Strategic Learning and Innovation Advisor, Somalia Resilience Food Security Activity, EMERGE Program

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Here’s where you come in:

World Vision seeks a Strategic Learning & Innovation Advisor (SLIA) for the proposed USAID-funded Somalia Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA). The goal of the Activity is to improve and maintain the food security of extremely poor, socially marginalised populations in IDP settlements and surrounding host communities despite shocks and stresses. This activity is a 5-year program worth approximately $76 million.

As Strategic Learning and Innovation Advisor (SLIA), you will oversee research, learning and the application of information to strengthen the program design, including layering, sequencing and integration of technical approaches as well as identifying, designing, piloting, refining, scaling new methods, partnerships and technologies to support recipients of program interventions to graduate and sustain graduation. You will support the technical advisors to identify research topics, design research, recruit learning partners/collaborators, conduct research and apply research to improve technical approaches. You will track the application of refinements of new approaches and ensure that each activity includes active, intentional and adaptive mechanisms within and across components.

Requirements include:

• An advanced degree (PhD or Master’s) in economics, agricultural/development economics, statistics, biostatistics; public health, nutrition, applied sociology, anthropology, or other relevant subject plus a minimum seven years of relevant work experience with multi-sectoral programs and at least five years of which must be in the Horn of Africa.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating learning and knowledge sharing processes, in establishing and managing dynamic feedback systems to capture experiential learning and unintended consequences, leading participatory learning and action, and facilitating collaborative problem-solving.
• Previous experience in leading the learning component in a large and complex grants e.g. USAID, BHA, WFP, EU
• Familiarity with incorporating gender and social inclusion (GESI) into CLA activities is required, as demonstrated by at least two years of senior-level experience working on projects that addressed GESI constraints.
• Experience in conducting quantitative and qualitative field research, and experience working closely with universities and/or other research institutions.
• Fluency in English. Fluency in conversational Somali and/or Arabic will be an added advantage.
• Mandatory travels to implementation sites and regional, global meetings as required.

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position and apply online by the closing date 14 OCT 2024.

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

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