Data Collectors - Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis-Abeba

Organization

Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI)

Position Overview

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute strives to address nutrition and health-related problems by conducting population-based research and contributing to the effective implementation of the Food and Nutrition Policy and Strategy in Ethiopia. The Nutrition, Environmental Health and Non-communicable Disease Research Directorate of EPHI, in collaboration with the World Food Program, is conducting a baseline assessment research on strengthening the nutrition sensitivity of social protection projects in Ethiopia (SNASSP).

Project Context

School Feeding Programs and the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) play vital roles in building resilience and addressing malnutrition among vulnerable households and children. School Feeding initiatives provide meals to children during school hours, supporting healthy growth and cognitive development, with returns in education, gender equality, health and nutrition, social protection, and local economies and agriculture.

The PSNP supports efforts to combat food insecurity and malnutrition through building community assets and resilience, ensuring households can sustainably improve their food security and nutritional status over time. These initiatives complement each other in addressing the multifaceted challenges of malnutrition across the country.

To strengthen these programs, nutrition-sensitive, gender-transformative packages will be piloted within the School Feeding Program and PSNP platforms in Afar and Oromia regions.

Employment Details

• Location: Oromia and Afar regions
• Employment Type: Contract
• Duration: 30 days (with possibility of extension)
• Number of Positions: 30 total (15 for Afar region, 15 for Oromia region)
• Gender: Female/Male
• Reporting To: Nutrition, Environmental Health and Non-communicable Diseases Research Directorate
• Salary: 20,000

Key Responsibilities

Data collectors will conduct endline data collection in intervention areas as part of the nutrition sensitivity social protection project assessment.