Uganda Country Technical Lead

JOB DETAILS:

Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the Uganda CTL include, but are not limited to:

• Overseeing the fulfilment of monthly reporting requirements, including providing writing and providing critical inputs to part or all the Food Security Outlooks (FSOs), FSO Updates, Price Watch, and key messages; contributing to Food Assistance Outlook Brief reports; and providing regular briefings to USG and other partners.
• Reaching out monthly to USG Mission counterparts to offer and, upon agreement with the USG Mission, delivering food security briefings and/or updates to relevant Mission staff. Overseeing the capture and transfer of meeting notes from these engagements within two days of the event.
• The CTL will ensure the integrated food security analyses (FSOs, FSOUs, FAOB input) classify and communicate the severity of acute food insecurity in line with the globally recognized Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) scale. Where IPC compatibility is not possible, the CTL will ensure analyses remain globally comparable.
• Support the DST in meeting USG’s expectations on timely delivery of decision support products, which include, but are not limited to: delivery of monthly reporting for all presence countries no later than 7 days after the last day of the reporting month; responding to urgent questions on acute food insecurity within one day; providing briefings within one week of request; and assessing acute food insecurity in Expanded Global Early Warning (EGEW) countries within one week of request.
• Maintaining a knowledge base comprised of, at a minimum, livelihood zone profiles, commodity trade flow maps, sub-national seasonal monitoring calendars, commodity price data, nutrition data, security monitoring, conflict data, migration, remittances, labor, humanitarian food assistance, and other technical data covering rainfall, agricultural production, population, etc., in collaboration with other FEWS NET 8 implementing mechanisms, as applicable
• Maintaining and transferring relevant national technical databases built from primary and secondary data sources, from national and sub-national partners, and through inputs entered into the FEWS NET Data Warehouse
• Developing and updating national seasonal monitoring plans and participating in national acute food insecurity monitoring, as applicable
• Providing proactive, high quality, and effective early warning of acute threats to food security in the country and supporting efforts to mitigate acute food insecurity and prevent food crises through effective communication of actionable food security analysis
• Providing strategic leadership in the planning and execution of technical activities in the country, including working closely with the Regional Technical Lead and the relevant home office Food Security Analyst(s), to develop annual workplans that ensure that the in-country team is capacitated to carry out high-quality early warning analysis that produces IPC-compatible analyses

Qualifications

• Proficiency in written and spoken English, and in a principle local language, is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a discipline relevant to the work of FEWS NET, such as economics, agricultural economics, agronomy, nutrition, climatology, anthropology, or social geography is required; advanced university degree (Master’s degree or higher) is desirable. 
• At least six years of relevant experience (with PhD), ten years of relevant experience (with Master’s degree), or 15 years of relevant experience (with Bachelor’s degree) is required. Relevant experience includes working on food security information systems, food security analysis, early warning, or other related fields; experience working with UN agencies and/or NGOs is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience setting the strategic direction for or otherwise leading and managing a team of colleagues, including an ability to mentor and coach staff.
• Excellent planning, organizational, analytical, and report writing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others at all levels, including an ability to effectively liaise with host governments, UN, NGO, and other relevant stakeholders and an ability to coordinate effectively with remote colleagues.
• Excellent computer skills, GIS applications. and mapping skills are desirable.