Regional Technical Senior Specialist – Livelihoods | Amman, Jordan | 2025 At Chemonics

Chemonics seeks a Regional Technical Senior Specialist – Livelihoods (RTSS-LH) in support of the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) 8 Decision Support (DS) project to be based in Amman, Jordan. The FEWS NET DS project maintains six regional offices (i.e. East Africa; Southern Africa; West Africa; Middle East, North Africa, and Europe; Asia; and Latin America and the Caribbean) that coordinate and oversee technical and administrative management of over 40 country offices. The FEWS NET DS Team uses a livelihoods-based food security analytical framework grounded in Household Economy Analysis (HEA) principles. The RTSS-LH will liaise extensively with Household Economy Analysis (HEA) working groups throughout the region and must be able to articulate FEWS NET’s livelihoods approach, and its relevance for acute food insecurity analysis, to partners. The RTSS-LH will be expected to provide critical inputs to regional decision-support products, technical assistance and guidance to country teams, and training on relevant HEA food security analyses and tools, for FEWS NET and partner staff. The RTSS-LH will contribute to high-quality and effective early warning of threats to food security by supporting efforts to mitigate food insecurity and prevent food crises through the provision of actionable, evidence-based food security analysis. Interested applicants must currently, and in the future, have legal authorization to work in Jordan.

While the preference is for candidates to be based in Jordan, highly qualified candidates who have legal work authorization and are based in other select countries in which FEWS NET 8 operates in may be considered. Countries are as follows:

• Middle East, North Africa, and Europe Region: Jordan, Lebanon and Yemen

We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

FEWS NET is an integrated set of activities funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and is intended to provide timely, accurate, evidence-based, and transparent food security early warning information and analysis. The eighth phase of FEWS NET includes the Decision Support (DS) project which is charged with providing integrated monitoring and analyses of current and forecast acute food insecurity in countries worldwide to support the USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) policy and programmatic decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent work experience) in a discipline relevant to the work of FEWS NET, such as economics, agricultural economics, agronomy, nutrition, climatology, anthropology, or social geography is required. An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or higher) in a discipline relevant to the work of FEWS NET, such as economics, agricultural economics, statistics, or social geography is preferred
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience (with a Master’s degree) or 12 years of relevant experience (with a Bachelor’s degree) to the work of FEWS NET, such as economics, agricultural economics, agronomy, nutrition, climatology, anthropology, or social geography is required
• Proficiency and extensive experience in Household Economy Analysis (HEA) is required
• Previous experience with the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is preferred
• Demonstrated ability to effectively conduct assessments, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and analyze information from relevant sectors using both qualitative and quantitative methods is required
• Demonstrated leadership capacities and an ability to work independently, when necessary is required, as are strong organizational skills
• Demonstrated analytical and report-writing skills are required
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required, including demonstrated ability to coordinate productively with diverse partner stakeholders (e.g., UN, non-governmental organizations, host government entities) and multidisciplinary, multicultural teams, and to work effectively with remote-based colleagues
• Excellent computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint) are required; the ability to effectively use statistical software packages and/or GIS applications is desirable
• Willingness to travel regularly within the region, as well as both internationally as required, security permitting
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
• Proficiency in written and spoken English is required; other local language skills relevant to the region are desirable.