3 Job Positions at World Vision International Rwanda: (Deadline 29 July 2025)

% of time

Activity

90%

Program Implementation

· Promote the production and consumption of nutrient-rich foods, especially targeting pregnant and lactating women, young children, and vulnerable households

· Collaborate with nutrition staff to link agriculture interventions with MIYCN practices and the 22 Integrated Nutrition, WASH, and ECD Practices.

· Promote best practices in food safety across the value chain, including safe production, harvesting, processing, storage, and preparation at household and community levels.

· Collaborate with relevant institutions to raise awareness and compliance with national food safety regulations and standards.

· Establish and maintain strategic relationships, linkages, and collaborations with local partners, government entities, and other stakeholders to enhance the delivery of community food systems initiatives.

· Provide ongoing technical backstopping to households and community groups to establish and sustain kitchen gardens and small-scale food production systems.

· Support the mobilization and capacity-building of Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) to engage in nutrition-sensitive income-generating activities.

· Conduct training of farmers, parents, and children on basic food safety principles

· Contribute to the multisectoral planning and implementation of DPEM/CD committees to ensure integrated service delivery.

• Collect and document success stories, lessons learned, and best practices in agriculture-nutrition linkages for sharing with stakeholders.

10%

Financial Management

• Participate in the budgeting of UN joint nutrition activities to ensure the available resources are efficiently utilized
• Spending according to the plan and budget such that the monthly cash flow is not significantly over- or underspent
• Providing variance explanations and taking action on time to ensure that budgets are being used as planned

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

1. At least 3 years of experience working in the integrated community nutrition sector

2. Must be familiar with integrated community nutrition and SBCC models, e.g., PDH, CBNP, mother support groups, father support groups, nurturing care, Local Value Chain Development (LVCD), VSLAs, Microfinance, Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture (NSA), Citizen Voice and Action (CVA)

3. Ability to construct, interpret, and critique budgets and track expenditure; strong financial/budgeting skills.

4. Report writing skills

5. Strong group facilitation and training skills

1. Good monitoring skills

Required Education,

training, license,

registration, and

certification

1. Bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition and dietetics, Community nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, or any other closely related field (If the degree is issued by a foreign institution, an equivalence certificate from the Rwanda Higher Education Council (HEC) will be required)

2. Must have a valid driving license class A.

Preferred Knowledge

and Qualifications

1. Strong technical understanding of nutrition-sensitive agriculture, food safety, agroecology, and sustainable farming practices.
2. Knowledge of Rwanda’s agricultural extension system and community development frameworks.
3. Experience in training and mentoring farmer groups, cooperatives, or community-based organizations.
4. Familiarity with national policies and strategies related to agriculture, food, and nutrition security (e.g., Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture [PSTA], DPEM).
5. Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills, especially in engaging community members and local leaders.
6. Ability to work independently in rural settings with minimal supervision.
7. Good analytical and reporting skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and digital data collection tools (e.g., KoboToolbox, ODK).

Travel and/or

Work Environment

Requirement

Domestic Travel: 70% Regular internal travel to project community sites is required. The position requires working closely with local partners and decentralized local government structures and health facilities in the district.

% of time

Activity

90%

Program Implementation

• Coordinate the planning and implementation of integrated community nutrition interventions in line with the UN Joint Nutrition Project, National Office Strategy, and the Health and Nutrition Technical Program.
• Collaborate closely with the Health and Nutrition Specialist and the ENOUGH Campaign Technical Advisor to ensure high-quality execution of community-based nutrition activities aimed at reducing stunting in Ngororero and Rutsiro districts.
• Mobilize key stakeholders and facilitate training sessions to strengthen capacity in core nutrition models and approaches among community actors.
• Establish and maintain strategic relationships, linkages, and collaborations with local partners, government entities, and other stakeholders to enhance the delivery of community nutrition initiatives.
• Organize and lead mass mobilization campaigns to raise awareness and promote optimal maternal, infant, and young child feeding practices.
• Conduct capacity building of community health workers and other community volunteers on national nutrition guidelines and protocols
• Follow up on the operationalization of the use of child scorecards in the promotion of 22 integrated nutrition, WASH, and ECD practices in households in target districts
• Support the integration of nutrition-sensitive activities within Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), with a focus on improving household food security and livelihoods.
• Ensure timely collection, analysis, and reporting of community nutrition data to inform decision-making and track progress against project indicators and targets.
• Promote innovation by documenting best practices, success stories, and lessons learned from the field to inform future programming and support knowledge sharing.

