Job description

About the Global Health Corps Fellowship: Global Health Corps is a one-year paid fellowship that pairs young professionals with organizations (fellowship placement organizations) that require new thinking and innovative solutions. We believe that great ideas don't change the world, great PEOPLE do! The fellowship begins in July 2015 and extends through August 2016. Fellows engage in professional development training, mentorship and thoughtful community-building, and continue to draw upon their fellowship experience and the GHC alumni network as they build careers of lasting impact.

Applicants can apply for up to 3 different fellowship positions, such as the one described below. To see the full list of fellowship positions, go to: http://ghcorps.org/fellows/apply/through-placements/.

Fellows are placed in organizations in pairs – one international fellow and one local fellow from the placement country – creating a fellowship team that is a central part of the fellowship experience.

About the Fellowship Placement Organization: Development in Gardening's mission is to improve the nutrition and health of HIV-affected and at-risk populations through sustainable gardening. We do this by training people in agriculture and nutrition and providing resources to create projects that empower communities to meet their own needs. For those individuals who are simultaneously suffering from HIV/AIDS, poverty and, malnutrition, more than just antiretroviral therapy (ART) is needed. Through supporting the development of community gardens, Development in Gardening (DIG) has identified a sustainable model to increase nutrition, food security, income, physical health, and community capital. To read more about DIG and our work visitwww.ReapLifeDIG.org.

Fellowship Position Overview: Development in Gardening (DIG) is looking for a qualified Food Security Officer to help lead and implement community agriculture programs and establish an agriculture-training center around Jinja District, Uganda. The gardens and training center will be implemented in communities affected by HIV/AIDS. The Food Security Officer will work with DIG's Uganda Team to increase and measure the impact of the programs on food security, nutritional well-being, and income generation.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the DIG Uganda Team and local group leaders to develop a DIG Agriculture Training Center Program with a demonstration site for organically-grown vegetables and grains
• Work with the DIG Uganda Team, local site managers, and local communities to identify and implement successful agricultural programs focused on food production, income generation, and nutrition
• Develop a strong training curriculum to go with DIG's Resource Toolkit (Community Garden Protocol, Garden Manual, Nutrition Manual, and Pest and Disease Library)
• Organize and facilitate training programs in organic farming and gardening methods, nutrition, business and marketing, and other relevant topics
• Provide ongoing technical support and oversight at all demonstration sites
• Develop and implement a program of monitoring and evaluation to ensure that project goals are being met
• Report monthly on project indicators and progress

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience developing and managing public health or nutrition programs
• Experience developing monitoring and evaluation tools

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Field experience working in organic agriculture and community development strongly preferred
• Master Degree in Global Health, International Development, or Agriculture or 2+ years of experience in the field
• Experience in project coordination and organization development
• Familiarity with methods, tools and techniques of participatory planning
• Team player; able to work productively with teams
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary and multicultural work environment
• Flexible, adaptable, eager to learn and teach, tolerant of heat and uncomfortable physical situations, willing to physically work the land alongside participants, and passionate about grassroots agricultural development

Fellows receive the following benefits:

• Monthly living stipend
• Housing
• Utilities stipend
• Health insurance
• A professional development grant of $600
• A completion award of $1500
• An advising program that pairs each fellow with an advisor in his/her area of work or interest
• A two-week Training Institute at Yale University in the United States to begin the fellowship
• A five-day End-of-Year retreat in East Africa to finish the fellowship
• Three multi-day trainings during the year
• Travel to and from placement site, all trainings, and retreats
• Professional development and personal support from a dedicated in-country program manager
• Personal development and accompaniment program led by Still Harbor 

Compensation

this position is: stipend / non-monetary compensation

Application instructions

Deadline

February 03, 2015