Global Coordination Director, Usaid O3p - New York, United States - Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger

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New York, United States

3 weeks ago

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Description

Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger.

We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 28 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs.

As a nonprofit that works across 55 countries, our 8,990 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies.

We strive to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.

Action Against Hunger USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network.

As an independent NGO, Action Against Hunger USA currently manages operations in 8 countries:
Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia and Haiti.

Action Against Hunger-USA has over $100 million in programs, and approximately 1,800 permanent staff based in New York City, Washington D.C, Nairobi, and country offices.

Additional growth is anticipated.

I. Project Summary

The anticipated USAID-funded Optimizing Food Assistance Programs, Processes and Products for Nutrition (O3P) award aims to build on prior achievements and learning from the previously funded Food Assistance Quality Review (FAQR) awards.

O3P will assist USAID in the coordination of top experts, including high-level academics, leading food technologists, worldwide manufacturers of specialized nutritious foods, UN-partners, and others, in humanitarian food assistance, for continual learning in both specialized nutritious food products and niche areas related to food assistance-driven nutrition programs as well as improved knowledge management and information sharing.

The project comprises three main areas of focus:

Pillar I:Expert Technical Leadership and Coordination
Pillar II: Knowledge Sharing and Platform Maintenance
Pillar

III:
Evidence Generation to Fill Key Gaps in Knowledge

II. Job Summary

Action Against Hunger is seeking a
Global Coordination Director as a key personnelto serve as the lead for all Pillar 1 (Expert Technical Leadership and Coordination) activities within the O3P award.

Pillar 1 activity objectives include:
(1) to provide leadership and administrative functions for ongoing intra-USG and international inter-agency groups to promote continued improvement of programming, processes and products; and (2) convene specialized expertise in key domains in programs, processes and products related to food assistance for ongoing improvement and innovation and to provide platforms for knowledge exchange.

Technical areas regarding specialized nutritious food products related to food assistance and nutrition programs include, but are not limited to the following: 1) food safety and quality; 2) packaging that optimizes elements of cost, product safety and integrity, and is fit-for
- program; 3) environmental impact of food assistance broadly (including activities conducted in support of food assistance programming such as fumigation), and specific packaging challenges; 4) accountability for safe delivery inclusive of the "last mile"; 5) shelf stability throughout the supply chain; 6) process capability at manufacturing levels; 7) capacity building and sustainable technology/knowledge transfer; 8) food formulations; and 9) climate change imposed risks to food assistance and nutrition programming.

The position will report directly to the Action Against Hunger-USA Director for Technical Services and Innovation Department and will work closely with counterparts within the larger O3P team as well as various colleagues across Action Against Hunger-USA (Operations, Finance, HR, etc.), with country teams, and across the Action Against Hunger International network.

PURPOSE:

As a key personnel, this position will champion USAID-O3P thought-leadership and provide strategic direction in the coordination and convening of USG stakeholders and international inter-agency harmonization groups.

ENGAGEMENT:

On behalf of USAID, strategically engage with leading experts and convene global thought leaders in the nutrition and food assistance space, networking with them to advance the USAID-O3P agenda and facilitate progress on current technical topics.

DELIVERY:

Oversee the implementation of convenings that facilitate dialogue among top technical experts related to food and nutrition products, programs, and processes.

III. Essential Job Duties

Provide strategic vision and oversee the successful implementation of sharing knowledge and information across diverse platforms and geared toward a variety of stakeholders (~20% LOE);
Plan and oversee the implementation of large inperson and virtual events (~20% LOE);
Oversee the administrative coordination and convening of regularly meeting USG stakeholders and international interagency harmonization groups, and other key partners related to the improvement of food and nutrition products, programs, and processes (~15% LOE):
Collaborate with other O3P team members to ensure harmonization