JOB
VACANCIES AT ACDI/VOCA
POSTION:Nutrition
Sensitive Agriculture Advisor, Tanzania.deadline 29 may 2018.
We are
currently seeking a Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Advisor for an anticipated
USAID-funded Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Support Activity (MSNA) project based in
Tanzania. MSNA will provide household level support to agriculture, nutrition,
family planning, and water and sanitation activities.
Responsibilities
Identify
and address opportunities to increase household production, purchase, and
consumption of nutrient rich foods.
Provide
technical assistance and monitoring for nutrition-sensitive agricultural
activities and services.
Apply
gender-sensitive best practices to develop innovative approaches to address
barriers to intrahousehold allocation of food and decision making over
household nutrition.
Represent
ACDI/VOCA interests during meetings related to nutrition-sensitive agriculture
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.
Coordinate
with relevant staff in regional offices as needed.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s
degree in international nutrition, health, food security or other relevant
field. Advanced degree preferred.
Minimum
8 years of progressively responsible experience working on large donor-funded
projects focusing on nutrition, agriculture, sanitation and hygiene, food
security or other related technical areas.
Experience
in private sector agricultural production, marketing, or sales preferred.
Demonstrated
successful experience in implementing programs aimed at improving nutrition
through multi-sectoral strategies.
Demonstrated
history of providing highly effective technical and managerial leadership on
projects of similar size and scope.
Demonstrated
understanding of nutrition-sensitive agriculture concepts in Tanzanian context.
Knowledge
of social and behavior change communication theory and techniques.
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.
Please
apply online at www.acdivoca.org/international-jobs No phone calls please. Only
those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. ACDI/VOCA is an
equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, and people from diverse groups
are encouraged to apply.