Food Security Consultant 13-133

Job Requirements:

Qualifications
1. Advanced degree required in Agriculture or other relevant field, 5-7 years of international experience in food security, agriculture, and livelihoods, including experience in emergency response, recovery, and long term-development following natural disaster.
2. An up-to date understanding of food security, risk reduction, emergency response, sustainable development and livelihoods concepts.
3. Knowledge in designing and implementing appropriate and effective safety nets, including cash and/or food transfer programming.
4. Familiarity with design and programming processes of different donors and a general familiarity with recent initiatives such as Feed the Future.
5. Professional experience in areas of global food policy and food security with demonstrated knowledge of global trends in food security and the ability to analyze implications for regions and countries, through publications, work experience, or other means.
6. Proficient analytical skills that demonstrate an understanding of the current concepts, priorities, and issues in program monitoring, data collection and evaluation.
7. Skills in technical proposal writing, designing and implementing food security programs
8. Must have excellent English written and oral communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other departments within International Medical Corps, donors, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.


Must have excellent English written and oral communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other departments within International Medical Corps, donors, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector