Project Officers (x2)
JobsBy The Hunger Project – Zambia
The Hunger Project–Zambia (THP-Z) Vision: A world without hunger. Mission: Facilitate individual and collective actions to transform the systems of inequality that create hunger and cause it to persist. The Hunger Project–Zambia (THP-Z) is a registered non-governmental organization under the NGO Act of 2009 and part of The Global Hunger Project, founded in 1977 with offices in 23 countries worldwide. THP-Z works to end chronic hunger and poverty by pioneering sustainable, grassroots, women-centered strategies and advocating for their widespread adoption. THP-Z implements projects through the Epicenter Strategy, mobilizing rural communities of 5,000–15,000 people into dynamic centers of action to meet their own basic needs and achieve sustainable self-reliance. This initiative is implementing a Health System Strengthening – Integrated Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition (IMNCHN) Project, delivered as a consortium between The Hunger Project–Zambia (THP-Z) and Save the Children international-Zambia. The project focuses on improving nutrition and health outcomes for mothers, infants, and young children in Mongu District, Western Province. The project is supported by the Latter-Day Saints Church (LDSC), and works in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. The consortium initiatives strengthen health systems, empower communities, and advance integrated, women-centered strategies to reduce malnutrition and improve maternal and child well-being. 1. Project Officer – Integrated Health, Nutrition & Agriculture Location: Mongu, Zambia Reports to: Country Director throughPrograms Manger Supervises: Project Officer – Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Role Purpose Provide overall coordination and leadership for integrated interventions that strengthen maternal and child health outcomes through nutrition-sensitive agriculture, food processing, and community mobilization. Anchor the “Nutrition for Health” pathway, ensuring equity for women and children while