.Job title: YU049 | Food Security Specialist – Rdap (Disaster Relief)Company: AmentumJob description: Food Security Specialist – RDAP (Disaster Relief) – R0096951Location: Various locations in Latin America and the CaribbeanThe purpose of this effort is to support Amentum Macfadden to provide professional oversight and training for all RDAP emergency food assistance and/or food security and nutrition activities for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Humanitarian Affairs (BHA) Regional Disaster Assistance Program (RDAP) in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region.
The BHA/LAC division seeks to incorporate food security into the RDAP to: Gain a deeper understanding of countries' emergency food assistance response readiness and needs, particularly during and after natural disasters or social conflicts crisis.Leverage relationships with host nations related institutions and leaders to improve their capacity to provide emergency food assistance or support emergency food assistance operations before and during humanitarian emergencies.One deliverable of this consultancy is to develop a milestone-based, 5-year framework for the integration of food assistance into the RDAP.
The construction of this framework will focus on internal assessments and capacity building, with a mid-way evaluation to assess successes and lessons learned, followed by recommendations for local partner capacity building during the final years of the framework term.Major Responsibilities:Conduct a desktop review of existing and/or required educational tools and training materials related to emergency food assistance response.Provide internal training and capacity building to at least 26 other RDAP country consultants and additional surge staff on emergency food assistance.Mentor and guide RDAP staff on issues related to emergency food assistance.Develop internal trainings or tools to support RDAP's work in emergency food assistance.Identify key players and stakeholders in emergency food assistance at the regional and country levels to coordinate and share information.Conduct regional and country analyses, including assessments of food assistance response readiness and vulnerability.Revise and review the RDAP country plan with the DRMS to determine the applicability of food assistance activities.Develop pilot capacity building activities, including training or technical assistance in emergency food assistance.Review existing RDAP trainings to determine if adjustments related to emergency food assistance are required.Other activities as defined.Required Qualifications:Professional technical experience in emergency food assistance; experience in training and/or capacity building is strongly preferred.A minimum of 5 years of international humanitarian experience.Bachelor's degree in international development, political science, nutrition, or a relevant field