The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with governments, businesses and civil society, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver healthier diets for all people, especially the most vulnerable.
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, GAIN has offices in countries with high levels of malnutrition: Bangladesh, Benin, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. To support work in those countries, we have representative offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
At GAIN, we believe that everyone in the world should have access to nutritious, safe, and affordable food. Today, one in three people - drawn from nearly every country on the planet - are unable to consume enough nutritious food. We work to develop and deliver solutions to this daily challenge.
By understanding that there is no "one-size-fits-all" way of dealing with this problem, we develop alliances and build tailored programmes using a variety of models and approaches. We work through national, regional, and global alliances that provide technical, financial and policy support to a wide range of public and private organisations, focusing attention on where people get their food from – markets. As a result, we give priority to finding ways to change and improve how businesses and governments shape food systems for improved nutrition.
What matters most for us is impact. Our purpose is to improve the consumption of nutritious and safe foods for all. We focus on children, adolescents, and women because we know that working with these groups is crucial to transforming attitudes about food and hence life chances and livelihoods. We are supported by over 30 donors and work closely with international organisations and United Nations agencies.
Our core values
- PASSION
We are committed to achieving change for the most vulnerable
We have high expectations of ourselves. We hold ourselves and each other to account.
- VOICE
We embrace equity, diversity and inclusion
We listen to and learn from each other. We are respectful and appreciative. We have a climate of openness and trust.
- INNOVATION
We seek new solutions to problems
We embrace healthy risk-taking. We are willing to think and act “outside the box”. We invest in learning. We are ambitious, open and curious.
- INTEGRITY
We are honest and transparent
We deliver on our promises. We have consistently high standards of conduct. We aim to respect the environment and planetary boundaries.
- TEAMWORK
We work together as ONE GAIN
We care about each other. We are good allies. We invest in relationships.
- HUMILITY
We celebrate success but learn from our mistakes
We recognise our limitations as well as our strengths. We aim to listen to and serve our stakeholders.
At GAIN, we share six core values: passion, voice, innovation, integrity, teamwork, and humility. Our core values define what is important to us and guide the way we conduct business.
We support our staff with a Code of Conduct and policies that address issues including gender, equality and diversity, as well as anti-bullying and harassment. We care about workplace well-being and we invest in professional development. We learn from each other in regular all-staff meetings and other events; and we listen to their concerns and suggestions in our regular staff engagement survey.
GAIN has a global staff handbook setting out the common conditions for all staff, and there are handbooks for each location setting out local conditions where these differ.
We have a job classification system that helps ensure we have consistent expectations of jobs in each location. We have a reward policy that seeks to achieve fairness, equity and consistency; to be competitive for talent; to be ethical; and to be sustainable. When we set salaries, we take account of local market conditions and changes in the cost of living. As part of our reward package, in addition to a competitive base salary, we offer a number of comprehensive staff benefits to ensure that employees feel valued and are recognised for their contribution to GAIN’s success and to our vision of a world without malnutrition. We have an annual appraisal process designed to support setting and achieving individual objectives and identifying professional development.
Benefits
- 37 days paid leave a year including national public holidays
- Pension scheme/gratuity
- Health insurance tailored locally
- Life insurance
- Hybrid working policy
- Mental health and wellbeing support
- Investment in staff professional development
Policies
GAIN’s organisational policies are underpinned by our purpose and core values as an organisation. Our policies strive to improve our external messaging and enrich the working life for all our employees by embedding best practice on compliance, laws and regulations, and decision making which shapes our organisational culture and behaviours at GAIN. We have developed a set of policies to ensure that our staff and Board members comply with the highest accountability and transparency standards.
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Become a GAINER
Our GAINERS work together to improve the food system and make it work better for the world’s most vulnerable people. If you are a talented and passionate individual with a drive to make a change and share our vision of a world without malnutrition, then GAIN wants to hear from you.
GAIN staff are dedicated professionals who share a vision of a world without malnutrition. Drawn from over 35 countries, GAIN staff work together to improve the food system and make it work better for the world’s most vulnerable people.
Finance Associate, Partners Financial Management - SYS-1288
Location
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Duration
Other
Legal Associate, Legal Team - SYS-1285
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Duration
24 Months
Senior Associate, Nutritious Foods Financing - SYS-1287
Location
Kigali, Rwanda or Kampala, Uganda
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Duration
Other
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