Nutrition and Agricultural Advisor for SNV Indonesia

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

 

SNV is a not-for-profit international development organisation. Founded in the Netherlands nearly 50 years ago, we have built a long-term, local presence in 38 of the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Our global team of local and international advisors work with local partners to equip communities, businesses and organisations with the tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.

 

In agriculture, SNV works with smallholder farmers, pastoralists, forest-dependent communities and companies to provide innovative, market-based solutions to the issues of sustainable markets, food security and climate change. SNV is registered in Indonesia under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

 

SNV is implementing a Multi Country Nutrition Sensitive and Gender Aware Agricultural Project with the aim of developing an SNV model for future interventions. The Indonesia team will carry out an in country pilot project focusing on nutrition sensitive agriculture around existing SNV led interventions: in Lombok around coconut producing/harvesting communities and in TTU, in cassava growing areas.  The pilot project, together with a National Nutrition study, will form the basis for future interventions. The project will run until the end of December 2015.

 

SNV is looking for an expert in both Nutrition and Agriculture to be based in Lombok or TTU.  Frequent travel to the intervention areas is required.

 

Responsibilities

 

1. Identify target areas in coordination with the SNV Sector Leader
2. Coordinate activities with the Program Managers for Cassava and Coconut
3. Carry out a nutritional baseline study analysis within the selected communities
4. Carry out agricultural / food availability study in selected communities
5. Manage and control data collectors and local researchers hired for the project.
6. Establish and maintain effective partnerships with key stakeholders in the intervention area.
7. Assist in analysing data collected by providing factual background information
8. Prepare clear project reports and project references.
9. Help implement identified nutrition based agricultural interventions at community level
10. Help formulate proposals for future interventions
11. Support SNV’s work more broadly as required

 

Candidate profile

 

• A university degree in nutrition, agriculture, agricultural economics, family planning or other relevant discipline
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience working in the rural sector in Indonesia on nutrition based and/or agricultural projects
• Proven experience in conducting surveys, participatory studies and/or community appraisal
• Interest and willingness to work in rural communities
• Experience with home or kitchen garden development is a plus
• Results orientated with an entrepreneurial attitude
• Knowledge and experience of Monitoring and Evaluation systems
• Excellent communication skills in English and proven experience in proposal development and report writing.

 

Duty station: Lombok or TTU with frequent travel to the other intervention area. Please note that the successful candidate needs to be based in one of the locations on a permanent basis.

 

Contract duration: 1 year contract with the possibility of extension.

 

Desired start date: As soon as possible.

 

How to apply?  Please send your application letter describing how you meet the candidate profile and CV, together with an indication of your current salary and compensation package with subject “Nutrition and Agricultural Advisor”  to jobsindonesia@snvworld.org by 30 April 2014.

 

 

For more information on SNV please refer to our website: www.snvworld.org

 

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