Job Description

Job Description

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is an agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.Reporting Lines

Summary

The Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Specialists will work under the overall guidance of the Assistant FAO Representative in charge of Programmes in FAO Kenya, and the direct supervision of the Nutritionist | Co – Lead Enabling Policy and Investment environment sub programme and in close collaboration with the agriculture and health ministries at county level.

Technical Focus

The nutrition specialists will contribute to the implementation of the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy, the National and County Nutrition Action Plans and the agri_nutrition implementation strategy. Specifically, they will support nutrition mainstreaming in FAO Kenya projects.

Tasks And Responsibilities

Specifically, the specialists will undertake the following tasks:

• Nutrition Support to FAOKE EUTF – Enhancing self-reliance for refugees and host communities in Turkana, Kenya (UNJP/KEN/095/EC) including;


• Supporting development of nutrition messages and Information, Education and Communication materials (IEC) using existing resources materials, to inform social behaviour change communication initiatives


• Support towards refresher trainings on agri-nutrition targeted at community based facilitators


• Technical backstopping on community level agri-nutrition trainings in Turkana County


• Support establishment of healthy facilities, schools and County HQ vegetable demo – plots

• Support activities under the Livestock Programming for Nutritional Improvements in Children Under 5 Years in Marsabit county including;


• Planning for Scientific Conference


• Joint monitoring activities in Marsabit County


• Documentation of success stories


• Contribute to development of Concept notes and proposals for activities to be up scaled

• Support nutrition activities under the Small-Scale Irrigation and Value Addition Project (SIVAP)


• Planning and facilitating County trainings on Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture and Food Systems


• Joint monitoring activities with the Project Coordinating Unit of the SIVAP

• Represent FAO in national coordination and technical mechanisms aimed at generating nutrition information including the Nutrition Information Technical Working Group (NITWG), Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) amongst others


• Nutrition technical support towards national biannual food and nutrition security assessments


• Support coordination activities with key line ministries and other stakeholders by actively representing FAO in key coordination forums at county level;


• Support monitoring and evaluation of nutrition sensitive agriculture initiatives at County level


• Support towards resource mobilization


• Perform other related duties, as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• University degree in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics; Food Science or related courses.


• 3 years’ experience implementing nutrition sensitive agriculture projects, coordinating multiple stakeholders, budgeting and organizing training workshops


• Nutritionist should be registered with the Kenya Nutritionists and Dietetics Institute (KNDI)


• Working knowledge of English and Kiswahili


• National of Kenya or resident in the country with a regular work permit.

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus


• Teamwork


• Communication


• Building Effective Relationships


• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

• Work experience in more than one location or area of work


• Extent and relevance of experience in implementing projects with a trials for improved practices component will be an added advantage


• Extent and relevance of experience in supporting surveys and assessments


• Familiarity with national and county level nutrition situation

Method of Application

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Closing Date : 3 January. 2022

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