"Capacity for Nutrition"_Eastern / Southern Africa

The action is a Multi-Donor Action (MDA), jointly co-financed by the EU, under the Development CooperationInstrument (CDI), and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The proposed MDA — ‘Capacities for Nutrition’ (C4N) — will be implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fürInternationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH based on an agreement with the EC.
To achieve SDG 2.2, the eradication of all forms of malnutrition by 2030, a balance between actions that are nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive is required. While there have been important achievements with respect to global food availability and nutrition, overall progress to eliminate all forms of malnutrition by 2030 continues to be slow and uneven. Two major commitments have been made:
(i) support partner countries in reducing the number of stunted children under the age of 5 by at least 7 000 000children by 2025;
(ii) ensure the allocation of 3 500 000 000 EUR between 2014-2020 to this end.

Tasks of the expert

Output 1: Capacity Development: Strengthened capacities for nutrition programming and policy response. Support to EUDs/MS and partner countries in Southern and East Africa:

  • Development/adaptation of a methodology for capacity assessments for nutrition;
  • Support to comprehensive government-led capacity assessments for nutrition;
  • Conducting/facilitation of training workshops;
  • Engagement and support to training programmes/workshops conducted by (other) MS;
  • Support to the identification, formulation, monitoring and evaluation of EU and MS nutrition programmes (including nutrition-sensitive budget support programmes).

Output 2: Governance and Accountability: Enhanced nutrition governance and accountability. Support to EUDso /MS and partner countries in Southern and East Africa:

  • Support to the process of developing Humanitarian-Development (and Peace) Nexus / Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development (LRRD) approaches in pilot countries identified by the EC;
  • Support and guidance to EUDs and MS that have assumed the role of SUN donor convenor in-country;
  • Support the EC and MS towards better recognition of nutrition in joint programming exercises;
  • Strengthening of nutrition-related multisectoral policy coherence;
  • Support to the identification of both nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive indicators appropriate for ensuring a system of accountability against national priorities/targets.

Any other nutrition-related task by the contracting authority upon request

 

Qualifications: 
  • Education/training: University degree in nutrition, agriculture or related fields.

General professional experience:

  • At least 15 years of experience working for international agencies in FNS including 5 years of experience with DG DEVCO and/or EUDs and/or EU funded programmes/projects.

Specific professional experience and/or profound knowledge of:

  • Policy/strategy/programme development at national/international level including 5 years of experience with DG DEVCO and/or EUDs and/or EU funded programme/projects and/or 7 years with other international cooperation (multilateral or bilateral);
  • Global nutrition agenda, processes and commitments (SUN, N4G, ICN2, WHA Targets, CFS …);
  • Nutrition-sensitive social protection and safety nets;
  • Budget support, engagement with EUDs and National Governments on national nutrition programming;
  • ECs commitments and actions: N4D, APN;
  • Nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive approaches;
  • (New) challenges in nutrition (micronutrient deficiencies, overweight and obesity, food safety, NCDs, food systems, urban nutrition, etc.);
  • Rights-based approaches, gender equality in nutrition;
  • Economic impacts on malnutrition;
  • Nutrition indicators and monitoring systems;
  • Nutrition in fragile contexts and humanitarian crisis, food assistance and/or engagement with DG ECHO;
  • Humanitarian-development nexus (LRRD);
  • Nutrition advocacy;
  • Nutrition programming (within EC programming cycle);
  • Support to regional stakeholders in nutrition;
  • Preparation of communication/technical documents/case studies on nutrition;
  • Trainings and workshops with ministries and partner organisations.
  • Language: English (C2)
  • Regional experience: 5 years in Eastern/Southern Africa.
Start / Duration: 

Period of assignment: approximately from 1st of January 2020 until 30th of April 2024.

Please send your most recent CV to: hrm [at] afci.de