Food and Agriculture Organization
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Job Description
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FAO, alongside WFP will be implementing activities aimed at achieving the Specific Objective 1: Improved availability and up-take of fresh, locally- produced and nutritious foods. These will include components on skills development and promotion of household production and consumption of nutritious, safe, and diverse food; preservation and processing for year-round food availability with an aim to contribute to a reduction of malnutrition affecting the refugees and host communities in Dadaab
Tasks and responsibilities
- Support capacity building efforts targeted at the Garissa County government executive and County officers on Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture and Food Systems.
- Support establishment of 5 model gardens which will serve as learning sites to produce nutrient-dense, diverse, bio-fortified, and drought-resistant crops.
- In close collaboration with WFP, support Social Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) formative research, develop key messages and design interventions as informed by the research.
- Support activities of Social Behavior Change Communication on nutrition and food safety targeted at refugee and host community households.
- Lead identification of Community-Based Extension Service Providers (CBESP).
- Support establishment and maintenance of kitchen garden technologies and poultry keeping by host and refugee households.
- Lead initiatives that promote appropriate preparation, processing, preservation, and storage of locally produced nutrient-dense foods, by host and refugee households. Joint field monitoring with the service provider
- Track progress of reporting with a lens on nutrition indicators
- Represent FAO in County coordination platforms for nutrition.
- Perform any other duty as requested.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
- University degree in nutrition, home economics, food science or any other relevant field.
- 5 years of professional experience in implementing field-based projects with a nutrition component.
- Working knowledge of English and Kiswahili
- National of Kenya
Technical/Functional Skills
- Experience in nutrition sensitive agriculture will be an added advantage.
- Experience in report writing will be an added advantage.
- Ability to read, write and communicate in local languages including Somali.
Source: https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2402295
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