Regional Food Security, Livelihoods Resilience Specialist
Action Against Hunger, Kenya
Job Description
Action Against Hunger-USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network, which provides humanitarian relief and development assistance in over 50 countries worldwide in the sectors of nutrition, health, water/sanitation, food security, Livelihoods and DRM/Resilience. Action Against Hunger-USA has established The Horn and Eastern Africa Regional Office (HEARO) in Nairobi, Kenya to provide technical and operational supports to country programs in Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zambia, Uganda and Haiti.
The HEARO technical support team of Action Against Hunger is a key component of the Program Department that helps countries to design technical strategies and provides technical support to field offices in the region for quality programming to achieve results. The regional team members participate in research design and organizational learning, represent Action Against Hunger to external audiences in the region, develop partnerships, promote nature-based solutions, and are integral to revenue mobilization.
Action Against Hunger recognizes the role of a Food Security, Livelihoods amp; Resilience Specialist as critical to achieving key outcomes under food security and livelihood programming in the Horn and East Africa and Haiti. Action Against Hunger requires a qualified Food Security, Livelihood amp; Resilience expert to work as Regional Food Security, Livelihoods, and Resilience Specialist at HEARO.
Summary of Position
Purpose:
As a member of the Action Against Hunger-USA HEARO Technical Team, the Food Security, Livelihoods, and Resilience Specialist will provide technical leadership and operational support to the food security and livelihoods portfolio in the Horn and East Africa, and Haiti for improved nutrition security through strategic support and technical expertise to country programs. The Food Security, Livelihoods, and Resilience Specialist will be part of the global Food Security amp; Livelihoods (FSL) initiatives of the organization and will be expected to collaborate closely with the FSL technical teams from the HQ and the Action Against Hunger Network at large. The incumbent is to help advance Action Against Hunger's mission to save lives and empower East and Horn of African, and Haitian communities achieve food security and resilience in the face of climate change and other increasing food system challenges to reduce hunger.
Engagement:
The Food Security, Livelihoods, and Resilience Specialist is expected to facilitate knowledge sharing platforms, promote multi-stakeholder dialogues and dissemination of FSL communication materials, foster new partnerships at regional and country levels, and engage with international bodies.
He/She is expected to advocate for evidence-based policies, nature-based solutions, and increased public investments at country and regional levels. The specialist will also engage with policymakers at national and regional levels to advocate for the integration of climate smart and cost-effective food security and climate risk
assessments into development plans and budgets.The Food Security, Livelihoods, and Resilience Specialist is also expected to explore innovative financing mechanisms, promoting private sector involvement in FSL activities and public-private partnerships for sustainable solutions.
Delivery:
The Food Security, Livelihood, and Resilience Specialist will report to the HEARO Program Director for Quality and Advocacy with technical line to the Senior Technical Advisor for Food Security and Livelihoods out of the Washington DC Office. As a member of the HEARO technical team, the Food Security, Livelihoods, and Resilience Specialist will collaborate with other technical specialists including Health and Nutrition, WASH, MEAL, Gender and Protection, Research and Learning, and Advocacy to help Action Against Hunger country programs save lives and address the underlying causes of hunger.
Key Job Responsibilities
Technical and Operational Support to Country’s Food Security, Livelihood, and Resilience Programs
In collaboration with the global FSL and country teams, the Food Security, Livelihood, and Resilience Specialist will:
·Conduct in-depth assessments to identify vulnerable populations and areas prone to food insecurity and climate and conflicts risks.
·Contribute to the design and delivery approach of complex multi-sectoral food security and livelihoods programming across both humanitarian and development contexts, with a particular focus on ensuring innovative quality approaches in the nexus programming.
·Provide support in the implementation of a range of complex multi-sectoral food security and livelihoods programs and initiatives focusing on the food security and livelihoods approaches including povert