POSITION SUMMARY
As part of its systems strengthening and capacity building initiative, A&T has planned to support the Government of Ethiopia for the implementation of the Ethiopian food system road map and food and nutrition strategy and the Seqota Declaration Expansion Phase at national and among regional levels through hiring the regional Food system and Nutrition multi-sector coordination advisor. The overarching objective of the recruitment support is to ensure the coordination and alignment of food system and nutrition intervention implementation and monitoring across sectors at all levels. He/she will act as a liaison agent between food system and nutrition implementing sectors and stakeholders, at regional and lower levels. She/he would ensure the harmonization and alignment plans for food system and nutrition coordination, nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive intervention joint implementation and monitoring.
He/She will be responsible for day-to-day management of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Plan, coordinating all components to ensure delivery of quality (timely, accurate, valid) data to inform programming, ensure shared learning across all the different stakeholders involved, with special attention to mentoring the Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Focal Points, Food and Nutrition Coordination Offices (FANC) and in all the FNS and SD implementing sectors.
Essential Job Functions/Roles and Responsibilities:
The Regional Multi-sector nutrition advisor is responsible for creating linkages among regional food system and nutrition actors for coordinated and harmonized joint planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation at regional and lower levels.
The main responsibilities of the post are:
1) Food system and nutrition planning at regional and lower levels
2) Support food system and nutrition coordination and linkages at all levels
3) Lead and coordinate Food system and FNS Implementation
4) Support the regular EFS, FNS and SD monitoring, evaluation, reporting and Learnings
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