Assistant National Technical Manager (ANTM) at Chemonics International

Roles:

The Assistant National Technical Manager (ANTM) is a senior technical professional who works closely with the National Technical Manager (NTM) to support all FEWS NET activities in Nigeria and serves in a role similar to that of a deputy country representative. Where appropriate, the ANTM will also support remote-monitoring in selected countries. The ANTM is responsible for supporting the NTM in: 

• Efficient, focused food security monitoring, early warning analysis, and response planning;
• Effective communication of this analysis to partners and decision-makers through high quality reports and briefings;
• Capacity strengthening and network management; 
• Conducting strategic planning and executing technical activities including early warning, livelihoods and vulnerability assessments, monitoring tools and methods development, capacity development, markets and trade analysis, response planning; and 
• Collecting, archiving, analyzing and sharing food security data and information. 

Qualifications: 

•       At a minimum, a degree in a discipline that is directly relevant to or provides central skills in food security analysis, including economics, aqricultural economics, agronomy, nutrition, climatology, anthropology, or social geography; 

•       Five years of relevant country or regional experience in early warning/food security information systems, food security analysis, as well as other related fields; 

•GIS applications and mapping skills preferred; 

•Excellent computer skills, including advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; 

•Excellent communication, public speaking, and interpersonal skills; 

•Experience effectively working and coordinating with partners and stakeholders; 

•Willingness to travel extensively throughout Nigeria; 

•Experience conducting field assessments and knowledge of standard data collection methodology; 

•Donor coordination experience; and 

•       Excellent analytical and report-writing skills.