SNV - Global Nutrition Lead by Oxford HR

Global Nutrition Lead December 2020

Contents About SNV

Responsibilities

Current Global Agriculture Team structure

Qualifications

Job Description

How to Apply

Additional Information

About Oxford HR

SNV Global Nutrition Lead

About SNV SNV Netherlands Development Organisation is one of the largest Dutch, development organisations with operations in more than 25 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. SNV aims to lift up incomes and access to basic services. We make a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty, helping them raise incomes and access basic services. Driven by the Sustainable Development Goals, we are dedicated to a society in which all people are free to pursue their own sustainable development, and no one is left behind. This commitment to equity directs us to focus on gender and youth.

We apply our know-how to realise effective solutions and deliver results at scale worldwide. We do this through our local presence and our specialised expertise in agriculture, energy, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Our projects directly benefit millions of people. At the same time, our projects drive systems change, which helps many more people work their way out of poverty, well beyond the scope of the projects themselves. We are proud to be a not-for-profit organisation, implementing our mission exclusively through project financing. This requires us to work efficiently and to invest in operational excellence every day. For more information on SNV, visit our website: https://snv.org/.

SNV Global Nutrition Lead

Current Global Agriculture Team structure MD Sectors

Management Support

GH Agriculture

Global Inclusive Value Chains Lead

Global Climate and Business Lead

Global Nutrition Lead

GTA Horticulture

PME Sector Support

GTA Inclusive Value Chains / Climate and Business

PME Sector Support

GTA Livestock

PME Sector Support

GTA Gender

GTA Inclusive Value Chains / Horticulture GTA Global Youth Employment

SNV Global Nutrition Lead

Global Youth Employment Lead

Job Description The Goal of the Agriculture Sector at SNV is “More Inclusive, sustainable and resilient food systems which provide diverse nutritious food for all within planetary boundaries”. In order to achieve this, SNV has chosen to work in four areas, which we call products: ‘Inclusive Value Chains’, ‘Sustainable Nutrition for All’, ‘Climate and Business’ and ‘Opportunities for Youth Employment’. Each of these work areas (products) is co-ordinated by a Global Lead who steers the content and implementation – both internally and externally – of their “product” within the Global Agriculture Team at the Head Office and across all Country Offices of SNV globally. The Global Nutrition Lead– under the leadership of the Global Head of Agriculture – develops and continuously improves the description and the methods, tools and approaches of all nutrition related work of SNV. The “Sustainable Nutrition For All” (SN4A) product of SNV recognises the importance of taking a food system lens and works closely with SNV’s Inclusive Value Chain Development Product, applying both a demand and supply side strategy to address food and nutrition insecurity, integrating the key pillars of demand creation through triggering social and behaviour change communication (SBCC), improved supply and market development of safe, affordable and nutritious diets year-round and, strengthened sub-national governance. Recognising that improvement in nutritional outcomes are affected by gender roles within households, SN4A includes relevant tools to promote gender equality. SN4A applies a system approach to nutrition in order to create a new norm where stunting is no longer invisible.

SNV Global Nutrition Lead

The Global Nutrition Lead monitors and manages the quality of project development and implementation for all SNV projects globally that include Nutrition components in order to support project teams around the globe to create sustainable impact while achieving agreed revenue and margin targets. Key aspects of this include developing and nurturing relationships with relevant donors, leading and contributing to the development of funding proposals, building capacity of staff around the world and providing technical assistance directly to project teams. The Lead steers the knowledge sharing and learning agenda on Nutrition across SNV and guides Agriculture Sector Leaders and Project Managers in up to 27 SNV Country Offices on theories and best practice relating to sustainable nutrition. The Global Nutrition Lead represents SNV with key nutrition stakeholders and at selected events at international and occasionally at national level, building partnerships with relevant actors (companies, research institutions, universities, donors etc) through professional profiling and by promoting SNV’s strategy, vision and level of (product and project) knowledge. The Lead identifies and enters global partnerships with knowledge institutes in consultation with the Global Head of Agriculture.

