Officer, Nutrition Programme | Helen Keller Intl.

Helen Keller Intl, guided by the remarkable legacy of its co-founder Helen Keller, partners with communities striving to overcome longstanding cycles of poverty. By delivering essential building blocks of good health, sound nutrition, and clear vision, the organisation helps millions of people create lasting change.

Working across 20 countries worldwide, Helen Keller Intl has been operating in Bangladesh for over four decades to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable populations.

Under the Transforming Lives Through Nutrition project, Helen Keller Intl is seeking a dynamic and qualified Officer, Nutrition Programs to provide technical and operational support for nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions at district and sub-district levels.

Position Overview

• Job Title: Officer, Nutrition Programs
• Organisation: Helen Keller Intl
• Project: Transforming Lives Through Nutrition
• Reports To: Manager, Programme Delivery
• Direct Reports: N/A
• Application Deadline: 15 November 2026

Scope of Work

The Officer, Nutrition Programmes serves as a key link between Helen Keller Intl, Implementing Partners (IPs), government authorities, and community stakeholders. The role is responsible for supporting programme quality, technical standards, partnership effectiveness, field supervision, evidence generation, and the overall achievement of project results.

Key Responsibilities

• Programme Delivery: Own the day-to-day delivery of the project, translating approved strategies into implementation plans and ensuring deliverables, timelines, quality standards, and targets are met.
• Planning and Coordination: Develop and regularly update project workplans, activity plans, responsibilities, and timelines, coordinating resources across partners and government counterparts.
• Quality and Performance: Oversee service-delivery quality across community screening, referral, cataract and refractive-error services, and follow-up interventions, initiating corrective action when gaps arise.
• Partner Management: Provide operational direction and technical support to implementing partners, monitor deliverables, identify capacity gaps, and coordinate coaching and training.
• Monitoring and Data: Track project indicators, service quality, and digital/data systems; promote accurate reporting and utilise evidence to improve performance and document lessons learned.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Maintain effective coordination with government health facilities, INGOs, and local authorities to facilitate service integration and sustainability.
• Budget and Compliance: Monitor implementation against approved budgets, coordinating with Finance and Operations on forecasts, procurement, partner payments, NGOAB requirements, and compliance.
• Risk and Adaptive Management: Anticipate operational risks, maintain mitigation actions, adapt implementation within established frameworks, and escalate significant risks promptly.
• Reporting and Accountability: Ensure timely, high-quality project reports, documentation trackers, and management updates.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food and Nutrition Science, Public Health, or a related field.
  • 4–5 years of progressive experience in nutrition-specific and/or nutrition-sensitive programmes (including SAM management, CMAM, maternal and child nutrition, or IYCF).
  • Experience with an INGO, NGO, or development organisation is preferred.
• Technical Skills: Sound understanding of national nutrition policies, guidelines, protocols, and service delivery systems at district and sub-district levels.
• Capacity Building: Proven experience providing technical assistance, mentoring, and supportive supervision to service providers and frontline workers.
• Data & Reporting: Proficiency in programme monitoring, data analysis, and reporting systems (experience with DHIS2 is an advantage).
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Bangla.
• Travel: Willingness and ability to travel frequently (approximately 60% field travel) to district, upazila, health facility, and community-level sites.

Working Conditions and Travel

• Requires approximately 60% field travel within assigned geographic areas, including visits to District Hospitals, Upazila Health Complexes, Community Clinics (CCs), and project sites.
• Occasional travel to the Country Office and external venues for workshops, coordination events, and cross-learning visits.

How to Apply

Qualified candidates are invited to submit their cover letter and resume/CV to [email protected].

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Helen Keller Intl is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fairness, belonging, and zero tolerance to abuse.