Project Coordinator, ENSAND

ABOUT THE COMPANY The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is an independent non-profit foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland. GAIN was developed at the UN 2002 Special Session of the General Assembly on Children.

GAIN is an organization driven by the vision of a world without malnutrition. To achieve its goal, GAIN mobilizes public-private partnerships and provides financial and technical support to deliver nutritious foods to those people most at risk of malnutrition. JOB SUMMARY About youBachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Development Studies, Management, Economics, or related field. Postgraduate qualification in Project Management, Agribusiness, or Development Planning (desirable)The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong background in project coordination with experience managing large-scale agricultural, livelihoods, or private-sector development programmes across multiple states or regions. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and programme coordination skills, experience supervising diverse teams, and a proven ability to manage partnerships with, project implementing partners, government, private sector, and donor agencies.You should possess excellent knowledge of donor-funded project management, financial compliance, and risk management, as well as experience implementing multi-component projects focused on production, market access, and inclusion. Strong planning, analytical, organizational, and stakeholder management skills, alongside a solid understanding of agrifood and market systems approaches, are essential for success in this position. RESPONSIBILITIES Provide field oversight and coordination of the project implementation across Kano and Kaduna States, ensuring coherence with the ENSAND project strategy and overall GAIN programme objectives.Coordinate operational planning and performance tracking across Kaduna and Kano, aligning workplans, budgets, and designated deliverables with the overall ENSAND project priorities.Support harmonization of partner activities, ensuring consistency in implementation, data reporting, and quality assurance.Coordinate inter-state collaboration and cross-learning to drive adaptive programming and knowledge exchange.Ensure execution of core programme components (Inputs, Processing, Marketing, Financial Inclusion, Gender, Innovation) within Kano and Kaduna State, ensuring integration and synergy.Facilitate regular review meetings, joint planning sessions, and reflection workshops to strengthen accountability and shared ownership.Monitor progress against performance targets (e.g., job creation, enterprise growth, productivity outcomes) and address implementation bottlenecks.Ensure technical standards, gender inclusion, and safeguarding are embedded across all state-level operations.Conduct routine field visits, spot checks, and quality audits to assess partner performance and compliance.Support the implementation of the Programme Quality Framework and learning systems within partners and state teams.Identify operational risks and implement mitigation measures in collaboration with the project Quality and Risk management teams.Serve as GAIN’s focal representative within the designated States, managing relationships with state governments, implementing partners, private sector actors, and development agencies. REQUIRED SKILLS Project implementation, Programme management, Ability to coordinate REQUIRED EDUCATION Bachelor's degree

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