A STRATEGIC LEARNING ADVISOR

About : Action contre la Faim

Créée en 1979, Action contre la Faim est une organisation non gouvernementale internationale qui lutte contre la faim dans le monde. Sa charte des principes humanitaires – indépendance, neutralité, non-discrimination, accès libre et direct aux victimes, professionnalisme, transparence – fonde son identité depuis plus de 40 ans. Sa mission est de sauver des vies en éliminant la faim par la prévention, la détection et le traitement de la sous-nutrition, en particulier pendant et après les situations d’urgence liées aux conflits et aux catastrophes naturelles. Action contre la Faim coordonne ses programmes autour de 5 domaines d’activités : Nutrition et Santé – Santé Mentale, Soutien Psychosocial et Protection – Sécurité Alimentaire et Moyens d’Existence – Eau, Assainissement et Hygiène – Plaidoyer. En 2022, Action contre la Faim est venue en aide à plus de 28 millions de personnes dans 46 pays à travers le monde. www.actioncontrelafaim.org

Mission :

The Strategic Learning Advisor will work closely with the M&E unit and with all staff to ensure principles of Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) are recognized and acted on as core elements of RFSA programming. This staff member will ensure active, intentional, and adaptive learning within and across interventions, and will play a critical role in incorporating refinement activities and learning into implementation. Additionally, the SLA will improve community engagement; peer-to-peer learning; knowledge capture, sharing, and application; activity-based capacity strengthening; and evidence and data utilization. The SLA, working with the COP and technical staff, will also ensure appropriate and continued coordination and joint-planning with other relevant USAID Bureaus and Missions and other relevant donor activities, host-government initiatives, and private sector actors.

More precisely, you will be responsible to the following missions :
Lead the Activity’s CLA component, ensuring integration of adaptive learning and management across all programming.
Design and manage the project learning and adaptation strategy, system and tools with a focus on promoting knowledge acquisition, management, documentation and dissemination.
Lead the incorporation of findings into program implementation.
Capture, share, and apply lessons learned, ensuring communication and collaboration with other partners working in Madagascar, and sharing learnings with the global resilience and food security community.
Identify opportunities for capacity building within the Activity consortium and beyond.
Lead joint planning with USAID/BHA, other USAID programming in Madagascar, relevant donor activities, host government initiatives, and private sector actors.

Profile :

You hold a Master Degree in a development, public health, nutrition, agriculture, or a related field.
You have an experience working with large donors, BHA/RFSA and or USAID/FFP preferred.
You have at least 7 years’ experience in supporting CLA activities in the context of international development, with experience in low-resource settings.
You already have an experience with program monitoring and evaluation, including applying data collection tools and methodologies, data analysis, and data presentation.
You have a strong conceptual knowledge about theories of change, logic model, food and nutrition security indicators.
You have an excellent oral and written communication skills.
You speak and write fluently French and English.

Conditions d’emploi

24 months fixed term contract with possible extension. Pending funding.
Remuneration package and competitive benefits depending on status and experience.

Deadline for applications: 20th of February 2024.
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