The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Project Manager to provide functional, technical, and managerial leadership to projects and teams in the Large-Scale Food Fortification (LSFF) Portfolio. This role will be offered on a two(2) year fixed term contract. Please note beyond November 2025, extension of this contract is subject to availability of funding. This position will be based in Abuja, Nigeria.
The Large-Scale Food Fortification portfolio focuses on activities including strengthening fortification governance mechanisms, implementation of systems innovations, stakeholder engagement, capacity building and technical assistance, and generation and dissemination of fortification knowledge.
The Project Manager will lead a high performing cross-functional project team, establish, manage, and maintain relationships with relevant partners and stakeholders globally and in Nigeria such as NAFDAC, SON, FCCPC, FMoH, staple food producers and millers. They are responsible for the overall project management leadership and ensure the project team implement project activities within approved plans, budget, and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities include
- Provide strategic leadership in the design, planning and implementation of LSFF projects in Nigeria as per the GAIN Project Management Guidelines (PMG).
- Lead the next phase of a digital traceability system implementation and scale up with key stakeholders: fortified staple food producers/millers, premix companies and regulatory agencies to strengthen compliance of food fortification in Nigeria.
- Lead on innovations in LSFF including the establishment of an Innovations Fund for LSFF in Nigeria, a platform to advance innovations in collaboration with the three major regulatory agencies.
- Strengthening capacity of key stakeholders including fortified foods producers, laboratories, local premix blenders and government capacity to monitor both food processors and premix blenders.
- Lead on advocacy and accountability initiatives involving private sector leaders such as CEOs, public-sectors, third-party advocates, implementing partners and other key stakeholders on scaling up new programmes (e.g. rice) and improvement of existing programmes.
- Monitor risks and develop contingency plans to respond to emergencies and escalate issues where appropriate.
- Lead a high performing project team consisting of people across the portfolio and across the organization; bringing together the skills, experience and competencies required for successful project delivery.
About you
- The candidate should be able to demonstrate experience in leading multi-sectoral efforts across government, private sector, development partners among others within the space of food fortification. Previous experience strengthening fortification governance mechanisms, implementation of systems innovations, capacity building and technical assistance is critical to succeed in this role.
- Extensive stakeholder management experience at senior levels especially with government agencies and fortification industry players is required combined with highly developed project management skills.
- Previous experience strengthening the capacity of fortified foods producers, laboratories, local premix blenders and government capacity to monitor both food processors and premix blenders is essential.
- Highly developed project management skills are essential to succeed in this role due to numerous different stakeholders and industry dynamics.
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