JOB DESCRIPTION
Senior Technical Advisor, Alive & Thrive (A&T) Initiative
New Delhi
1. POSITION VACANT: Senior
Technical Advisor, Alive & Thrive Initiative, New Delhi
2. ORGANISATION/
PROJECT BACKGROUND:
Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative to save lives, prevent
illness, and ensure healthy growth and development. Good nutrition in the first
1,000 days, from conception to two years of age, is critical to enable all
children to lead healthier and more productive lives. A&T is
scaling up improved infant and young child feeding and maternal nutrition
through large-scale programs in several countries in Asia and Africa and
through strategic technical support and the dissemination of innovations,
tools, and lessons worldwide. A&T is funded by the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation and the governments of Canada and
Ireland.
In India, the initiative focuses on the transfer of lessons, tools
and approaches, in Bihar and UP, in association with BMGF partners. A&T will work
closely with the government to improve Maternal, Infant and Young
Child Nutrition (MIYCN).
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