Background

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has commissioned GIZ to implement the “Strengthening Resilience through Food and Nutrition Security for Refugees and Host Communities in Sudan” project under the Special Initiative Displaced Persons and Host Countries.

The project aims to strengthen food and nutrition security, livelihoods and community resilience among refugees, internally displaced persons and host communities through four key areas:

• Climate-smart agriculture: Building small-scale farmers’ skills in sustainable food production, processing and value addition, with a strong focus on women.
  
• Women’s economic empowerment: Supporting income-generating opportunities through food processing, entrepreneurship and small business management.
  
• Nutrition and hygiene: Promoting improved nutrition and hygiene practices among communities.
  
• Social cohesion and resilience: Strengthening peaceful coexistence and community cohesion among refugees, internally displaced persons and host communities.
  

B. Responsibilities

• Supportingthe effective and good quality implementation of partner organizations’projects
  

• Developingpartner capacities and support the integrated area approach of the project in
  the field of climate smart agriculture, seed sovereignty, post-harvestmanagement, natural resource management

• Supportingwomen’s income-generating activities in agri-food processing and smallbusinessmanagement
  

• Ensuringa market-oriented design of partner activities
  

• Mainstreamingnutrition and hygiene considerations in partner trainings and guidance
  

• Overseeingthe distribution of activities between target groups with a special emphasis on
  women

C. Tasks

1. Coordination

• Coordination of the activities within the financing agreements of partnerorganisations
  

• Coordination of partner activities with regards to agriculture, foodsecurity and income generation, including nutrition and hygiene, with technicaloversight, advisory support and verification of implementation quality (e.g.market linkages for women-led enterprises, basic business coaching, andintegration of safe handling, storage and hygiene practices)
  

• Coordinationbetween consultants and partner organisations aswell as with the project team and in particular the MEL advisor
  

• Portfolio-wide coordination with other projects
  

• Attending stakeholder coordination meetings
  

2. Technical Input

• Mapping of land use over time and design ofappropriate and contextually appropriate agricultural activities
  

• Provide technical input on income generationand nutrition/hygiene within agri-food systems, including basic market andvalue chain analysis for selected products, practical guidance on women-ledprocessing and small business management, and integration of essential foodsafety and hygiene practices into partner materials and trainings
  

• Follow up on research questions to support evidence-based decision makingin the agricultural and food security sector in Sudan, in particular forsmall-holder farmers
  

• Creation of knowledge materials for partner institutions
  

• Developing terms of reference for consultants and follow up on theircontracts
  

3. Contributionto project progress

• Contribute to reporting to the commissioning partyincluding narrative progress reports and requests for information
  

• Support in researching and developing ecologicallysound and progressive ideas for site specific challenges, i.e. climate smartagriculture, income generating activities, nutrition/hygiene, seed sovereignty,post-harvest management etc.
  

• Consolidateand verify partner-delivered activities, ensure concise, auditabledocumentation (e.g. brief technical notes, linkage and coaching records), andfeed actionable findings into reporting and learning processes
  

• Contribute to learning activities e.g., learningagendas, reflection sessions and lessons learned briefs
  

• Perform other duties and tasks at the request of the management
  

D. Required qualifications, competences and experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Sciences, Agribusiness orrelated fields. Master’s Degree preferred
  

Professionalexperience

• 6 years of experiencein farming systems/agrifood systems in Sudan
  

• 5 years of professional experience in donorfunded development programmes and with proven sector knowledge (i.e.agriculture, income generation, nutrition) and familiarity with MEL andauditable documentation
  

• Proven knowledge of climate smart agri-foodsystems and natural resource management with experience in water management andpost-harvest handling
  

• Proven knowledge on community work and the roleof local communities, with demonstrated experience engaging host communities,returnees, IDPs and refugees in Sudan
  

• Familiarity with GIS and crop area mapping forplanning and basic production/market analysis
  

Otherknowledge, additional competences

• Experience in remote management and in working with multicultural, decentralized teams
  

• Proficiency in English, excellent command of Arabic
  

• Good understanding of the Sudanese context and operating environment
  

• MUST be legally eligible to work in Kenya
  

• Hold a valid work permit
  

Assignment Details

Duty Station: Nairobi

Duration: Until 30.11.2028 with possibility of extension

Vacancy Reference Number: GIZ/CO/05/08/2026

Equal Employment Opportunity

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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.