Position: Food System Intern (Helen Keller)__Deadline:20-March

Location:  Takeo (1) and Kampong Thom (1) 

 

Guided by the remarkable legacy of its co-founder, Helen Keller, Helen Keller Intl (Helen Keller) partners with communities that are striving to overcome longstanding cycles of poverty.
By delivering the essential building blocks of good health, sound nutrition, and clear vision, we help millions of people create lasting change in their own lives. Working in 20 countries – across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the United States – and together with a global community of supporters, we ensure every person has the opportunity – as Helen did – to reach their true potential.

With funding from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, our country programs are implementing a suite of five lifesaving health services: supplementing women with essential vitamins and minerals during pregnancy, supporting optimal breastfeeding, improving diets for infants and young children, screening children for acute malnutrition and getting treatment to them as early as possible and delivering vitamin A.

Our program, known as Transforming Lives, also drives complementary food systems actions that improve women’s diets, protect and promote the diets of infants and young children, and secure access to essential nutrients.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is sponsoring a cohort of one-year internships in the countries where Transforming Lives is being implemented. The program is adapted to the context of each country, and the specific elements of the five lifesaving interventions will vary accordingly. As a result, the details of each internship will vary according to the needs of the country. The common thread of the internships is that each intern will be recruited from a country where the program is active, and they will contribute to the learning agenda of that country's program.

The Food System Interns will be employed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and seconded to Helen Keller Cambodia, where they will be supervised by the Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Lead. Throughout the internship, they will work closely with Helen Keller’s country office staff and partner organizations and may interact with program clients.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the NSAL in developing weekly, monthly, and annual work plans as requested.
• Support the preparation and organization of meetings, workshops, and other related events.
• Contribute to the preparation of reports, meeting minutes, and project documentation, including case studies.
• Provide administrative and logistical support such as drafting letters, typing and translating documents, organizing project materials, and processing travel advance and transportation requests.
• Conduct field visits to provide technical support and coaching to CAOs on nutrition- sensitive agriculture practices.
• Conduct spot-checks with target households to ensure they receive support from CAOs according to the project plan.
• Support CAOs in delivering nutrition-sensitive agriculture training to households with children under five, particularly those with SAM/MAM cases, as well as to schools.
• Promote climate-resilient and nutrient-rich food production at household and school levels.
• Assist CAOs in conducting village mapping to identify households with home gardens, SAM/MAM cases, water sources, latrines, and other relevant infrastructure.
• Prepare and submit weekly and monthly progress reports to the Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Lead.
• Support data collection and monitoring of INAS interventions as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree (or at least 4th year in the university) in horticulture, agriculture, or a related field.
• Some experience working with government officials at the sub-national level, particularly in the agriculture sector.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to conduct trainings and facilitate bi-monthly meetings with CAOs, Health Centers, schools, CC, and households with children under five.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for engaging with local authorities and partners.
• Willing to travel to and stay in the remote/rural areas.
• Proficiency in speaking and writing in Khmer.

FAIRNESS, BELONGING AND ZERO TOLERANCE TO ABUSE

• Help develop and maintain an environment that welcomes and develops a diverse workforce.
• Foster a work environment where everyone feels valued and included.
• Support employees’ evaluation and promotion processes based on skills and performance.
• Promote a safe, secure, and respectful environment for all members of the Helen Keller family, stakeholders in general, and particularly for the communities we serve.
• Follow Helen Keller Code of Conduct, helping to prevent any type of abuse, including workplace harassment, sexual abuse and exploitation, and trafficking in persons.
• Adhere to the Organizational Core Values.

Please send CV and cover letter to
Email:      cambodia.recruitment@hki.org
Phone:    
Website: https://helenkellerintl.org/careers/us-international
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