equivalent in Nutrition/Public Health from recognized learning institution is preferred. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• 3-5 years of relative and progressive experience in Nutrition sector.
• Proven experience in managing emergency nutrition programs including CMAM, IYCF, SBC in multiple locations
• Experience in facilitation of trainings and workshops
• Experience in budget management, logistics and Human Resources management
• Ability to provide technical support for IMC staff and government staff on proper implementation of CMAM, IYCF, SBC and other nutrition activities.
• Familiarity with design and programming processes of different donors
• Knowledge in designing and implementing appropriate and effective holistic nutrition programs including ensuring that the nutrition program is integrated with food security and health programming where appropriate.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret data and familiarity with nutrition surveys (Coverage, SMART surveys).
• Ability to work effectively with government, community leaders, international/national organizations, donors, partners and other International Medical Corps relationships. Strong communication skills, able to effectively present information clearly and respond appropriately to questions from senior managers and headquarters staff, counterparts, senior government leaders and donors
• Strong supervisory and organizational skills
• Demonstrated experience and skills in ensuring community participation and gender issues in humanitarian programming
• Advanced proficiency in the use of MS Office, and other computer applications
• Excellent English writing skills; Kinyarwanda and French required
• Excellent organizational, administrative and management skills.
• Strong oral and written communications skills; strong computer skills
• Experience working in protracted refugee situation and/or previous experience in Rwanda

KEY BEHAVIORS & ABILITIES:

• Strong leadership and management skills including strategy formation, process improvement and team building.
• Ability to manage a diverse team effectively, balance the interests of different stakeholders and provide excellent leadership by maintaining a constructive work environment and setting a positive example.
• Commitment to personally champion ARC’s program vision and mission and inspire others to do the same.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including effective presentation and facilitation skills
• Excellent strategic thinking, process management and problem-solving skills
• Collaborative, result-oriented management style.
• Initiative, resourcefulness and innovation.
• Strong participatory leadership and interpersonal skills. Ability to motivate staff and lead a high performing team in a politically sensitive environment.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.

Interested and qualifying candidates should submit applications to ALIGHT Rwanda Executive Director – to include 1 page Cover Letter, updated CV (max. 3 pages), Degree, license and three names (plus titles & contacts) of relevant professional referees, to include most current Employer/ Supervisor ( All in one document) – to the following email address only: [email protected] with the position applied for CLEARLY indicated in the subject line.The deadline for submission of applications is November 14th, 2025 at 11:59 PM . Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Alight is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status. Alight complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.