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The Hunger Project–Zambia (THP-Z)

Vision: A world without hunger.

Mission: Facilitate individual and collective actions to transform the systems of inequality that create hunger and cause it to persist.

The Hunger Project–Zambia (THP-Z) is a registered non-governmental organization under the NGO Act of 2009 and part of The Global Hunger Project, founded in 1977 with offices in 23 countries worldwide. THP-Z works to end chronic hunger and poverty by pioneering sustainable, grassroots, women-centered strategies and advocating for their widespread adoption. THP-Z implements projects through the Epicenter Strategy, mobilizing rural communities of 5,000–15,000 people into dynamic centers of action to meet their own basic needs and achieve sustainable self-reliance.

This initiative is implementing a Health System Strengthening – Integrated Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition (IMNCHN) Project, delivered as a consortium between The Hunger Project–Zambia (THP-Z) and Save the Children international-Zambia. The project focuses on improving nutrition and health outcomes for mothers, infants, and young children in Mongu District, Western Province. The project is supported by the Latter-Day Saints Church (LDSC), and works in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. The consortium initiatives strengthen health systems, empower communities, and advance integrated, women-centered strategies to reduce malnutrition and improve maternal and child well-being.

Responsibilities or duties

Provide overall coordination and leadership for integrated interventions that strengthen maternal and child health outcomes through nutrition-sensitive agriculture, food processing, and community mobilization. Anchor the "Nutrition for Health" pathway, ensuring equity for women and children while coordinating multi-sectoral planning and consortium delivery.

• Lead "Taste and Learn" demonstrations to promote dietary diversity and micronutrient intake.
• Convene "One Village, One Plan" workshops to develop holistic Village Action Plans.
• Implement gender-transformative training for men and women on equitable decision-making and resource allocation.
• Facilitate the establishment and active participation of Community Savings & Nutrition Groups (CSNGs), linking financial literacy to improved nutrition.
• Support the formal registration of women's groups to enhance access to government and private sector services.
• Deliver capacity-building programs for women (leadership, governance, financial management, entrepreneurship) via community animators.
• Facilitate linkages to social protection services for marginalized women.
• Establish Kick-Starter Centers of Nutritional Excellence integrating production, processing, entrepreneurship, and market access.
• Strengthen multi-sectoral collaboration platforms for integrated nutrition planning.
• Lead network-based case finding and referral for women and children experiencing Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) or maternal nutrition challenges.
• Act as THP-Z's focal point with Save the Children International, ensuring harmonized planning, data sharing, and joint reporting.
• Represent THP-Z in consortium meetings, technical working groups, and joint monitoring visits.
• Supervise and mentor the Agriculture Officer to ensure integrated delivery.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Experience needed

Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Community Health, Development Studies, Agriculture with human nutrition, Social Work, or related field.

Minimum 3 years of experience in integrated health/nutrition programming in rural contexts.

Proven expertise in maternal, new born, and child health (MNCH), nutrition-sensitive agriculture, and community mobilization.

Strong experience in consortium coordination, donor reporting, and stakeholder engagement.

Demonstrated ability to lead gender-transformative and community-driven initiatives.

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Added Advantages

• Midwifery certification, clinical health, or maternal health background.
• Experience with Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) or Community Savings Groups.
• Proficiency in Lozi language.
• Prior work experience in Western Province, Zambia.
• Familiarity with mobile data collection tools (KoboCollect, ODK).

Note: Must have a valid driver's licence and able to drive 4x4

• Lead "Taste and Learn" demonstrations to promote dietary diversity and micronutrient intake.
• Convene "One Village, One Plan" workshops to develop holistic Village Action Plans.
• Implement gender-transformative training for men and women on equitable decision-making and resource allocation.
• Facilitate the establishment and active participation of Community Savings & Nutrition Groups (CSNGs), linking financial literacy to improved nutrition.
• Support the formal registration of women's groups to enhance access to government and private sector services.
• Deliver capacity-building programs for women (leadership, governance, financial management, entrepreneurship) via community animators.
• Facilitate linkages to social protection services for marginalized women.
• Establish Kick-Starter Centers of Nutritional Excellence integrating production, processing, entrepreneurship, and market access.
• Strengthen multi-sectoral collaboration platforms for integrated nutrition planning.
• Lead network-based case finding and referral for women and children experiencing Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) or maternal nutrition challenges.
• Act as THP-Z's focal point with Save the Children International, ensuring harmonized planning, data sharing, and joint reporting.
• Represent THP-Z in consortium meetings, technical working groups, and joint monitoring visits.
• Supervise and mentor the Agriculture Officer to ensure integrated delivery.

• Maternal, new born, and child health (MNCH)
• Nutrition-sensitive agriculture
• Community mobilization
• Consortium coordination
• Donor reporting
• Stakeholder engagement
• Gender-transformative initiatives
• Community-driven initiatives
• Leadership
• Governance
• Financial management
• Entrepreneurship
• Social protection services
• Nutritional excellence
• Production
• Processing
• Market access
• Multi-sectoral collaboration
• Integrated nutrition planning
• Network-based case finding
• Referral
• Data sharing
• Joint reporting
• Mobile data collection tools (KoboCollect, ODK)

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Community Health, Development Studies, Agriculture with human nutrition, Social Work, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in integrated health/nutrition programming in rural contexts.
• Proven expertise in maternal, new born, and child health (MNCH), nutrition-sensitive agriculture, and community mobilization.
• Strong experience in consortium coordination, donor reporting, and stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead gender-transformative and community-driven initiatives.
• Midwifery certification, clinical health, or maternal health background.
• Experience with Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) or Community Savings Groups.
• Proficiency in Lozi language.
• Prior work experience in Western Province, Zambia.
• Familiarity with mobile data collection tools (KoboCollect, ODK).
• Valid driver's licence and able to drive 4x4