Key Responsibilities include

• Support the implementation and management of activities under I-CAN, including tracking, monitoring, and reporting on KPIs for I-CAN to ensure that the initiative is on time, on-budget, and well-coordinated.
• In collaboration with the I-CAN Lead and partners, support the development of annual budgets and detailed workplans for all I-CAN activities at both the global and national level.
• Provide guidance on project implementation to GAIN countries and technical know-how to design and deliver national level work including deep-dive analysis of nutrition and climate integration and technical advice on policy priorities.
• Act as a focal point for I-CAN, both internally and externally, representing I-CAN at government and donor meetings, technical groups, seminars and conferences, in coordination with the I-CAN lead.
• Coordinate planning for events and communications, in collaboration with the I-CAN Lead and I-CAN partners across climate, health, food, agriculture, gender and wider development agendas.
• Support the cultivation of a broad network of relevant partners and experts in the field, tracking I-CANs engagement with them as well as supporting the collection and management of their input.
• Support in the management and reporting for existing grants, including tracking of grant activities, drafting input for reports, and preparing for renewal proposals.

About you

• The candidate should have excellent project management and coordination skills combined with a track record in stakeholder management. You should possess relationship building skills with ability to discern where synergies can be developed and how to communicate with different partners. Since the role will support the day-to-day delivery of the I-CAN initiative, you should be highly organised and comfortable handling a wide range of operational tasks.
• Experience engaging with or supporting global/national policy processes, coalitions or campaigns on topics related to food systems, climate change or environmental issues is required. You should have great interpersonal skills with good written and verbal communication that can be demonstrated through previous experience in drafting policy papers, donor facing reports and communication campaigns.
• An educational background with a degree in a relevant field such as environmental science, international development, public policy, public health or a related field or equivalent experience is required. Master’s degree is desirable.