JOB SUMMARY:
The Agricultural Specialist shall report to the COP for the anticipated USAID-funded Nutrition and Health Program Plus (NHPplus) in Kenya project. The overall purpose of NHPplus is to improve the nutritional
status of Kenyans. The AgriculturalSpecialist shall be the technical lead responsible for improved food and
nutrition security as well as ensure linkages with service delivery andcommodity management components of the project. The position is contingent on funding.
Additional Responsibilities:
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Serve as the agriculture technical lead for improved food and nutrition security.
- Ensure integration with nutrition service delivery and commodity management aspects of the project.
- Direct activities addressing the underlying food and nutrition security related causes of malnutrition with a view of preventing malnutrition.
- Advise the COP and the project team on agricultural matters related to the program and manage staff in this respect.
- Work across sectors and with multiple stakeholders.
- Contribute to development of the technical strategy, work plans, implementation plans, budgets and performance monitoring plans.
- Prepare and submit progress reports as required.
Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications:
- Five years of experience in implementing rural livelihoods systems strengthening programs in developing countries. Kenya-specific experience a plus.
- A minimum of a Master’s Degree in agriculture or social sciences, or a related degree relevant to the field of public health with minimum five years of work experience, or relevant Bachelor’s degree plus ten years of experience in implementing agricultural, nutrition and food security projects.
- Five years of demonstrated experience in a majority of the following areas: nutrition; food security (agriculture, livestock, livelihoods and resilience); food production, processing and marketing; private sector engagement; strategic information and data management; program design and management; and local organization capacity building.
- Cross-sectoral experience in integration of nutrition into agriculture and food security, ensuring nutrition-sensitive programs.
- Demonstrated experience in rural livelihoods systems strengthening programs with a focus on small-scale farmers.
- Expertise in economic strengthening of small-scale farmers (value chain strengthening, enterprise development, micro-credit and insurance), ensuring gender equity and parity.
- Experience in promoting diversity in agricultural livelihoods and consumption to achieve positive nutrition outcomes.
- Experience in monitoring and evaluation to demonstrate outcomes of agriculture and food security on nutritional status.
- At least three years demonstrated experience in managing and supervising a team.
- Professional level of oral and written fluency in the English language.
- Proficiency in relevant Microsoft Office software applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Familiarity with US government programming, rules and regulations a plus.
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