The Agricultural Development Officer will serve as an Agrifood Systems and Policy Advisor, providing thought leadership and technical expertise on trade of safe and nutritious food, support to local small and medium agrifood businesses for increased affordability and safety of nutritious food, and policy and analytical support for sustainable food systems for healthy diets to REFS, Missions, and the Agency.

 

Requirements

For the FL-02 (GS-14 equivalent) grade level, you must have one year of specialized experience at the FL-03 (GS-13) grade level or equivalent.

Specialized experience is defined as:

• Providing expert advice and guidance on agrifood systems, the role of policy in food systems transformation, and the enabling environment for regional food trade and local agrifood systems;
• Designing, assessing, analyzing, and managing the implementation of market-oriented food systems programs; and
• Establishing and maintaining a network of effective working relationships with the private sector, professional colleagues, and institutions in support of strengthening agrifood systems and policy.

Responsibilities

As the Agrifood Systems and Policy Advisor, you will:

• Manage and develop programs, partnerships and multi-donor activities that address strengthening agrifood systems, expanding food markets and trade, addressing food safety risks, and reducing food loss and waste;
• Formulate programming guidance and assist with strategic nutrition-sensitive agriculture programming related to local agrifood systems development and policy prioritization and implementation;
• Promote agrifood systems strengthening that increases access and affordability of safe, nutritious food and collaborate with host country industries and governments to help them set and meet nutrition and food systems goals; and
• Serve as a critical point of contact with persons and groups inside and outside of USAID to promote the overarching GFSS goals of reducing hunger, poverty, and malnutrition through expanding access to safe, affordable, and healthy diets.