Job Responsibilities

• Engage with government counterparts and relevant stakeholders to determine current level of capacity, gaps and needs and provide direct advice and guidance.
• Organize national workshops and regular meetings with national experts to ensure continuous support.
• Adapt and develop training materials in line with the relevant FAO guidance and methodologies
• Build capacities and guide country experts and government officials in using and adapting approaches to the country setting and needs.
• Support data collection and analysis on food security and nutrition.
• Review final reports.
• Support the formulation of evidence-based multilevel policy recommendations, national guidelines and country level initiatives through online and in-country training sessions.
• Work closely with in-country teams, and FAO Country Offices and REU.
• Report on all activities undertaken during the assignment.
• Perform other tasks if required.
Development and implementation of National Food System Based Dietary Guidelines (FSBDG)\:
• Awareness raising on FSBDGs and provide policy recommendations for the nutrition-sensitive improvement of agrifood system policies and programs.
• Demonstration of the potential of using FSBDGs, food system data and analysis for evidence-based policies.
• Data collection and analysis (diet modelling) to ensure that nutrition recommendations are evidence-based.
• Formulation and piloting of technical recommendations and guidance materials.
Facilitate multisectoral engagement and support national coordination mechanisms to foster policy coherence for improved nutritional outcomes by applying the agrifood system approach\:
• Advocating for multisectoral cooperation on nutrition, sharing international experiences and facilitation of national dialogues.
• Support the integration of the national FSBDG and/or food system-based nutrition-sensitive policy recommendations into national strategies and programs.
Design and implementation of school meal programs and nutrition education
• Strengthening school meal programs through improving standards and legislations based on the latest available scientific evidence on food safety and nutrition.
• Adaption of international good practices for more holistic school food and nutrition education programs.
• Assessment and improvement of the food environment of children.
• Assessment of food and nutrition literacy of target populations.
• Development of nutrition education materials for different audiences, including food and nutrition professionals, the general public and school aged children.
• Design and implementation nutrition communication strategies and impactful community campaigns.
Food security and nutrition data collection and analysis
• Food composition data collection, data compilation and analysis.
• Food consumption data collection and utilization for evidence-based policies and programs.
• Nutrition situation analysis and food system assessment

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