Save the Children Senior Agriculture and Nutrition Specialist Jobs in Ethiopia
Save the Children Senior Agriculture and Nutrition Specialist Jobs in Ethiopia
Project Background: Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Capacity and System Strengthening Project is a five-year (2019-2024) project funded by the Gates Foundation. The project will be implemented in three regions of Ethiopia in selected zones and Woredas. The overall objective of the project is to enable Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) to effectively implement the National Food and Nutrition Strategy and contribute to the achievement of the National Nutrition Program and 'Seqota' Declaration goals.
To achieve the proposed objective, the project will provide direct technical (personnel) and financial support through the grant-under-grant approach. The project will be implemented in close collaboration of Save the Children USA (SC-USA), Save the Children International (SCI) Ethiopia, and Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture (MOA).
Role/Purpose
Save the Children is seeking a Senior Agriculture and Nutrition Specialist for the 5-year NSA Capacity Strengthening of the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture project funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The nutrition project works with the ministry to strengthen its capacity and systems to implement the national Food and Nutrition strategy and create an effective enabling environment for nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) programming.
Technical assistance and capacity building
Work closely with SCUS Agriculture and Nutrition Advisors to provide technical and strategic leadership, setting priorities in designing and managing the implementation of the project's NSA activities in collaboration with the other technical specialists and MOA nutrition team
Provide overall technical guidance and leadership for implementation of nutrition sensitive agriculture activities using global NSA best practices and agriculture-to-nutrition pathways
Support MOA to increase production of diverse, nutrient-dense foods and improved processing, as well as market access and opportunities to sell nutritious foods in rural marketplaces
Provide technical leadership for system strengthening and capacity building approach for the National Food and Nutrition Strategy
Provide technical assistance to the ministry to develop and roll out NSA packages for agrarian, agro-pastoralist and pastoralist settings
Provide support for leadership strengthening of the NSA Task Force and sub-committee of development partners at federal, regional and zonal levels
Support for roll-out of the Food and Nutrition strategy implementation plan to regions
Support the MOA to identify key private sector actors that would play a strategic role implementing the National Food and Nutrition Strategy
Contribute to organizational development assessment, costed implementation plan and M&E pilot and implementation
Provide leadership for Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement measures for the NSA component of the project
Representation and advocacy
Represent the project in relevant internal and external fora like NSA Task Force and donor meetings (as appropriate)
Working with Advocacy/communication team to support the MOA to conduct national and regional multi-stakeholder food and nutrition advocacy forum and identify champions, ambassadors and advocacy groups for the Food and Nutrition Strategy
Coordinate with relevant thematic sectors and projects to further Save the Children's leadership in Food Security and Nutrition
People management, mentoring and development
Support the MOA to recruit, train and mentor nutrition experts at federal and regional level to execute the activities planned under the sub-grant and cascade the Food and Nutrition Strategy to regions, zones and Woredas
Support the MOA to implement its gender inclusion plan and nutrition behavioural change communication to maximize NSA outcomes
Assessment, monitoring, evaluation and documentation
Work with the project and MOA MEAL experts to incorporate nutrition objectives, indicators and targets into MOA strategies, programs, and annual work plans
Facilitate the annual performance review work planning processes in close collaboration with the Project Director and FNCO/MOA
Monitor performance of the project soft and hard milestones as per donor approved result framework
Work closely with the MEAL Specialist to
ensure all NSA components have robust monitoring plans, reviews and evaluations in line with the project design and donor guidelines
Prepare narrative reports for donor(s) and Save the Children as required, ensuring these are of a high quality and submitted for review in a timely manner. This will involve compilation of information from a range of project staff and government partners.
Work with the MEAL Specialist to contribute to M&E pilots.
Ensure technical compliance with donor requirements.
Knowledge management
Serve as a technical knowledge, skills and experience hub for the sector in documenting and sharing best practices and innovations for replication and advocacy together with quality programming team
Work with technical resources among Save the Children to facilitate sharing, project learning, and leveraging support for system strengthening, NSA approach, capacity building and advocacy
Behaviours(Values in Practice)
Accountability:
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale
Collaboration:
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
Qualifications and Experience
Required
At least BSc in nutrition, agriculture or economics fields, or related field or MSc in agriculture or economics with practical experience in implementing Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture programs, or MSc and BSc in nutrition fields with demonstrated nutrition programming work experience in the agriculture sector
Minimum 10 years relevant work experience, out of which a minimum of five years of experience in a leadership or senior advisor position responsible for design and implementation; advocacy and capacity strengthening and technical oversight of sustainable food security & livelihoods development projects or nutrition sensitive projects or programs, in government sector or INGOs
Experience working in projects promoting both on-farm and off-farm livelihoods interventions.
Successful experience working with Ethiopian government MOA on systems strengthening and capacity building is preferred.
Essential
Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
Knowledge of current global nutrition initiatives and country food and nutrition policy directions and nutrition sensitive agriculture programs and debates
Nutrition policy analysis, development of nutrition strategies and programs
Understanding of child labour issues.
Experience working with public and private sector actors (employers' organizations, trade unions) or other civil society organizations.
Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Save the Children Senior Agriculture and Nutrition Specialist Jobs in Ethiopia
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