Senior Food Security Analyst, FEWS NET, East and Southern Africa (ESAF)
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, USA
Chemonics International is a global sustainable development firm working in over 100 countries to promote meaningful change around the world.
Chemonics’ East and Southern Africa Regional Business Unit is seeking a Senior Food Security Analyst. The Senior Food Security Analyst (SFSA) is part of the Food Security Decision Support Group (FS-DSG), a unit within the Washington DC-based FEWS NET DS Team. The SFSA works closely with other FEWS NET DS Team colleagues in the home, regional, and field offices to accomplish the FS-DSG’s two primary objectives: 1) facilitate development and communication of timely, high-quality, actionable decision support at the country, regional, and global levels and 2) build the capacity of FEWS NET staff and partners in food security analysis and strategic communications.
SFSA positions are full-time and are typically based at the FEWS NET DS home office in Washington, D.C., though remote options may be considered for well-qualified candidates. The SFSA positions work under the direct supervision of the FEWS NET D-FSDSA, or their designee, and work closely with other members of the FS-DSG and home, regional, and field office teams. The decision support analysts and senior decision support analysts are required to travel domestically and internationally, security permitting.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze, integrate, and synthesize conflict, markets and trade, nutrition, livelihoods, and other information affecting food security for the development of regular, high-quality, integrated acute food insecurity early warning information products.
- Co-lead on the analysis of acute food insecurity in a subset of FEWS NET’s presence (over 40) countries and/or Expanded Global Early Warning (around 125) countries.
- Technically and editorially contribute to, review, and revise field-authored regular and ad hoc reporting on acute food insecurity in support of effective decision-making by donor governments.
- Contribute to the development of the estimates of the population in need of humanitarian food assistance for the monthly and annual Food Assistance Outlook Brief and other decision support products for USAID.
- Develop and present technical briefings on acute food insecurity to USG staff and other partners, as requested.
- Lead or otherwise support the development of special technical reports on acute food insecurity.
- Conduct field visits to support food security assessments and technical analysis.
Respond to ad hoc requests for food security and response planning analysis and other support for response and contingency planning processes.
- Play a lead role in developing analytical and decision-support strategies to effectively develop and communicate pertinent information to decision-makers when potential or ongoing food security crises are identified.
- Support the S-FSDSA and D-FSDSA in meeting USAID’s expectations on timely delivery of decision support products.
- The SFSA will be expected to demonstrate the ability to respond quickly to sudden increases and decreases in food insecurity globally.
Provide technical assistance on complex subject matter to strengthen data collection, analysis, and information dissemination capacities.
- Provide relevant technical and geographic guidance in their areas of expertise (e.g., agricultural economics, livelihoods, nutrition, pastoralism/livestock).
- Contribute to the development and implementation of guidance materials in the areas of early warning, decision support, and reporting.
- Collaborate with the FEWS NET DS team’s humanitarian assistance specialists and humanitarian assistance analysts.
Leadership Role:
The SFSA will also take on leadership roles in the FS-DSG.
- Regular collaboration with regional technical managers and regional specialists for coordination of regional activities.
- Taking the lead in developing regional reports and presentations.
- Coordinating cross-border analyses.
- Serving as a focal point for special and ad hoc requests.
Requirements:
- Minimum five years of relevant experience, including working on food security information systems, food security analysis, early warning, or other directly related fields.
- At least two years of work experience that is directly relevant to supporting acute food insecurity or other humanitarian assessment.
- Bachelor’s degree in economics, agricultural economics, agronomy, nutrition, climatology, anthropology, or social geography or similar is required; advanced university degree (Master’s degree or higher) is strongly preferred.
- Fluency in English is required; French, Spanish, and/or Arabic language proficiency is required for positions covering select regions.
- Experience working with UN agencies and/or NGOs is desirable.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, writing, editing, and presentation skills are required.
- Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite, are required.
- Familiarity with ESRI ArcGIS mapping and statistical software is desirable.
- Substantive knowledge of the humanitarian landscape and policy trends as they relate to food security information systems is required.
- Familiarity with the IPC and/or CH protocols, analytical tools, and processes is required.
Application Instructions:
Please apply by 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. No telephone inquiries, please.
Chemonics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Chemonics is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices.
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