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GAIN is seeking to recruit a Technical Advisor, Nutrition and Food Systems to provide strategic and technical nutrition expertise throughout the design, implementation, and evaluation stages of all projects in Uganda. A core function of this role is to represent GAIN credibly in external technical and policy spaces, including government nutrition forums, multi-stakeholder platforms, and private sector engagement on workforce nutrition.

This role will be offered on a 19-month fixed term contract, subject to availability of funding and will be based in Kampala. This advert closes on 26th April 2026. GAIN encourages early applications and reserves the right to close the advert ahead of the advertised deadline if we receive a high volume of interest.

Responsibilities or duties

Key Responsibilities include.

• Provide technical support to the design and implementation of the GAIN Uganda programmatic portfolio by ensuring the nutritional aspects of the programme are sound and within GAIN’s technical standards.
• Engage with government and development partners to contribute to the development of nutrition-related guidelines and policies.
• Guide and work with project managers to integrate appropriate nutrition interventions are incorporated into project activities and support quality implementation.
• Lead engagement with private sector actors, particularly on workforce nutrition, translating nutrition evidence into business-relevant recommendations and building GAIN's credibility as a technical partner with companies.
• Monitor developments in Uganda's nutrition policy landscape, identify strategic entry points for GAIN's engagement, and build sustained relationships with key government nutrition counterparts at national and subnational levels.
• Collaborate with the country and global teams to contribute technical input into proposal development ensuring appropriate inclusion of context-specific nutrition technical issues in new projects.
• Provide technical oversight and quality assurance of nutritional education materials, standard operation procedures (SOPs) and other operational tools developed by consultants or program teams, ensuring alignment with GAIN’s standards and national nutrition policies.
• Provide technical inputs related to nutrition and research methodologies to proposals, reports, presentations, and strategy documents, drawing on GAIN's global research capacity as needed

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

About you

The ideal candidate will be a highly skilled nutrition and food systems professional with strong technical expertise in designing, implementing, and evaluating nutrition-sensitive programmes. They will have demonstrated experience applying evidence and research to programme design, policy engagement, and private sector collaboration, particularly in areas such as workforce nutrition and food systems transformation. The candidate should possess ability to translate technical nutrition evidence into practical recommendations for diverse stakeholders including government, businesses, and development partners.

The role requires an individual with solid project management experience, including work planning, budget monitoring, donor reporting, and the ability to provide technical oversight of programme design, educational materials, and operational tools. Strong interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills are essential to effectively engage with government institutions, private sector actors, and multi-stakeholder platforms.

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About our offer

The starting gross salary on offer for this role is from UGX 94,217,556 - UGX 107,742,240 gross per annum, depending on experience.

Working Conditions

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 have the right to work and be currently based in the advertised country location, to be eligible to apply for this position.

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.

• Provide technical support to the design and implementation of the GAIN Uganda programmatic portfolio by ensuring the nutritional aspects of the programme are sound and within GAIN’s technical standards.
• Engage with government and development partners to contribute to the development of nutrition-related guidelines and policies.
• Guide and work with project managers to integrate appropriate nutrition interventions are incorporated into project activities and support quality implementation.
• Lead engagement with private sector actors, particularly on workforce nutrition, translating nutrition evidence into business-relevant recommendations and building GAIN's credibility as a technical partner with companies.
• Monitor developments in Uganda's nutrition policy landscape, identify strategic entry points for GAIN's engagement, and build sustained relationships with key government nutrition counterparts at national and subnational levels.
• Collaborate with the country and global teams to contribute technical input into proposal development ensuring appropriate inclusion of context-specific nutrition technical issues in new projects.
• Provide technical oversight and quality assurance of nutritional education materials, standard operation procedures (SOPs) and other operational tools developed by consultants or program teams, ensuring alignment with GAIN’s standards and national nutrition policies.
• Provide technical inputs related to nutrition and research methodologies to proposals, reports, presentations, and strategy documents, drawing on GAIN's global research capacity as needed

• Strong technical expertise in designing, implementing, and evaluating nutrition-sensitive programmes
• Demonstrated experience applying evidence and research to programme design, policy engagement, and private sector collaboration
• Ability to translate technical nutrition evidence into practical recommendations for diverse stakeholders
• Solid project management experience, including work planning, budget monitoring, donor reporting
• Ability to provide technical oversight of programme design, educational materials, and operational tools
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills

• Highly skilled nutrition and food systems professional
• Demonstrated experience in areas such as workforce nutrition and food systems transformation