TECHNICAL ADVISOR, FOOD NUTRITION AND LIVELIHOOD - Regional Office

The Technical Advisor (TA) is a highly experienced professional with expertise within chronic and transitory food insecure environments and addressing its links with long-term food security.  On the Humanitarian Affairs Team, the TA reports directly to the Senior TA.  This leader also collaborates closely with CARE’s Food Water Systems and Gender Equity & Empowerment teams along with Country Offices, the regional teams and CARE International.  The TA will represent the emergency food and nutrition security unit in relevant platforms and events such as regional/national working groups and the global Food Security and Nutrition clusters.   

Deployable up to 50% of the time, the TA will address food, nutrition and livelihoods in some of the most complex emergency environments. This new role is a great opportunity to collaborate closely with many national, regional and global team members and support the development and implementation of new initiatives in a fast-paced environment.  

Responsibilities:

Support the Humanitarian Food, Nutrition, and Livelihoods Security strategy

Provide surge support and capacity building to Country Offices (CO) especially in areas of situation assessment, response analysis, program design and development, program quality, technical guidelines, and women empowerment in emergency

Provide technical support to the CO's in scenario and contingency planning

Assist in capacity development and training of sector staff

Communicate, document and share learnings and best practices 

Manage grants and contracts for Title II programs

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Social Science, International Development, Agriculture, or any related humanitarian field

8 -10 years humanitarian work experience with a specific focus on assessment, analysis, design and implementation of food security and nutrition programs, M&E, cash transfer and vouchers programs, logistics and food aid management

Substantial experience in deployment and in responding to major emergencies 

Experience working with appropriate emergency donors and relevant UN agencies (e.g., FFP, OFDA, USAID, ECHO, UNHCR, WFP, etc.)

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Work Location:

Based anywhere in the region where CARE USA has presence