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Summary
Under the Food for Peace Act, the Title II program represents the largest resource available within the U.S. Government to focus on the problem of global food insecurity. Under Title II funding, the Non-Emergency Program concentrates on addressing chronic food insecurity, keeping objectives focused and limited in number and increasing local capacity.
The FFP Title II development program targets resources for food security programming in the most food insecure regions, with full consideration for opportunities for synergies, partnerships and success. Save the Children and its partners, World Vision International (WVI) and Adventist Development and Rehabilitation Associations (ADRA) plan to propose a five-year, integrated program concentrating efforts in the two primary Departments prioritized by FFP, Maradi and Zinder.
The priority components of the program will include reducing chronic malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women and children under five years of age with a focus on children under two as well as increasing the local availability and households’ access to nutritious food by diversifying agricultural productivity, rural households’ income and increasing resilience to shocks. Multi-sectoral approaches are necessary to address root causes of malnutrition and our approach will incorporate close inter-sectoral linkages, complementarities in program approaches and convergence in implementation to increase the overall success for this program.
Responsibilities
- The Food Security Chief of Party provides overall management leadership, technical guidance, and support for the non-emergency Title II food security program at the country level, including managing the response to food and nutrition related emergencies which may occur in the target area, or as requested/instructed by Food For Peace.
- The Chief of Party is accountable for both the quality of programs in the portfolio and for the effective program, financial and operational management and reporting thereof.
- S/he will serve as the management leader and coordinator of a team of agricultural, income generation, MCHN, disaster prevention and/or risk reduction activities that will be integrated within communities to improve synergistic effects and provide greater impact.
- The Chief of Party will also serve as the primary field liaison with district host government representatives, donors, partner agencies and local institutions and communities as well as with the FFP and program-related USAID Mission staff.
- S/he will be expected to play a pivotal role in the development of future funding proposals.
Requirements
- Masters degree in international development, agriculture or related field
- 7-10 years progressively advanced management experience in field based food security and emergency programming.
- Experience in managing large field programs with multiple local and international partners, with expertise in scaling up programs in complex environments, including demonstrated skills in strategic planning, management, and budgeting
- Familiarity with USAID regulations and policies
- Demonstrated skills in leadership and supervision, with an ability to develop a common vision among partners and lead and be a member of multi-disciplinary teams
- Proven ability in promoting and collaborating closely with multi-level stakeholders
- Creative problem solving skills with the ability to work effectively in resource constrained environment
- Strong analytical skills and excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations
- Sense of humor and ability to deal with ambiguity
- French language skills required
- Prior Title II program management experience preferred