Food Security, Livelihood, and Nutrition Coordinator – Generic Posting

1. Analysis

• Livelihood Analysis using either the HLS or HEA.
• An understanding of the Coping Strategies Index (v.2).
• Design and implementation of M&E and Early Warning systems.
• An understanding of the role of response analysis in the project cycle.
• Market Analysis using either:
  • participatory methods
  • Decision Tree Tool/MIFIRA
  • EMMA

2. Cash & Vouchers

• In depth understanding of implementing cash & vouchers responses
• Clear understanding of the potential risks of cash / voucher responses related to commodity price inflation and food access - as well as strengths.

3. Local / Regional Purchase

• In depth understanding of local / regional procurement of food aid in order to:
  • stabilize an existing commodity pipelines
  • address seasonal hunger gaps.
  • provide a rapid emergency response.

4. Food Aid

• In depth technical understanding of the complexities of food aid management (warehousing, logistics, distribution).

Nutrition

1. Analysis

• Design and implementation of Representative Nutritional Surveys.
• Analysis of the relative importance of food security and public health / maternal & child care in determining nutritional status including infant and young child feeding.
• Address the dietary needs of pregnant and lactating women and children under 5.

2. Global Acute Malnutrition

• Moderate Acute Malnutrition
• In depth understanding of weaknesses of traditional approaches to addressing moderate acute malnutrition (based on the use of fortified blended foods), and the range of potential alternatives that support evolution of the sector.
• Be aware of current supplementary feeding and medical care requirements for children
• Severe Acute Malnutrition
• Understand current therapeutic options and medical care requirements for children.

3. Public Health

• Supplementary Public Health interventions (e.g. promotion of breast-feeding in emergencies, immunization campaigns)
• Link health and nutrition programming interventions where needed (e.g. mobile clinics, health tents, mother/baby friendly tents).

4. M&E

• Understanding of sector wide initiatives to improve M&E of interventions to address severe and moderate acute malnutrition
• Ensure cross cutting health issues related to nutritional status are regularly monitored

Assessment

• Provide sectoral leadership and expertise in the assessment.
• Ensure integration of all nutrition aspects into food security during all stages including assessment, response analysis and implementation.
• Conduct initial rapid assessment of current situation in collaboration with local specialists and affected population; determine priorities and immediate activities and resources i.e. more detailed assessment versus need to address immediate nutritional and/or food security and/or livelihood problems.
• Conduct thorough response analysis and recommend comprehensive and effective actions for response which may include both food and cash based interventions and recuperative programs to address moderate and severe acute malnutrition.
• Represent CARE to food security and agriculture, livelihood, and nutrition clusters, stakeholders and Governmental and non-Governmental agencies (and military where present) for the purposes of the nutrition and / or food security aspects of the assessment.
• Assess in-country resources, human, material and financial for response with relevant staff and agencies and assist in capacity building of national staff.

Program Design

• Define aims and objectives of the overall nutrition and/ or food security and/or livelihood program.
• Select and design most appropriate nutritional and/ or food security interventions based on the outcomes of assessments and the context.
• Develop gender analysis of both the external context to inform interventions and internal context to inform systems and structures such as food targets taking into consideration nutritional needs, and ensure gender balance within CARE’s teams especially at field level.
• Ensure that issues of protection, gender, livelihoods, DRR and environmental impact, operation and maintenance are factored into the program design.
• Ensure Sphere standards both qualitative and quantitative are considered and any departures documented.
• Work in close collaboration with broader Country Office programs to ensure that emergency interventions build upon and link in to longer term programming.
• Develop letters of intent, concept papers, budgets and proposals in respect of the above.

Response Management and Implementation

• Plan and manage program(s) in a phased and prioritised manner with full consultation and co-ordination with CARE staff and other agencies both governmental and non-governmental.
• Ensure gender is fully considered throughout the project cycle with women being enabled to influence decision-making around nutrition and /or food security issues.
• Organise with the Procurement, Commodity Management and Logistics Teams materials and support needed for all activities and guide the team on Local/Regional Purchase as required.
• Design and develop appropriate surveillance, monitoring and evaluation systems for nutrition and/or food security and/or livelihood interventions.
• Ensure early and rigorous implementation of quality and accountability mechanisms.
• Integrate M&E systems to support beneficiary accountability, donor reporting and CARE’s Emergency protocols, performance metrics and organizational learning.
• M&E systems should reflect data on the current health and nutritional well being of the population being served.  Data can be used from such sources as country office reports, OCHA and/or the UNHCR or similar health information system.

Information and Co-ordination

• Provide regular updates to the emergency coordinator, the senior programs coordinator and the team on progress, priorities and constraints – verbally and in writing on an agreed frequency.
• Engage and follow up with CARE CI technical sector support staff
• Represent CARE to governmental and non-governmental groups as needed and agreed with the emergency coordinator and the senior programs coordinator.
• Support the implementation of, and represent CARE in, food security, agriculture, livelihood & nutrition coordination mechanisms.
• Brief updates and reports on sectoral activities/strategies to donors and other stakeholders.

 Human Resources and Administration

• Coordinate and/or implement training and briefing of CARE staff and stakeholders on nutrition and/or food security and livelihood issues.

The Food Security, Livelihood, and Nutrition Coordinator will also have to fulfill any other task as requested by her/his supervisor depending on the programmatic priorities in the Field Office.