Associate Manager, Climate-Smart Food Systems & Nutrition

Helen Keller International Philippines; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Helen Keller Intl Philippines seeks an Associate Manager, Food Systems Programs to lead technical design and delivery of climate-smart agriculture, food systems, and nutrition-sensitive projects across multiple sites. You will ensure quality, coordinate stakeholders, and supervise technical staff, with a focus on governance and sustainability of interventions.

You will integrate nutrition outcomes with agriculture programs, promote gender-responsive approaches, and build capacity among teams and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture or related field.
• At least four years of progressive experience in food systems, nutrition-sensitive agriculture, livelihoods, community development, or multi-sectoral nutrition programming.
• Provide technical support across multiple donor-funded projects, including work planning, implementation monitoring, and budgeting inputs.
• Experience in capacity building, technical mentoring, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for technical and implementation challenges.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Fluent in English and Filipino (Tagalog), written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical planning, implementation oversight, and quality assurance for climate-smart agriculture, food systems, and nutrition-sensitive programming across projects and areas.
• Develop annual implementation plans and detailed work plans with project teams and partners.
• Advise on climate-smart agriculture and nutrition-sensitive approaches and livelihood strengthening initiatives.
• Integrate agriculture and food systems with nutrition outcomes across various programs.
• Promote gender-responsive approaches in design and delivery of interventions.
• Strengthen governance and sustainability of nutrition-sensitive programs.
• Build collaboration with government, development partners, and stakeholders.
• Supervise technical staff and provide performance feedback.
• Deliver capacity strengthening for staff and local partners on nutrition-sensitive food systems approaches.
• Provide inputs to monitoring and evaluation systems for agriculture and nutrition interventions.

Skills

English

Filipino (Tagalog)

Education

Bachelor's degree in agriculture, agronomy, rural development, food systems, nutrition, community development, or related field

Job description

Helen Keller Intl Philippines seeks an Associate Manager, Food Systems Programs to lead technical design and delivery of climate-smart agriculture, food systems, and nutrition-sensitive projects across multiple sites. You will ensure quality, coordinate stakeholders, and supervise technical staff, with a focus on governance and sustainability of interventions.

You will integrate nutrition outcomes with agriculture programs, promote gender-responsive approaches, and build capacity among teams and