Healthy Eating Strategies Specialist

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Organizational Setting

With the creation of the department for the Promotion of Adequate and Healthy Food, in the new structure of the Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger which is responsible, among other actions: supporting, developing and implementing training and food and nutrition education actions in an integrated manner with the implementation of the National Food and Nutritional Security System and with other food and nutritional security actions; implementing actions to promote healthy eating and combat all forms of malnutrition; and to encourage the implementation of an intersectoral strategy for the prevention and reduction of obesity, it is necessary to hire a specialist in order to develop subsidies for national strategies to promote healthy eating in the school environment. The results will be used to formulate new strategies to be presented by this ministry.

Reporting Lines

The incumbent reports to the Assistant Representative in FAO Brazil - Programme

Technical Focus

Elaboration of subsidies for the elaboration of strategies to promote healthy eating at school.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Prepare a Work Plan, in accordance with the model established by FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, containing the development strategy for all consulting products, which must be delivered together with the first product to be presented;
• Participate in technical meetings with the team of the Department of Promotion of Healthy Eating and other necessary ones, as required by the coordination of the assignment;
• Carry out bibliographical research and survey on effective actions to promote healthy eating at school.
• Develop subsidies with data on consumption, nutritional status and determinants in children and adolescents in Brazil;
• Prepare a proposal for a document to support the Department for the Promotion of Healthy Eating in order to draw up a strategy for promoting healthy eating in the school environment; Support the organization and preparation of actions provided for in the Interministerial Technical Cooperation Agreement to promote healthy eating and strengthen agriculture in the school environment; Map organizations that work with children and young people; In local assessment of experiences to be explored, analyzed and studied;
• Carry out a survey of other secondary information and develop other activities necessary for the execution of the assignment;
• Organize and systematize the information collected;

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING:

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition;
• At least of 3 (three) years of experience in public policies and/or academic research related to the topic of consulting;
• Working knowledge (level C) of Portuguese and (level A) in English;
• National of Brazil or legally authorized to work in Brazil.

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skill

• Desirable:
• Specialization and/or Master's Degree;
• At least of 2 (two) years of experience in monitoring and evaluation of public policies in the area of Food and Nutrition;

THE INFORMATION RELATING TO YOUR CURRICULUM VITAE MUST BE COMPLETED IN PORTUGUESE

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.