Job Puropse
Malnutrition remains a major issue worldwide and are of particular concern in SHA (Self Help Africa) countries of operation. Nutrition, in the past has been placed within the health sector. However, there is recognition that the food and agriculture sector has a major role to play in ensuring improved food and nutrition security. Nutrition is a key theme across SHA’s programming: we aim to ensure that increased and diversified production translates to improved nutrition at household level so it is essential and all of our programmes have a strong nutrition focus.
Equally, SHA recognises the importance of gender equity to ensure progress in reducing poverty. Working with smallholder farmers and recognising that women contribute the bulk of labour on family farms, there is a need to ensure our programmes have a strong gender element to improve cohesion within the household with better resource and power sharing. Development goals cannot be achieved without explicit consideration being given to all, which includes: women, men, boys and girls, understanding their different needs and contributions.
This role is a key part of SHA’s drive to build technical excellence, improve programme quality across the organisation and become a leader in innovative development practice. Promoting nutrition sensitive agriculture will involve ensuring that all of SHA programmes and projects progressively integrate explicit nutrition objectives and indicators into project/programme design. It also ensures that gender is mainstreamed within all programmes.
This post will facilitate learning, mentor programme staff and build staff capacity (both SHA and partner staff) based on best practice from within the organisation and experiences from other development actors.
Detail Responsiblites
Technical Resource:
Networking:
DETAIL OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Identify and support the development of tools for programme and partner staff, such as IEC material, to use for gender and nutrition throughout SHA programmes/projectsKey Relationship
Internal
External
Research institutions and Universities as relevant
Essential
At least five years’ experience in the design andDesirable
Duration:- 2-year contract (with possibility of extension based on successful performance
Reports to Head of Programmes
Location:- Addis Ababa with the Frequent Field