Communications Associate, Food Fortification (Nutrient Enriched Crops and LSFF)

About the Role

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Communications Associate, Food Fortification (Nutrient Enriched Crops and LSFF) to manage the internal and external communications plan and activities for the food fortification programme.

This role will be offered on a 2 years’ fixed term contract basis, subject to availability of funding. You will be based in GAIN’s India office in New Delhi, India.

Reporting to the Senior Advisor, Nutrient Enriched Crops, you will support the dissemination of the programmes’ lessons, successes, proposed strategies and you will work to heighten the visibility of the programme.

You will work closely with GAIN’s Global Communications team and support the formulation and implementation of communications strategies that aim to increase the standing and awareness of GAIN’s large scale food fortification and nutrient enriched crops interventions with a broad range of stakeholders including government officials, private sector organisations, non-government, media, donors and civil society organisations.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Working closely with the Digital Communications Manager, Programme Leads for LSFF and Nutrient Enriched Crops, Program Managers, etc., to design and implement the unit’s communication strategy and work plan
• Leading the development and dissemination of content that raises the awareness of the unit’s work (e.g., press releases, videos, pamphlets, publications and articles) with special consideration to the variety of targeted audiences
• Regularly liaising with media outlets to ensure that the appropriate information and messages are reaching the public
• Participating in field visits to document project updates that can be used to develop human interest stories, case studies, success stories, and other communication resources that can be utilized to engage various stakeholders e.g., private sector, policy makers, NGOs and implementing agencies active in LSFF and biofortification etc.
• Strengthening and positioning the digital communications for the program through targeted digital engagement and positioning
• Ensuring that the programme outputs are updated and well covered on GAIN’s digital media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn)
• Building internal communications capacity by providing timely and effective information on key developments and initiatives to programme staff and promoting stronger staff engagement
• Systematically employ monitoring and metric tools for measuring impact, gauging gaps and assisting fine tuning the programme communications strategy and workplan

About You

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in communications, interactive digital media, print and broadcast media- as well as working on social media and digital media as a Coordinator or Officer, ideally with exposure to the international development sector. You will have expertise and experience of working in communication with Government, UN, development partners, media, or research agencies. Candidates’ with experience working in communications, directly or indirectly related to food supply chains, SMEs, development sector with direct/indirect engagement with farming communities will be preferable.

You will be a dynamic individual with excellent communication skills and you will possess a good command of written and spoken English and be willing to work in multicultural, multi-lingual environments. Candidates’ with knowledges in French or another GAIN country language will be a plus.

The ideal candidate will also have a proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and matrix management structure and will be able to synthesize complex content into simple terms and passion for creative storytelling and new ideas.

A university degree or above in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Business Administration, or a related field is required. You will be IT literate with excellent MS Office skills with proven experience in using social media platforms, graphic design software and photo and video editing software.

About our Offer

The starting salary on offer for this role is from INR 889,212 – INR 1,017,468 per annum (gross salary), depending on experience.

GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for annual progression subject to good performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance.

We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.

GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments and promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative environment.

About GAIN

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Due to COVID19, conflict in Ukraine and climate change, malnutrition and hunger have worsened significantly since 2019, reversing a decade of progress. There is growing recognition that our food systems need to change if we are to reverse these trends.

GAIN’s Strategy aims to transform food systems to make healthier diets from sustainable food systems accessible to all people and especially those whose are most vulnerable to shocks. By 2027, we aim to improve the access of 1.5 billion people to nutritionally enhanced staple foods, improve the access of 25 million people to healthier diets, and support positive food system change in 10 countries. This is bold and complex, and the only way to achieve this is to work together with partners including governments, businesses, and civil society at the country and global level. These goals, and the ways of achieving them, build on our twenty-year legacy of transforming people’s lives with improved nutrition through concerted action and effective policy change.

Our Working Culture and Environment

We provide a flexible working environment that includes a combination of home and office working opportunities through our global hybrid working policy. This encourages our staff to have a healthy work-life balance and increases staff motivation, enriches employee wellbeing, and improves performance and productivity.

All of our positions are based in one or more of GAIN’s designated offices as stated on our job advertisements. Successful candidates will be based in one of GAIN’s country offices and must have the existing right to live and work within a reasonably commutable distance of the relevant city / cities in which the role is advertised. Please note, that GAIN does not sponsor working visas and relocations.

GAIN reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are considered to ineligible under the above conditions during or after the recruitment process.

Applicants must be currently based and have the existing right to live and work in the New Delhi, India region to be eligible to apply for this position.

This advert closes on 8th September 2023. Early applications are encouraged. GAIN reserves the right to close this advert early should we receive suitable candidates ahead of the closing date.

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive environment where diversity is valued. We are keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and committed people from all backgrounds, representing the diverse societies we operate in.