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Job Summary

Job Title:
Senior Associate, Nutritious Foods Financing
Employer:
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Location:
Kampala, Uganda
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full Time
Job Category:
Finance Jobs
Number of Positions:
1
Deadline:
Friday, 1 August 2025

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About the Organisation

Senior Associate, Nutritious Foods Financing job at Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) | Apply Now

Kampala, Uganda

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a leading organization dedicated to tackling malnutrition and promoting better nutrition worldwide, with a focus on creating sustainable, scalable solutions to improve the health and well-being of populations at risk. Known for its credibility and impact, GAIN has garnered recognition from governments, the private sector, and NGOs for its innovative approaches to improving food systems and nutrition outcomes. The organization fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture that values collaboration, diversity, and personal development, offering employees opportunities to work on high-impact projects in a supportive and mission-driven environment.

GAIN has a rich history, evolving from a key player in global nutrition into a prominent organization that partners with governments, businesses, and civil society to drive systemic change. Its innovative business model integrates public and private sector expertise to create lasting nutrition improvements, with a focus on scaling up effective solutions. Operating in over 30 countries, GAIN is a globally recognized leader in nutrition advocacy and action, working with stakeholders at the local, national, and international levels.

Core values such as inclusivity, accountability, and evidence-based decision-making guide its operations, ensuring that all its efforts are aligned with sustainable development goals. As part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives, GAIN is committed to improving global nutrition through strategic investments, partnerships, and programs that address food security, education, and sustainable agriculture. For more information, visit www.gainhealth.org.

Are you looking for Finance jobs in Uganda 2025 today? then you might be interested in Senior Associate, Nutritious Foods Financing job at Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Full Time

Deadline: 

1 Aug 2025

Job Title

Senior Associate, Nutritious Foods Financing job at Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Job Description

Job Title:   Senior Associate, Nutritious Foods Financing

Organisation: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Job Vacancies

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Salary: UGX 63,781,560 /=


The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Senior Associate, Nutritious Foods Financing to lead technical assistance within sub-Sahara Africa to SMEs for Nutritious Foods Financing Facility(N3F) and to co-lead to GAIN’s work on innovative financing and coordination of activities under the same component in Nourishing Food Pathways work stream. This role will be offered on a sixteen(16) month fixed term contract, subject to availability of funding and will be based in either Kigali, Rwanda or Kampala, Uganda.

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Deadline: 1st August 2025

  • Identifying the key technical assessment needs of SMEs operating in the food value chain that are in the potential pipeline for the N3F Fund, working together with the investment officers at our partner asset investment management company

  • Developing technical assistance support packages tailored to individual SMEs and group training according to common needs in the portfolio

  • Monitor and coordinate the implementation of project workplans and ensure that all assignments deliver maximum value for money

  • Reviewing and refining procedures, monitoring mechanisms, and feedback forms for the provision of Technical Assistance to SMEs

  • Working closely with GAIN’s Knowledge Leadership and our partners’ MEL groups to ensure monitoring, evaluation and learning take place

  • Managing the NFP activities focused on innovative finance and nutrition investing, including consultancy collaborations, exploring the nexus between nutrition and gender, and mapping of the nutrition investment landscape

  • Representing GAIN at national and regional technical meetings and workshops and assisting in the coordinating and organisation of national and international events, technical meetings, and workshops

  • Maintaining up-to-date market knowledge/intelligence, geographic and sector mappings on the food and agriculture financing and (social) (impact) investing landscape and sharing the same within the GAIN team and more broadly, including identifying key partners to influence and support in communication pieces (blogs, reports, articles)

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Qualifications, Education and Competencies

  • The ideal candidate will have professional experience working with SMEs to provide technical assistance specifically having experience in a technical assistance facility / accelerator / incubator preferably setting within the sub-Sahara region. Experience relating to impact investment/innovative financing will be a key asset.

  • The postholder should have demonstrated experience and a deep understanding of what makes an SME scale their operations, grow, and succeed.

  • You will have excellent communication skills and be willing to work in multicultural and multi-lingual environments as well as demonstrated excellence in report writing, research and analytical ability. Also, you will be highly flexible and be willing to travel in challenging environments.

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