Extensive knowledge and experience in conducting crop production, Nutrition sensitive agriculture, Health (maternal and child health), nutrition and social protection, sanitation, education, resilience of livelihoods, food, processing and utilization, sexual reproductive health rights, life skills and communication and curriculum development on different thematic areas training covering areas of nutrition and social protection, Introduction to human Nutrition, Introduction to nutrition sensitive agriculture, Essential Concepts in Agriculture and Food Security, Social Behavior Change, Designing Nutrition-Sensitive Activities, Personal development, Confidence building, Voice/assertiveness, Decision making, Health (Sexual and Reproductive health), hygiene, Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) System, Good Hygienic Practices (GHPs), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).Good investigative (research), statistical and analytical skills;
Experience working national and international research institutions, consulting firms, government and nongovernmental organizations, local communities;
9+ years’ work experience in health and human development and development fields including nutrition and local governance
2+ years’ work experience managing donor-funded Programmes/projects with expertise in designing, appraising, planning, budgeting, implementing, managing, coordinating; monitoring and evaluating programmes/projects at various levels (as staff on the ground;middle line management and junior staff).
Extensive teaching and mentoring experience including 5 years of university lecturing in Livelihood, Food and Nutrition Security
Strong experience in integrated development and participatory methods and resilience of livelihoods to shocks that impact agriculture, food, nutrition and economics stability in Malawi not forgetting communities’ preparedness to respond to drought caused by El Nino through increasing availability of services in social protection, nutrition, health, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), livelihood and food security.