Overview
The Food Security Policy Analyst will support the government of Nigeria in coordinating national efforts towards improved food systems through policy analysis, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement, contributing to the design, implementation, and monitoring of policies that enhance the resilience and sustainability of Nigeria’s agri-food systems.
Tasks Summary
- Support the office of the national FS convener to strengthen sub-national and national coordination.
- Support in building institutional alignment with the technical team of the Presidential Food System Coordination Unit (PFSCU).
- Support the National Convener to organize and coordinate zonal food system stock-take, state levels monitoring, and interministerial review meetings.
- Support the National Convener to strengthen and operationalize interministerial food systems coordination platforms at state levels.
- Support the National Convener’s office to organize and facilitate periodic review meetings/workshops.
- Support the National Food Systems Convenors office in tracking and updating dashboards on contributions to national food systems pathways programme priority areas.
- Support the National Food Systems Convenors office in the institutionalization and operationalization of tracking food system funding in Nigeria.
- Establish a tracking mechanism/dashboard for monitoring the progress of food systems pathways.
- Support the review and update of the National Food Systems partner mapping matrix.
- Support the development of Terms of Reference and budget for consultive workshop on the development of state level Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Draft and present SOPs for technical review.
- Draft a comprehensive roadmap for the implementation of the SOPs at various state levels.
- Any other duties as assigned.
Experience Requirements
- A minimum of 10 years of professional working experience in development sector.
- Working knowledge of agrifood systems transformation initiatives in developing countries preferably Nigeria.
Qualification Requirements
• Advanced university degree in Agriculture, policy, economics, Agri-food Systems, or a related field.
