Nutrition Specialist, Kenya

• ACDI/VOCA
• Kenya
• Apply by 6 July 2017

• Senior-level , Full-time staff position
• Posted on 6 June 2017

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Job Description

Nutrition Specialist, Kenya
ACDI/VOCA is currently seeking a Nutrition Specialist for the anticipated USAID funded Kenya Feed the Future Crop and Dairy Market Systems Development Activity. This anticipated FTF funded activity will have a strong focus on sustainable, private-sector driven market development in the dairy, horticulture, and grains value chains. Activity interventions are likely to include improved competitiveness
and trade, increased farm household productivity and market access, improved nutrition-related behaviors and improved access to diverse and quality food, and building the sustainability local organizations. The Nutrition Specialist will be required to work across the targeted value chains and develop approaches that ensure program interventions are nutrition sensitive. Location for this position is TBD.
Responsibilities

• Address priorities for the integration of nutrition into agriculture and value-chain activities.
• Identify and address opportunities for nutrition messaging such as the promotion of good care and feeding practices, diet diversity, and food preparation and safety methods.
• Provide technical assistance and monitoring for nutrition-sensitive agricultural activities and services where and as appropriate.
• Facilitate communications with the donor community on issues of integrating nutrition into agriculture development and cooperation.
• Coordinate with relevant staff in regional offices as needed.
• Apply gender-sensitive best practices to develop innovative approaches to address barriers to female participation and/or marginalized groups and to increase male understanding of the need for improved nutrition for the family’s health.
• Provide technical assistance to ACDI/VOCA staff members and partner organization staff in the utilization and management of nutritional training tools.
• Represent ACDI/VOCA interests during meetings related to nutrition and other subjects with USAID Mission personnel, host-country government officials, international organizations, local and international NGOs, international donors, and others interested in ACDI/VOCA activities.
• Prepare and conduct trainings on nutrition for staff and beneficiaries, collaborating with other trainers to ensure nutrition is appropriately integrated and addressed in all trainings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in international development, international agriculture, food security or other relevant field.
• Minimum 8 years of progressively responsible experience working on large projects focusing on nutrition, hygiene, food security or other related technical areas.
• Demonstrated successful experience in implementing programs aimed at increasing the competitiveness and inclusiveness of agricultural value chains.
• Demonstrated history of providing highly effective technical and managerial leadership on projects of similar size and scope.
• Demonstrated understanding of nutrition-sensitive agriculture concepts.
• Understanding of Kenyan nutritional and agricultural context.
• Experience with USAID is preferred.
• Willingness to travel required. Applicants may be expected to relocate to regional offices depending on solicitation requirements.
• Fluency in English required.

No phone calls please. Only finalists will be contacted. Women, minorities, and Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply. EOE.

About the Organization

ACDI/VOCA is an economic development organization that fosters broad-based economic growth, raises living standards, and creates vibrant communities. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA has worked in 146 countries since 1963. Its expertise is in catalyzing investment, climate smart agriculture, empowerment & resilience, institutional strengthening, and market systems. ACDI/VOCA currently has 42 active projects in 29 countries valued at a total of more than $151 million.

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