Additional Information Expected Start Date:

As soon as possible

Travel time:

25-50%, depending on Covid situation and personal circumstances

Duty Station:

The Hague, Netherlands

This is a full-time position with the successful candidate being contracted on a two-year Dutch National contract with the possibility of renewal. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

SNV Global Nutrition Lead

Responsibilities Development and Innovation: Ensures that nutrition set of tools and approaches is updated and adjusted to meet the required high-quality standards. Pitches innovative and relevant methodology enhancements or new products based on experience and external developments to the Global Heads of Agriculture and/or relevant stakeholders; Advisory Services and Project Cycle management: Provides advice and support in more complex projects and programmes, including project design, backstopping, theory of change etc. Steers and gives direction to Project Managers in the sector to improve overall sector quality; Business Development: Acts as technical lead and reviews quality of new proposals; ensures coherence in cross-cutting themes and analyses critical success factors (including Theory of Change, partners, activities and budget) in close collaboration with the Global Marketing and Business Development team; Knowledge and Learning: Leads on innovation, translates external trends into internal improvement actions. Prepares, maintains and updates product knowledge agenda and steers organisational learning by sharing product knowledge and best

practices. Collects and disseminates knowledge to stimulate internal and external knowledge exchange and to support global learning; Quality Assurance and Portfolio Management: Monitors high quality implementation of the tools and approaches. Manages, with delegation from the Global Head of Agriculture, the quality of project implementation to ensure sector project teams around the globe create on the ground impact while hitting agreed revenue and margin targets. This includes regular monitoring and timely identification of deviations from impact and business targets as well as coordination of corrective and follow-up actions and escalation in case of major or prolonged deviations. Provides support to project staff to implement the product tools and approaches according to the set standard; Profiling and positioning: Builds and expands partnerships with relevant actors (companies, research institutions, universities, donors, etc.) through professional profiling, showing SNV’s strategy, vision and level of knowledge and experience. Represents SNV at selected events. Identifies and enters global partnerships with knowledge institutes within the sector in consultation with the Global Agriculture Team.

Qualifications • Masters Degree in a relevant discipline e.g. nutrition, agriculture, environment; • Proven track record with over 10 years of experience in the sector in an international, multi-country context, including advisory work and knowledge development; • Expertise and experience in Food and Nutrition Security; • Focus on quality & driving for continuous improvement of deliveries in the sector; • Proven experience in Business Development; • Strong interpersonal and influence skills and experience of working effectively in a matrix organisation;

SNV Global Nutrition Lead

• Excellent communication (writing and oral) skills, presentation and debating skills with experience in profiling an organisation in an international setting; • Strong international networks within the agricultural sector; • Sound experience within knowledge development, organisational learning and innovation; • Entrepreneurial, result-oriented and driver for change; • Languages: Proficient in English. Fluency or working knowledge of French is a strong advantage.

How to Apply All correspondence, at this stage, should be via Oxford HR. To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button on the job advert page, complete our online application form, and submit your CV and cover letter. Please provide a CV and cover letter in two different documents. The cover letter should be no more than two pages long and explain why you are interested in this post and how your skills and experience make you a good fit. The document should be saved in MS Word in the following format: Your First NameYour Last Name-Document Name- Date (mmyyyy) e.g., Malika-Cook-CV-122020 SNV. Please note: Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, early application is strongly suggested.

SNV Global Nutrition Lead

Diversity Statement Equality and diversity are at the core of SNV’s values. Staff are expected to work collectively and individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of others is valued and respected. Selection process All candidates will be notified about the status of their applications. We advise candidates to add the role email to their safe senders list and regularly check their spam folder. Shortlisted candidates may be required to undertake an additional assessment prior to the final interview. Queries If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information, or would like to have an informal discussion, please email snv-globalnutritionlead@oxfordhr.co.uk in the first instance.

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SNV Global Nutrition Lead

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