Guided by the remarkable legacy of its co-founder, Helen Keller, Helen Keller Intl partners with communities striving to overcome long standing cycles of poverty. By delivering the essential building blocks of good health, sound nutrition and clear vision, we help millions of people create lasting change in their own lives. Working in 20 countries – across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the United States – and together with a global community of supporters, we are ensuring every person has the opportunity – as Helen did – to reach their true potential.

USAID Integrated Nutrition’s primary goal is to improve the nutrition status of women, adolescents, and children in Nepal’s underserved and marginalized communities. The activity will tackle the direct and underlying determinants of malnutrition in Nepal while strengthening the national and local enabling environment to implement multisectoral nutrition programs through four synergistic intermediate results. Success will be measured by improvements in nutrition status indicators among women of reproductive age, adolescents, and children.

The Maternal and Newborn (MN) Nutrition Specialist for the USAID Integrated Nutrition Program is responsible for providing technical assistance to ensure that evidence-based nutrition interventions are effectively integrated into maternal and newborn health services. This role involves advocating for and providing technical support to develop and adapt guidelines, protocols, and training package/materials related to maternal and newborn nutrition. Additionally, the MN Nutrition Specialist will support the design, planning, and quality assurance of context-specificmaternal and newborn nutrition programs.Additionally, the position will coordinate among government entities, USAID Integrated Nutrition, and development partners to optimize resources, avoid program duplication, and maximize synergy in the implementation and outcomes of the Maternal & Newborn Nutrition programs. This role will also coordinate with other non-health sectors i.e. private sectors, professional organizations (NePAS, NeSOG) and Academia to link and align nutrition- specific activities of the USAID Integrated Nutrition program. The MN Nutrition specialist will also ensure the integration of Gender and Inclusive Development (GID) principles at the provincial, district, and local government levels maternal & newborn nutrition.

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