Food and Nutrition Security Specialist (m/w/d)

– full time (39 hours/week), limited for two years –

Your Tasks

• Build and strengthen technical expertise on food and nutrition security in our programme work, to continuously strengthen quality programming and knowledge management
• Provide technical advice and support to the project teams throughout the project management cycle with private and institutional donors in the context of development cooperation and humanitarian action
• Advise on the planning and implementation of a robust monitoring framework for all projects in collaboration with our M&E team
• Support the strategic orientation of the portfolio, develop technical guidance and tools, and work closely with other technical specialists on strengthening multi-sectoral programming approaches
• Providing technical advice to Plan International Programme Country Offices, supporting assessments and analyses, feasibility studies, workshops, etc.
• Enhance the active participation in relevant networks and working groups of Plan in Germany and Plan International, as well as relevant external networks

Your profile

• University degree in relevant field of study (Nutritional sciences, public health nutrition, etc.)
• Several years of work experience in project development, project management, quality management
• Knowledge and experience in the field of food and nutrition security in humanitarian action and development cooperation
• Several years of experience in development cooperation and/or humanitarian action abroad
• Experience in capacity strengthening in food and nutrition security with a variety of audiences
• knowledge and experience with national and international donors’ priorities and guidelines is an advantage
• Ability to work independently and on your own initiative, quick comprehension of unfamiliar issues and ability to work under pressure
• Very good MS-Office skills
• Very good written and spoken English; good German and additional language skills (French and/or Spanish) would be an advantage
• Ability to work in tropical regions and willingness to travel at short notice, including to crisis contexts
• Team player, flexible and solution-oriented