City Adviser to Nairobi (Food)

Job Description Position Title:

City Adviser to Nairobi (Food Systems)

Department:

Global Initiatives

Reporting To:

Regional Director, Africa

Location:

Nairobi

Salary:



KES 2,934,500 per annum

Term:



Fixed Term Contract – 12 months







Background The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, now in its 12th year, connects more than 90 of the world’s greatest cities which have committed to tackling climate change. We bring mayors from around the world together to learn from each other in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating resilient, sustainable and low carbon cities. C40 cities represent more than 650 million urban citizens and their economies account for 25% of global GDP. Our recent ‘Deadline 2020’ report sets out the critical role that the world’s major cities have to play in delivering the historic Paris Agreement to prevent catastrophic climate change. C40’s growing team of 150+ staff is headquartered in London, with offices in New York, Rio de Janeiro, Copenhagen, Beijing and Paris, and individual staff based across 25+ different locations. C40 has an operating budget of c.$25m per year and is primarily funded through the generous support of philanthropic foundations. The strategic direction of the organization is determined by an elected Steering Committee of C40 mayors, which is chaired by the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo. Three-term Mayor of New York City Michael R. Bloomberg serves as President of the Board of Directors, which is responsible for operational oversight. A seven person management team, led by Executive Director, Mark Watts, leads the day-to-day management of C40. C40 Initiatives and Networks Working across multiple sectors and issues, C40 convenes networks that provide a range of services in support of cities’ climate change efforts. C40 has 16 networks organised under 5 initiative areas covering the mitigation, adaptation and sustainability topics of highest priority to C40 cities and with the potential for the greatest climate impact. C40 is also positioning cities as a leading force for climate action around the world, defining and amplifying their call to national governments for greater support and autonomy in creating a sustainable future. C40 networks help cities replicate, improve and accelerate climate action. These city-only working groups provide for honest knowledge exchange, enabling cities to tap into the global expertise of their peers as well as connect with technical partners. Through networks, cities find opportunities to undertake joint projects in areas of mutual interest and benefit. C40 networks also amplify individual city solutions by providing a global platform for showcasing city successes. The result is that cities' climate actions to reduce GHGs and climate risks are bolder, more impactful, implemented faster, at a lower cost and with less resources than if they were to go it alone. No other organisation facilitates such deep connections amongst city staff across 50+ countries, 20 time zones and 26 languages to accelerate local action with major global impact.

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Position Description The C40 Food Systems Network is part of C40’s Food, Water and Waste Programme. Food production accounts for 11% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, rising to 30% when distribution and land use are included. Cities have strong authority over many aspects of urban food systems. The network, in partnership with the EAT Foundation, supports cities efforts to create and implement integrated food policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase resilience and deliver health outcomes. The network helps cities advance and accelerate action by transferring existing knowledge, creating an environment of positive encouragement and friendly competition, and using the power of the collective to develop high impact joint projects which have a multiplier effect. The Food Systems network focuses on issues such as food procurement and sustainable diets; food production; food distribution; food waste; and governance.



