This position ishybridrequiring a few days per weekinthe WRI Africa office in Nairobi, Kenya.Existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission. WRI is unable to sponsor any visa work sponsorship for this position. About the Program: The Restore Local project provides Restoration Champions (community-based organizations, and small and medium enterprises) in priority landscapes across Africa with the support they need – finance, technical capacity, policy and monitoring to support to scale restoration of degraded land and forests. Because agriculture remains a key driver of deforestation and land degradation, the success and sustainability of the restoration program is contingent upon its ability to effectively integrate restoration and agricultural practices that enhance agriculture productivity, provide households with diversified sources of income, and food and nutrition needs whilst delivering positive outcome for nature and climate. Champion under Restore Local are already integrating some of these practices. However, there is room to improve outcomes on productivity, track the outcomes through our M&E systems and provide evidence for improvements, if we develop shared,systematicand consistent understanding and guidelines for implementation. Job Highlight: Reportingto theto theFood Systems Transformation Associate, youwill develop and facilitatedelivery of practical and technical knowledge on context-specific best practices that integrate food and nutrition security in restoration to the restoration champions. This will include practices that improve different dimensions of food and nutrition security – availability, access, utilisation, and stability. You will lead the evidence generation on local degradation challenges and production suitability across different agroecological zones within the focus landscape, especially at the Restoration Champions sites.You willalsocarry out a review of the Restoration Champions proposals, to identify gaps and opportunities for integrating food and nutrition security in proposed restoration activities. You will lead the contextualization of guidelines for integrating food in restoration and develop training materials to meet the needs of the individual champions. You willalsobuild internal capacity of the restoration team –TerraFund, Land Accelerator, Policy, and Monitoring - on integration of food dimension in restoration. Youwill identifystrategic partner(s) to deliver practical and technical capacity to the Restoration Champions. You will coordinate training delivery, and support of champions to adopt and implement the practices they will be trained on. You will coordinate the setting up of farms demonstration plots and experiment/trials, and monitor progress by tracking and reporting on identified indicators. The training, adoption/implementationsupportand trials will help the program to expand and scale restoration practices that have a clear impact on food and nutrition security. For local embeddedness and sustainability, you will convene and coordinate with the local government agencies and stakeholders and ensure harmonization with the existing programs and strategies. What will you do: Research(50%): Conduct need assessment to build evidence on local degradation challenges and production suitability across the different ecological zones within the restoration championssitesConduct analysis on agronomic and restoration practices, degradation trends and contributing factors in restorationsitesAnalyse existing data on soil health (from government institutions) or coordinate data gathering and analysis on the same if absent orlimitedReview Restoration Champions proposal for gaps and opportunities for integrating food and nutrition security dimensions in proposedactivitiesSupport market assessment for restoration productsCoordinate participatory trials with restoration champions and development of field level data collectiontoolsSupport the monitoring, tracking, learning and reporting on food outcome area keyindicatorsParticipate in selection and training ofenumeratorsLead field data collection – mobilising enumerators, monitoring data quality and uploading the data on ODK or othersoftwareTechnical assistance / capacitybuilding(30%): Lead the development of context-specific training modules, and training program for respective Restoration ChampionsIdentify strategic partner and coordinate capacity development (internally and externally), on best restoration practices that enhance local food and nutrition security – on-site/in-farm training, workshops, and other forms of in-person events to champions, farmer cooperatives, individual farmers and otherstakeholdersCoordinate the setting up of farm demonstration plots and field experiment/trialsCoordinate the support of select Restoration Champions to adopt and implement restoration practices to enhance local food and nutritionsecurityIn collaboration and coordination with the Regeneration and other partners, support the Champions with market linkages or market systems development for the restoration value chains'productsEngagement and Partnerships(20%): Ensure coordination and harmonization between restore local program and government and other stakeholders' programs vis-à-vis foodsystemstransformation and forest and landscape restoration in the focus countries/countiesParticipate in the establishment of market partnership for the restoration products by facilitating connection between the Champions and marketstakeholdersCollaborate with stakeholders in different sectors in the value chain; county government department of agriculture, private sector and other stakeholders in the landscape to enhance sustainable consumption and production, including market systemsdevelopmentContribute to policy strengthening for restoration practices that enhance food and nutritionsecurityRepresent WRI in key events, increase the public profile of WRI's work on integrating food security in restoration at the landscapelevel.What will you need: Education:You have completed abachelor's degree inagriculture, agronomy, agroecology, agroforestry, sustainability, environmentalscienceor related fieldsExperience:You havea 6+ yearsof experience working with smallholder farmers on sustainable land and water management practices, such as agroecology, agroforestry, managing soil erosion, landscape restorationDemonstrated practical and technical expertise in food systems transformation in Africa, especially in soil and water management, regenerative agriculture and agroecology and other restoration practices that positively impact different dimension of food and nutritionsecurityExperience in research, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting with the ability to support field data collection processes by mobilising enumerators and respondents, data analysis and draftingreportsExperience in field level experiments in the agriculture sectorExperience designing training materials and programs for smallholderfarmersExperience coordinating farmerstrainingExperience coordinating farm demonstration plots and field experimentation/trialsDemonstrated knowledge of farmers market linkages or market systems developmentLanguages:Proficiency in verbal and written English and SwahiliRequirements:Existing work authorization is required where this position. WRI is unable to authorize visa workauthorization.Potential Salary: Salary is commensurate with experience and other compensable factors.
