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CIAT (International Center for Tropical Agriculture) works in collaboration with hundreds of partners to help developing countries make farming more competitive, profitable, and resilient through smarter, more sustainable natural resource management.
The Alliance, on behalf of HarvestPlus is seeking a Nutrition Specialist for a World Bank Multisectoral Child Nutrition and Health Project (PMNS) project in DRC. HarvestPlus will be providing technical assistance services to the government of DRC. These technical assistance services are focused on integrating biofortified crops – nutritionally enriched varieties of cassava, orange sweet potatoes, and maize (all Vitamin A) and high iron beansinto government led agricultural programs. Technical assistance spans the whole value chain.
The Nutrition Specialist will be responsible for leading engagement with the Government of DRC on the implementation and establishment of activities related to the Nutrition component of the technical assistance services. This will include nutrition strategy development with respect to biofortified crops, including training and capacity development for community nutrition promoters, development and promotion of public health messages with PROANUT, development of social delivery models for cassava and orange sweet potato, recipe development for consumers, nutritional content promotion with food processors and other nutrition functions as needed. These activities are geared to educate and sensitize the population to production, promotion and consumption of Biofortified crops in the 3 implementation provinces. This will lead to an effective introduction and acceptance by consumers/customers of bio-fortified crops throughout the project areas and district, as well as incentivizing demand for these crops from farmers.
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Applicants are invited to apply online through the Alliance website http://ciat.cgiar.org/ciat-jobs not later than 13th October 2021; attaching a cover letter expressing your interest in this position and curriculum vitae saved as one document using the candidate’s lastname, firstname for ease of sorting. Applications should include reference number HV-DRC-21-101971 as the position applied for.
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