Company Profile

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions.  Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research, technology, communication, and social marketing- creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories.

Job Description

• Analyze the existing policies, programs, and interventions in Ghana that link agriculture, food systems and nutrition to determine gaps and areas for improvement.
• Investigate the underlying challenges preventing the effective integration of agriculture services with food systems and nutrition outcomes, focusing on policy, institutional coordination, and resource constraints.
• Assess how inadequate agriculture programs disproportionately affect nutrition outcomes and fragile food systems in vulnerable populations, particularly children under five and pregnant women.
• Review the level of collaboration between the agriculture, food systems and nutrition sectors and propose mechanisms to strengthen multi-sectoral coordination.
• Provide evidence-based recommendations for enhancing the role of agriculture interventions in achieving national nutrition and food systems targets.  
• The consultant will work closely with ELEVATE Nutrition staff and the NDPC. The consultant will produce deliverables within 200 working hours spread over approximately 2.5 months. 

• Desk review of relevant food systems and nutrition-relevant documents, including surveys and policy documents.
• Stakeholder interviews.
• Analysis of case studies on best practices of agriculture-sector nutrition governance.
• Catalogue existing nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions.
• Make recommendations for strengthening food systems, nutrition and agriculture linkages using relevant local, regional and global best practices.
• Facilitate the organization of an agriculture Sector-FSTNS Dialogue.
• Finalize the report with outputs from the agriculture Sector-FSTNS Dialogue.

1. Draft FSTNS Agriculture Linkage Issues Paper. The draft paper will include a detailed analysis of agriculture-food systems linkages, existing challenges, policy gaps, and preliminary recommendations for strengthening nutrition-sensitive interventions.
2. Finalize FSTNS Agriculture Linkage Issues Paper, integrating feedback from the NDPC and other key stakeholders which will be received through review of the document, meetings, and an agriculture sector FSTNS dialogue. The final paper will need to undergo review and validation. The final paper will present refined recommendations to elevate the current structural status of nutrition within the agriculture sector, actionable strategies, and a comprehensive framework to enhance nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions within Ghana's food systems.
3. The consultant will conduct the following activities to prepare the paper: 

• Examine Ghana’s current national policies, strategies, and programs in the agriculture, nutrition and complementary sectors to assess the degree of integration and alignment with the country’s nutrition and food systems targets.
• Conduct consultations with key stakeholders, including government agencies, development partners, civil society, and local communities, to gather insights on existing agriculture-food systems/nutrition linkages, challenges, and opportunities.
• Identify institutional, financial, operational, and technical barriers that hinder effective collaboration between the agricultural and nutrition sectors, as well as the successful implementation of integrated interventions.
• Provide a clear theory of change that integrates food systems outcomes in the agriculture sector.
• Analyze available data on agriculture, food systems and nutrition outcomes, especially related to child stunting, malnutrition, food security and disease prevalence caused by inadequate agriculture services, to inform evidence-based recommendations.
• Provide actionable, context-specific recommendations to improve agriculture-food systems/nutrition linkages, focusing on multi-sectoral collaboration, investment needs, and practical interventions for addressing malnutrition. 

• Provide guidance for ensuring the quality, objectivity, and integrity of information being collected.
• The consultant must consult with relevant MDAs. 
• Provide regular updates and progress reports to the ELEVATE Nutrition team and NDPC
• Ensure that all documents and materials are properly archived and stored.

Required Skills or Experience

• Education: minimum of a master’s degree in agriculture, public health, nutrition, environmental science, food systems, water resources, development studies, development planning or related discipline.
• Minimum work experience of five years in agriculture, nutrition, food systems, social research and/or policy analysis. 
• Experience in providing technical support for governments in large scale agriculture, nutrition, and/or agriculture programs.
• Familiarity with food systems and nutrition security issues relevant to Ghana.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and timelines to achieve project goals.
• Ability to work independently and under tight deadlines.
• Strong communication skills.
• Fluency in speaking, reading, and writing English required.