The Food Systems City Adviser will be the C40 focal point in developing Nairobi’s Food Systems Strategy, bringing together the integration/linkage with the existing policies and plans (e.g. Climate Action Plan) and the implementation mechanism (Food Action Plan). They will draw from substantial work on Nairobi’s Food System Status completed through the NADHALI project, a project developed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) which is coming to an end (http://www.fao.org/in-action/nadhali/en/). Additionally, the City Adviser will work within Nairobi City County to further the importance of sound urban food system. He/She will help facilitate regular discussions with other cites of the C40 Food Systems Network. The City Adviser will also support the development of a resource mobilization strategy, and connect the city to resources across the C40 Food Systems Network, FAO, and other technical partners. Furthermore, the City Adviser will support the city’s staff in organizing and facilitating meetings of the food systems multi-stakeholder platform when needed. The C40 City Adviser’s relationship with the Nairobi City County Government and other key stakeholders is critical for efficient and effective delivery. The City Adviser will be based at the Nairobi City County offices in Nairobi, Kenya, and will report to the C40 Regional Director, Africa in support of the C40 Food Systems Network. The position is a C40 role, funded by FAO financial support to C40. The Nairobi City Adviser will be the first food focused C40 City Adviser, but they will join a cohort of C40 City Advisers across several cities in Africa. As an ‘on the ground’ ambassador in Nairobi, the City Adviser will also help to support the partnership between the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and the Nairobi City County Government, and with FAO. This will include identifying and facilitating opportunities for collaboration, learning, innovation, action and advocacy, building local capacity, and building connections with other C40 cities and initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in integrated urban food systems; substantial experience working with cities on food systems; and excellent problem solving, project management and communication skills. Responsibilities: Working closely with the political and operational leadership within Nairobi City County Government, C40’s Food Systems Network Manager and Regional Director for Africa, and in collaboration with FAO, the Nairobi City Adviser will develop and deliver a varied technical assistance programme to support the Nairobi Government in: • Developing the Nairobi Food Systems Strategy. • Synthesizing and analyzing consultancy reports, baseline data and tools generated through the NADHALI project to come up with scenarios and recommendations for further development of the food system in Nairobi, including the convening of stakeholders for validation through multi-stakeholder validation workshops. • Supporting Nairobi City County staff fill gaps in the food system data through further research/baseline data collection, particularly: o Production component of food system C40.SOP/HR/001 F2

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Processing component of food system

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Suitability of air, water, soils for food production in Nairobi City County

• Facilitating multi-stakeholders engagement. • Supporting the integration/linkage of the food systems strategy in/with the existing municipal plans and strategies (e.g. Climate Action Plan). • Supporting the organization of a “Mayoral visit” for the Governor of Nairobi and the County Executive Committee Member for Food, Agriculture and Forestry Sector to a city that is well advanced on urban Food Systems. • Contributing to the identification of opportunities for involving the Governor of Nairobi in a mayoral sideevent on food systems during a big event like UN Habitat events or Africities or C40 Mayoral Summit. • Supporting and facilitating Nairobi’s engagement with other cities of the C40 Food System Network through regular discussions, webinars and/or workshops. • Providing advice and staff support to the city government on food security, nutrition and food systems and sharing of best practices from other cities, including exposing staff to operational food systems in other cities in C40 Network. • Supporting the development of an action plan and resource mobilization strategy to deliver the Food System Strategy. • Ensuring consistency between the food systems strategy and national policies, including but not limited to agriculture, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture strategies, food security and nutrition strategies, rural development etc. The Adviser will consult and collaborate with the FAO officer seconded to the national Ministry of Agriculture through the EU-FAO FIRST program (http://www.fao.org/europeanunion/euprojects/first/fr/) • Developing trust and strong relationships with the city government, international agencies and other key stakeholders and partners. • Providing an interim and final detailed technical report highlighting the key activities and the achievements, and including suggestions for implementing similar activities (e.g. food system planning adviser model) in the future. Person Specification: • A relevant post-graduate degree; • Substantial experience in government, business or NGO sectors with a focus on sustainability and/or climate change and food, and substantive experience working with or within municipal governments; • Experience in working with climate change adaptation-focused plans; • Excellent project-management, strategic thinking and analytical capabilities; • Demonstrable problem-solving, budget and people management experience, including working with UN agencies, and ability to manage multiple parallel tasks; • Strong interpersonal, relationship building and written and verbal communication skills, combined with English fluency; • Strong stakeholder engagement experience, as well as experience in developing or facilitating webinars and workshops; • International experience, working across different cultures, languages and time zones. Other Requirements: Applicants must already have the right to work in Kenya. Limited travel may be required as part of the role. Application Process: Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and cover letter to [email protected]. Closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday, 10 June 2018. To learn more about the work of C40 and our cities, please visit www.c40.org, follow us on Twitter @c40cities and like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/C40Cities. C40 is an equal opportunities employer. C40.SOP/HR/001 F2

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