Nutrition and Uptake Coordinator (Infectious diseases)

VHIR; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 32.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading research institute in Barcelona seeks a professional for a full-time position focused on improving food security and reducing malnutrition in children under 5 in Angola. The role involves preparing technical documents, monitoring research data, and coordinating community health activities. Ideal candidates must have a degree in relevant fields, fluency in Portuguese and English, and five years of related experience.

Servicios

23 days of holidays

Flexible working hours

Individual training opportunities

Corporate Benefits

Health-focused activities

Formación

• Five years of combined national and international experience in cooperation and public health.
• Mature judgment and strong analytical skills.
• Experience in training and organizing workshops.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare technical documentation for project communication.
• Monitor research data and manage data.
• Coordinate activities with community health workers.

Conocimientos

Fluency in Portuguese

Fluency in English

Teamwork

Technical analytical skills

Communication

Educación

Graduate in Communication Sciences or related fields

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Research project on food security and reduction of chronic malnutrition and mortality in children under 5 years in rural Angola.

Education and qualifications

Required :

• Graduate in Communication Sciences Political Science Sociology Anthropology Community Development or Institutional Relations with experience in the area of health and / or nutrition.
• Fluency in Portuguese; English

Desired :

• Fluency in Spanish

Experience and knowledge

Required :

• Five years of combined national and international experience in the fields of cooperation community interventions malnutrition or public health.

Desired :

• Professional career strongly focused on cooperation and public health humanitarian action and community health interventions;
• Good adaptation to teamwork cordiality communication and respect;
• Mature judgment strong technical analytical and conceptual skills; demonstrated ability to assess analyze synthesize and provide recommendations on key technical issues;
• Ability to manage multiple issues and tasks in a complex organizational environment;
• Knowledge of monitoring & evaluation systems (data management);
• Experience in training and organizing workshops and discussion forums;
• Experience in communicating data and results through different digital and physical resources (web social media designing workshop materials etc.).

Main responsibilities and duties

• Preparation of technical documentation for the Project communication;
• Monitoring of research data (project Monitoring&Evaluation system). Data management;
• Collaboration in the elaboration of community health workers (ADECOS) plans : management of the work of community health workers together with local partners;
• Coordination with community activity supervisors on key messages to work on during community dialogue activities;
• Participation in intra- and inter-institutional coordination meetings. Ability to coordinate technical dialogue with other partners;
• Coordination of the design and implementation of workshops and other forums as tools for discussion and dissemination of knowledge;
• Support to international coordination through regular technical reporting;
• Develop and implement activities in Angola in coordination with the headquarters of the project organizations in Spain;
• Facilitate dissemination learning and knowledge sharing with the various identified stakeholders; establish networks; and ensure that the research and evidence generated are available for policy and strategy implementation;
• Implement the projects communication strategy supporting the local communication strategy through online and physical resources to disseminate the projects results and progress;
• Supporting communication with various stakeholders and project decision-makers;
• Contribute to the development of scientific publications and articles;
• Collaborate and participate in the development of new research and other activities.

Labour conditions

• Full-time position : 40h / week.
• Starting date : January 2026.
• Gross annual salary : 32.000 euros (Salary ranges are consistent with our Collective Agreement pay scale)
• Contract : Technical and scientific activities contract linked to the project activities

What can we offer

• Incorporation to Vall dHebron Research Institute (VHIR) a public sector institution that promotes and develops the biomedical research innovation and teaching at Vall dHebron University Hospital (HUVH) the biggest hospital of Barcelona and the largest of Catalan Institute of Health (ICS).
• A scientific environment of excellence highly dynamic where high-end biomedical projects are continuously developed.
• Continuous learning and a wide range of responsibilities within a stimulating work environment.
• Individual training opportunities.
• Flexible working hours.
• 23 days of holidays 9 personal days.
• Flexible Remuneration Program (including dining checks health insurance transportation and more)
• Corporate Benefits : platform through which you can obtain significant discounts on travel culture technology gastronomy sports... among many others.
• Healthy Offering : choose from a variety of wellbeing focused activities to be the healthiest you.

Deadline to apply

VHIR embraces Equality and Diversity. As reflected in our values we work toward ensuring inclusion and equal opportunity in recruitment hiring training and management for all staff within the organization regardless of gender civil status family status sexual orientation gender identity and expression religion age functional diversity or ethnicity.

Key Skills

• Corporate Risk Management
• Electronics
• Infection Control
• Bakery
• ELV
• Accident Investigation

Employment Type

• Full Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

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