Technical assistance to support EU Delegations and headquarters in Addressing Undernutrition – 332
Global objective
The overall objective of the Advisory service is to provide technical support in order to improve the effectiveness of the EU's contribution and coordination with other stakeholders in the field of nutrition.
Specific objective
To strengthen the capacity of relevant EU services (headquarters, EU Delegations) to contribute to progress in the field of nutrition (MDG 1, 3 and 4) in line with existing policies and operational references through adequate design, programme implementation, relevant monitoring and evaluation schemes as well as tailored training:
The reduction of undernutrition requires efforts from both humanitarian and development angles: this overarching objective implies a technical support that fully links relief, rehabilitation and development.
1. Provide technical expertise and advice to EU Delegations for specific nutrition actions identified in accordance with the partner country and region priorities;
2. Provide technical expertise to relevant services at headquarters level for operations, dialogue and policy development to contribute to increased harmonisation and alignment of Member States' and other actors involved in nutrition with country and regions priorities and processes;
3. Adequate Planning and Reporting to ensure lessons learnt and best practices are captured and can be shared for internal and external capacity development.
Profile of the Expert 2, Senior expert (approximately 50 days)
Minimum requirements:
· Nutrition and Food Security specialist with relevant academic qualifications having at least 10 years professional experience in nutrition and food security programmes/projects.
· S/he should be familiar with the latest developments in the field of nutrition and food security including nutrition / food security national policies and programmes and field experience – at least 5 years of professional experience.
· S/He will have experience in monitoring and evaluation systems: design, implementation, reporting of food and nutrition security - at least 3 years of professional experience.
· S/He will be familiar with the international policies related to food security and nutrition. She/He shall be familiar with EU development policy and have a good knowledge of EC development cooperation programmes and procedures in the food and nutrition security field - at least 3 years of professional experience.
· S/He must be excellent in drafting and have oral presentation skills in English.
· S/he must have excellent drafting and oral presentation skills in French and in English.
Additional requirements:
· S/he shall be familiar with the international policies related to nutrition.
· She/He shall be familiar with EU development policy and have a good knowledge of EC development cooperation programmes.
Languages: English, French
Starting Period: The contract will start on October 15, 2013.
Location: Home Based.
To apply
Applications and updated CV should be submitted to tacie
tac-financial.com
