National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) is an initiative of the European Commission supported by the United Kingdom Department for International Development and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The initiative aims to strengthen national capacity to manage and analyse information and data from all sectors which have an influence on nutrition and to disseminate and use the information so as to better inform the strategic decisions countries are faced with to prevent undernutrition and its consequences. The Delegation of the European Union is funding a project to set up a National Information Platform for Nutrition in [country]. The project is being implemented by [contracting organisations], in partnership with [partner organisations] and in collaboration with [other organisations involved]. A Global Support Facility (GSF) has been set up by the European Commission to coordinate the NIPN initiative, managed by the Agrinatura alliance and hosted by Agropolis International, in Montpellier, France. The GSF will provide support to the NIPN team in [country] throughout project implementation.
The EPHI is seeking a Communications officer to work on the NIPN project and other institutional activities. The Communications Officer will be responsible for the design and implementation of the communication and visibility plan for the NIPN, for the production of communication tools about the project and for helping to communicate the analytical outputs of the NIPN. It coordinates the organisations of public events related to the NIPN.
Detailed description of duties and responsibilities:
Reporting: Project Director and Public Relation office Head
Salary: According to contract salary scale of InstituteDuration:One year with possible extension to three years