30%

Financial Management

• Participate in the budgeting of UN joint nutrition activities to ensure the available resources are efficiently utilized
• Spending according to the plan and budget such that the monthly cash flow is not significantly over- or underspent
• Providing variance explanations and taking action on time to ensure that budgets are being used as planned

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

1. At least 3 years of experience working in the integrated community nutrition sector

1. Must be familiar with integrated community nutrition and SBCC models, e.g., PDH, CBNP, mother support groups, father support groups, nurturing care, Local Value Chain Development (LVCD), VSLAs, Microfinance, Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture (NSA), Citizen Voice and Action (CVA)
2.  Ability to construct, interpret, and critique budgets and track expenditure; strong financial/budgeting skills.
3.  Report writing skills
4. Strong group facilitation and training skills
5. Good monitoring skills

Required Education,

training,license,

registration, and

certification

1. Bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition and dietetics, Community nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, or any other closely related field (If the degree is issued by a foreign institution, an equivalence certificate from the Rwanda Higher Education Council (HEC) will be required.

2. Must have a valid driving license class A.

Preferred Knowledge

and Qualifications

1. Proven ability to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate community-based interventions, including budgeting, workplan development, and activity reporting.
2. Demonstrated skills in conducting training, coaching, and mentoring of CHWs, community volunteers, and local leaders on nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive practice
3. Knowledge of nutrition-related indicators and tools, with the ability to collect, interpret, and use data for decision-making, accountability, and learning.
4. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda, with the ability to engage effectively with community members, partners, and local authorities.
5. Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office and Outlook.
6. Experience in Networking
7. Business-oriented mindset

Travel and/or

Work Environment

Requirement

Domestic Travel: 70% Regular internal travel to project community sites is required. The position requires working closely with local partners and decentralized local government structures and health facilities in the district.

% of time

Activity

90%

Program Implementation

• Responsible for integrated nutrition and SBCC project planning and implementation in the UN joint Nutrition project by preparing project designs in line with the health and nutrition Technical Program and National Office Strategy
• Liaise with the health and Nutrition speciality and ENOUGH campaign technical advisor for quality implementation of integrated nutrition activities
• Mobilization of key partners and conducting training to build capacities on nutrition core project models and approaches
• Identify and build strategic linkages, relations, collaborations, and networks with partners and other stakeholders in implementation at the project level
• Collaborate with multisectoral nutrition and child development committees (DPEM-CD, SPEM-CD, CPEM-CD, and VPEM-CD) to roll out community nutrition interventions to eradicate stunting
• Conduct joint monitoring sessions for community nutrition interventions
• Organize mass mobilization sessions in the community to promote optimal maternal, infant, and young children’s feeding practices
• Conduct capacity building of community health workers and other community volunteers on national nutrition guidelines and protocols
• Follow up on the operationalization of the use of child scorecards in the promotion of 22 integrated nutrition, WASH, and ECD practices in households in target districts
• Promote the nutrition-sensitive activities through VSLAs

10%

Financial Management

• Participate in the budgeting of UN joint nutrition activities to ensure the available resources are efficiently utilized
• Spending according to the plan and budget such that the monthly cash flow is not significantly over- or underspent
• Providing variance explanations and taking action on time to ensure that budgets are being used as planned

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

1. At least 3 years of experience working in the integrated community nutrition sector

2. Must be familiar with integrated community nutrition and SBCC models, e.g., PDH, CBNP, mother support groups, father support groups, nurturing care, Local Value Chain Development (LVCD), VSLAs, Microfinance, Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture (NSA), Citizen Voice and Action (CVA)

3. Ability to construct, interpret, and critique budgets and track expenditure; strong financial/budgeting skills.

4. Report writing skills

5. Strong group facilitation and training skills

1. Good monitoring skills

Required Education,

training, license,

registration, and

certification

1. Bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Community Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, or any other closely related field (If the degree is issued by a foreign institution, an equivalence certificate from the Rwanda Higher Education Council (HEC) will be required)

2. Must have a valid driving license class A.

Preferred Knowledge

and Qualifications

1. Community mobilization and health promotion skills
2. Knowledge of community development, empowerment, and mentoring approaches
3. Demonstrated experience in community nutrition and integration with other sectors’ management
4. Demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation; knowledge of monitoring and evaluation tools such as log frames, monitoring, and software such as Kobo Toolbox.
5. Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office and Outlook.
6. Experience in Networking
7. Business-oriented mindset

Travel and/or

Work Environment

Requirement

Domestic Travel: 70% Regular internal travel to project community sites is required. The position requires working closely with local partners and decentralized local government structures and health facilities in the district.