Abt Global
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Summary
- Vacancy: —
- Location: Dhaka
- Experience: At least 10 years
- Published: 13 Jun 2024
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree + Twelve years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Ten years of relevant experience, or PhD+ Eight years of relevant experience.
- A Master’s degree in a domain related to food security and nutrition, sustainable agriculture, social sciences, development economics or related areas.
Experience
- At least 10 years
Additional Requirements
- Relevant experience in policy and regulatory frameworks analysis and developing recommendations related to food security and nutrition.
- At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, including at least five years of experience in designing and delivering pragmatic nutrition-sensitive strategies and interventions.
- Prior experience working on donor-funded projects, preferably with USAID.
- Confidence and ability to work collaboratively with technical staff on relevant nutrition-sensitive policy issues across Bangladesh Nutrition Activity result areas.
- Excellent English language proficiency, including report writing skills.
Responsibilities & Context
The World at Abt
- Solving the world’s most pressing issues and improving the quality of life for people worldwide is what we do every day at Abt Associates. Creating a more equitable world is no small task, but we are driven by big challenges.
- We are a team of 3,000+ people in over 50 countries working in unison and focused on the bigger picture. Only by sharing our commitment, energy, and innovation do we affect change and push the boundaries of what’s possible. We welcome diverse ideas, backgrounds, and viewpoints – joining Abt means access to exceptional thinkers at the top of their game.
- To thrive at Abt is to embrace flexibility and collaboration. Our open culture allows you to balance your work and personal life as needed to optimize personal well-being. Creating a more equitable world starts from within – we look after people around the world, and we’ll do the same for you.
- Ready to embrace rewarding and meaningful work? Now’s your chance.
The Opportunity
- Abt Global seeks a qualified Food and Nutrition Systems Policy Specialist for the Feed the Future Bangladesh Nutrition Activity. This is a full-time position based in Dhaka and reporting to the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP).
- Feed the Future Bangladesh Nutrition Activity is a nutrition sensitive project funded by USAID and contributes to improvements in nutrition outcomes of household members, with an emphasis on children under the age of five, pregnant and lactating women, and adolescents (girls and boys) in the country’s twenty-three south and southeast districts. Three results underwrite this goal: 1) consumption of nutritious, diverse, safe, and balanced diets by households; 2) social and economic empowerment of women and social empowerment of adolescents; and 3) adoption of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices. We integrate a strong focus on gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) across all three of these result areas. We apply a combination of Market Systems Development (MSD) and Social Behavior Change (SBC) approaches to achieve our goals.
- As the Food and Nutrition Systems Policy Lead, you will lead advocating for evidence-based nutrition policies and practices in the agriculture, food, and water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) sectors to catalyze sustainable improvements in overall nutrition and WASH status of the project’s beneficiaries. You will monitor legislative and regulatory developments, conduct sector analysis, and identify gaps in food and nutrition related policies and regulations relevant to the scope of the project. You will also liaise with the public sector and other relevant stakeholders, advocate for support, and lead efforts to develop strategic interventions, such as policy advocacy for mainstreaming nutrition sensitive programming through Government of Bangladesh, food fortification, food market infrastructure improvements, changes to labeling requirements for packaged foods to emphasize nutritional content, and consumer education etc.
Core Responsibilities
- Conduct market analysis to evaluate various nutrition specific and other relevant sectors from a policy and regulatory perspective, assessing if they are conducive to sectoral growth.
- Analyze and identify specific gaps in existing nutrition sensitive policies or regulations and their implementation.
- Identify and engage with relevant government bodies and think tanks capable of addressing the identified policy and regulatory gaps. Provide technical support and lead collaborative efforts to develop customized strategic interventions that bridge those gaps.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments related to food, nutrition and WASH and provide timely analysis and guidance to Feed the Future Bangladesh Nutrition Activity.
- Facilitate formal and informal partnerships with Government agencies and other relevant stakeholders to advance nutrition sensitive policy and regulatory efforts.
- Collaborate with government, private sector, academia, civil society, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment of nutrition and WASH related policies with national and international standards.
- Collaborate with USAID and other projects focused on policy to organize national and regional workshops aimed at sensitizing policymakers and government officials, both national and local, about existing gaps and needs. Advocate for increased support to drive necessary changes that will strengthen positive, nutrition-sensitive outcomes.
- Serve as a project liaison with national and sub-national public sectors who are conducting nutrition-sensitive activities.
- Share the global and national nutrition trends, research findings, and best practices. Conduct policy analysis and propose evidence-based solutions.
- Conduct routine field visits and interact with stakeholders to understand the local context and develop a comprehensive understanding of regional requirements for government support or private sector service offerings.
- Contribute to the development of Bangladesh Nutrition Activity’s annual workplan, budget and reports.
- With support from the Communications Manager, develop policy briefs and other relevant knowledge products.
Compensation & Other Benefits
What We Offer
- We foster an environment where you can Thrive Your Way. Our innovative total rewards programs are designed to help balance your work and personal life. The approach toward your wellbeing centers around comprehensive benefits and professional development.
- Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Disclaimer: Abt Associates will never ask candidates for money in exchange for an offer of employment.
Employment Status
Full Time
Job Location
Dhaka