About the Role
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Lead, Initiative on Climate Action and Nutrition (I-CAN) to lead on our Initiative on Climate and Nutrition and carry work together with GAIN Environment Team and our I-CAN partners (incl. FAO, WHO, SUN, UN Nutrition and climate organisations). This role will be on a 12 months’ fixed-term contract basis, subject to availability of funding. This position is open to GAIN’s country offices in New Delhi, Nairobi, London and Geneva.
Reporting to the Senior Advisor, Policy and External Relations, you will lead on our I-CAN Initiative and to carry on the advancing work on the environment across our programmes, advocacy and operational work based on GAIN’s Environment Strategy. The GAIN strategy refresh 2022 – 2027 puts environment at the core of GAIN’s work and reiterates the commitment to make GAIN the ‘greenest nutrition organization both organizationally and programmatically’.
The Initiative on Climate Action and Nutrition (I-CAN) is a multistakeholder, multisectoral global flagship initiative developed by Egypt as COP27 Presidency in partnership with GAIN, WHO, FAO, and SUN, with the goal of fostering collaboration to accelerate transformative action at the critical nexus of climate change and nutrition.
Key Responsibilities include:
Overseeing activities under I-CAN including defining the overall direction and strategy of the initiative and identifying new opportunities to scale up impact at the nexus of climate and nutrition
Acting as the focal point for I-CAN, both internally (including to SMT and the Board) and externally, representing I-CAN at government and donor meetings, the I-CAN Working Group under the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH), technical groups, seminars and conferences
Generating resource mobilization opportunities in collaboration with GAIN leadership and I-CAN partners and leading on proposal development for future I-CAN work
Driving knowledge management and learning sharing alongside I-CAN partners and GAIN’s Knowledge Leadership, Communications and Country Programmes teams
Co-leading with I-CAN partners, the development of annual budgets and detailed workplans for all I-CAN activities at both the global and national level
Providing guidance on project implementation to GAIN countries and providing technical know-how to design and deliver national level work including deep-dive analysis of nutrition and climate integration and technical advice on policy priorities
Overseeing tracking, monitoring and reporting on KPIs, ensuring to report progress to the Advisory Council for I-CAN and contribute to I-CAN donor reporting
Working through key food systems and sustainable development fora and mechanisms to influence strategic direction and good practice on integrated action on climate and nutrition
Leading planning for events and communications, in coordination with I-CAN partners across climate, health, food, agriculture, gender and wider development agendas
Developing and managing relationships with other organisations to establish I-CAN as a central hub for nutrition-climate action in the development community, and the go-to place for nutrition-environment action for external stakeholders
About You
The ideal candidate will have proven track record in leading multi-stakeholder initiatives, coalitions or campaigns on topics related to food systems, nutrition, climate change or other related environmental issues. You will possess demonstrable experience of multilateral global policy processes related to food systems, nutrition, climate change or other related environmental issues.
The postholder will also possess demonstrable experience of national-level policy processes and challenges and opportunities in LMIC settings and have strong network in relevant areas and experience in representation with key donors, government, and internal and external stakeholders.
You will have excellent communications skills, fluent in both written and verbal English and able to present clear and structured arguments with different stakeholders. The postholder should also be highly flexible and willing and able to travel to other GAIN offices regularly. Candidates with experience of visiting, living or working within low-income countries would be an advantage.
Preferably a Master’s degree in environmental science, international development, public policy, public health or related field. You will have strong understanding of global hunger and malnutrition issues, climate change and other environmental issues and the intersection of the two areas. The ideal candidate will also possess excellent project management and strategic leadership skills and comfortable in managing and engaging with colleagues and partners.
Apply via :
www.gainhealth.org
