Commodities Manager: PSNP/Title II Non-Emergency Development Program (MYAP) - Ethiopia

Throughout our 25-year history, International Medical Corps has worked in more than 50 countries in the most challenging emergency, post-conflict, and development environments. In all of our programs, we address nutrition and food security with community members to effectively build local capacity. We incorporate nutrition education into our water and sanitation projects, implement growth monitoring and malnutrition screenings at the primary health care level and work directly with local providers to ensure that healthy nutrition and food security practices will be incorporated long-term. We also collaborate with local government and civil society to improve their ability to provide a range of nutrition and food security activities to promote sustainable, healthy growth.

International Medical Corps, on behalf of C-SHIFT (Consortium for Sustainable Household Integrated Food security and nutritional Transformation), is seeking Commodities Manager candidates who are interested in being considered for a new results-oriented Title II food security and nutritional security program in Ethiopia under the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP). The Commodities Manager will provide leadership, technical guidance, and oversight for the commodities related aspects of this program’s long-term, sustainable interventions with the aim of reversing chronic food insecurity and preventing asset depletion for food insecure households.

Responsibilities:

• Design and provide technical and direct management to the food/commodities teams operating under the C-SHIFT consortium
• Manage the food distribution team including oversight of monitors, to verify that food and non-food distributions occur according to USAID and International Medical Corps standards
• Coordinate with other sectors on the implementation of the C-SHIFT food aid program, including agricultural, nutrition, MCH, HIV/AIDS, M&E and logistical staff
• Provide accountability for all activities related to food aid and commodities
• Coordinate and liaise with counterparts and agencies in implementation of the C-SHIFT food interventions and to solve operational problems in an appropriate and timely manner
• Develop capacity building and training of staff and implement training activities consistent with the needs of the staff and the program
• Ensure that woreda requirements of manpower, food, equipment and supplies are provided in a timely manner

Qualifications:

• A degree in Business, Economics, Management, Administration or other related fields; advanced degree is preferred
• 10+ years of demonstrated international development experience, with a focus in food security and nutrition
• 7+ years of management experience, with strong commodities and food aid expertise
• Proven ability to develop and maintain relationships with local governments and international agencies
• Solid experience working on Title II non-emergency development programs (e.g. MYAP) and knowledge of Food For Peace requirements
• Prior successful experience managing commodities for USAID funded projects
• Competent in MS Excel, word processing, Power Point
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in English is required; Applicants with experience in Ethiopia will receive preference

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