Nutrition Specialists, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Agribusiness Systems International (ASI) is a specialized international development agency based in Washington, D.C., that works to create increasingly competitive and socially inclusive industries throughout the world. As an affiliate of ACDI/VOCA, ASI draws from 49 years of experience expanding economic opportunities in 145 developing and transitional nations. ASI combines expertise and technical capacity to work with partners across both public and private sectors to promote and reinforce our development mission of empowering people to succeed in a market-driven global economy. 

Nutrition Specialists, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

ASI is currently seeking senior-level Nutrition Specialists for short and long term field assignments supporting upcoming projects in Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia.  The Specialists will provide nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programme design and training. The location and timeline for these assignments is dependent upon ASI being awarded specific contracts.

Responsibilities: • Lead as Team Leader or Core Team Member on field-based technical nutrition assignments
• Carry out Monitoring and Evaluation of on-going nutrition programmes and preform assessments of nutrition mainstreaming in cross-sectorial programming.
• Integrate Nutrition concerns into agricultural interventions, ensuring nutrition-sensitive agriculture
• Develop analysis frameworks, and programme design. 
• Coordinate program implementation with a wide range of people, including senior government staff and government counterparts as well as local implementing organizations

Qualifications:
• Master’s degree or higher in related fields (e.g. nutrition, agriculture, public health, etc.)
• At least 10 years of experience working in nutrition, health and human development programmes
• Field experience in sub-Saharan Africa or south Asia
• Demonstrated analytic skills. Familiarity with market analysis frameworks (M4P, value chain systems, etc.) preferred.
• Previous DFID or other European donor experience preferred
• Demonstrated familiarity with current global nutrition trends, such as Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition, 1st 1,000 days, Scaling up Nutrition (SUN), Essential Nutrition Actions (ENA)
• Excellent interpersonal, cross-cultural and communication skills
• Strong written and oral proficiency in English required

Please apply online at http://acdivoca.maxhire.net/cp/?E5556E361D43515B7E59192F7756176802627A48.  No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Women and minorities encouraged to apply. EOE