Digital Technology and Communication Advisor at Viamo

Viamo is seeking to engage a Digital Technology & Communications Advisor in Zambia for a seconded position to the five-year, USAID-funded Scaling Up Nutrition Technical Assistance (SUN TA) project, implemented by a consortium led by DAI. The Advisor will work under the day-to-day direction of DAI’s Chief of Party, while reporting to the Viamo Country Manager in Lusaka, Zambia.

The Scaling Up Nutrition Program is a cross-ministry and multi-donor program to reduce stunting in Zambia through the implementation of the Government of the Republic of Zambia. The overarching goal is to reduce the prevalence of stunting among children under two years of age in target districts. The project takes a holistic approach and interventions are planned in governance, agriculture, nutrition, WASH, health including family planning, early childhood development and behaviour change.

Over the life of the project, Viamo will focus on social behaviour change communication (SBCC) through digital technologies like mobile phones. Viamo will provide both technical expertise as well as digital solutions for the project to enhance the effectiveness of the behaviour change components/activities. At the same time, Viamo will support DAI with priority data collection and will advise on data collection through mobile phones.

Organization Description

Viamo is a global development organization dedicated to bringing the benefits of technology to individuals and organizations working in the developing world. We work across all sectors to promote the free flow of information between vulnerable groups and the humanitarian and development professionals dedicated to helping them.

Together with DAI, we are implementing a 5-year USAID Scaling Up Nutrition Technical Assistance (SUN TA) project. DAI is a nonprofit development organization dedicated to tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and instability.

By joining Viamo, you join a diverse community of bright individuals whose purpose is to design, create and deliver innovative technological solutions with the goal of bridging the development divide. Viamo specializes in three areas of Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D);

• Mobile data collection for organizations in the developing world.
• Free, on-demand information available on simple mobile phones and smartphones.
• Mobile-to-mobile research of key informants for project monitoring and beneficiary feedback.

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