Since 1963 and in 148 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that designs and delivers technical and management solutions in agriculture, economic growth, and resilience to promote economic prosperity and social inclusion.

Nutritious Food Systems Lead, Kenya

ACDI/VOCA is seeking a Nutritious Food Systems Lead for an upcoming nutrition-focused activity in Kenya funded by USAID.

The Nutritious Food Systems Lead will lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of nutritious food systems interventions and activities across the project.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance on the development of tools, resources, and models to facilitate the integration of nutrition into agriculture and market systems development interventions.
• Support, manage, and advocate for the integration of high quality and responsive approaches to increase affordability, demand for, access to and consumption of safe, nutritious foods, particularly for women, youth, and other vulnerable groups.
• Design and conduct participatory workshops on nutrition-sensitive agriculture and/or food systems for program participants, including households, private sector and food systems actors, and government entities.
• Facilitate the increased capacity of all staff members in nutrition.
• Implement Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) best practices to inform and scale-up nutrition and food systems interventions.
• Manage and direct implementation teams to carry out project activities as needed.
• Oversee the implementation of field research to identify key opportunities for increasing both supply of and demand for safe, nutritious foods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, food sciences, public health, or relevant field is required; master’s degree is desired.
• Minimum 8 years of progressively responsible experience in nutrition, food systems, food safety, or other relevant areas.
• Experience working with food systems actors, including rural producers, farmers’ associations, agribusinesses, private sector agricultural production, private sector food processors, or governments desired.
• Understanding of gender- and youth-integrated nutrition concepts and ability to integrate gender into nutrition-sensitive approaches.
• Excellent written communication skills required, with a demonstrated ability to write reports in a clear, concise manner.
• Experience with USAID or other U.S. Government-funded projects preferred.
• Experience working in Kenya required.
• Fluency in English is required.

Kenyan nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.