"Capacity for Nutrition"_Latin America and the Caribbean

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.

Qualifications: 

Education/training: University degree in nutrition, public health, agriculture or related field

General professional experience:

  • At least 10 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 programmes/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 or extensive engagement with EUDs and National Governments on national nutrition programming;
  • ECs commitments and actions (N4D, APN);
  • Capacity Development for Nutrition;
  • Nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive approaches on nutrition;
  • (New) challenges in nutrition (micronutrient deficiency, obesity, food safety, NCDs, food systems, urban nutrition, etc.);
  • Rights-based approaches, gender equality in nutrition;
  • Nutrition indicators and monitoring systems;
  • Nutrition in fragile contexts and humanitarian crisis, food assistance and/or engagement with DG ECHO;
  • Humanitarian-development nexus (LRRD);
  • Multi-/inter-disciplinary strategic policies affecting FNS;
  • Global nutrition governance;
  • Research with influential policy makers and international organisations;
  • Scaling-up and dissemination of best-practices;
  • Resource tracking;
  • OECD-DAC nutrition policy markers.

Language: English (C2), Spanish (C2) (desirable), Portuguese (desirable).
Regional experience: 5 years in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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