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TITLE: Food Security and Livelifoods Cordinator (1) Opening to: South Sudan, TEAM/PROGRAMME: Program Operations LOCATION: Magwi County GRADE: 3 CONTRACT LENGTH: I year (with possibility of extension)

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one)

Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The post holder is an experienced technical person with degree in Agriculture and rural development, agri-businFood Security and Livelihoods officers, Community agriculture extension workers. who will oversee and provide technical support in the day-to-day planning, implementation, monitoring and coordination of Project title: Economic and social empowerment of vulnerable individuals, in particular youth and women (FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS OFFICERS, COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE EXTENSION WORKERS. ) project activities in Magwi County in line with the project implementation plans and SCI programme quality becnkmarks. In particular, s/he will be responsible for providing technical support in planning, implementation, monitoring and coordination of the youth related business activities in the project. S/he will actively lead in organising youth labour assessment, value chain analysis and develop suitable business and value chain module for implementation of youth related livelihoods activities planned under the project. S/he will work to strengthen market linkages for the supported producers’ groups to realize return on their investments. S/he will drive the project learning pricess and ensure leartnngs drawn from the implementation of the project are used to inform our continuous programming.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports directly to: Area Manager in the Field Dotted Technical line to : FSL Technical Cordinator and FSL Advisor who are base in Juba Staff reporting to this post: Food Security and Livelihoods Officers Budget Responsibilities Yes Role Dimensions:

• Internal: The job holder will work closely with the FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS OFFICERS, COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE EXTENSION WORKERS. implementing team composed of Food Security and Livelihoods officers, Community agriculture extension workers. , MEAL coordinator and officers, Finance, Logistics and HR in Torit.
• External: The job holder will work collaboratively with the relevant County authorities, TVET centers, members of FSL and CWG cluster, local and International NGOs and UN Agencies, private sector in the designated field location.

  KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

1. Project planning, implementation and coordination

• The post holder will oversee and provide technical support in the day-to-day planning, implementation, monitoring and coordination of the FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS OFFICERS, COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE EXTENSION WORKERS. project activities in Magwi County in line with the project implementation plans and SCI programme quality becnkmarks. Regularly develops detailed implementation plans and budget in close consultation with the Area Manager .
• Develops a comprehensive community mobilization plan and take lead in planning and organizing stakeholders and community level project inception and sensitization meetings required to achieve better community understanding, buy-in and participation in the project activities.
• Guide the established youth and women livelihoods and business groups in the development of their business plans based on the identified local market potentials and opportunities using appropriate tools and provide technical business management training relative to the implementation of each selected group’s enterprices.
• Explore and develop the vital linkages between the established business groups and local microfinance institutions such as the Village Saving and Loans Associations and cooperatives to facilitate groups’ access to credit and loans to invest in their businesses and livelihoods development.
• Facilitate establishment and strengthening of vital market linkages between producer cooperative groups and other vital value chain actors in the project areas to promote demand and market driven agricultural production and value chain development.
• Work closely with the TVET centers in planning and organizing of youth development intiatives promoted and supported by the project.
• Assists the Area Manager in the development of project monthly implementation and procurement plans and ensure that all project inputs meant for each interest group are procured well in time and distributed to the groups in a timely manner.
• Develops and strengthen partnership with local private sectors and traders in implementation of cash based assistance and organization of seeds fairs when ever necessary.
• Manages field level coordination with all the relevant local authorities, partners and local Government line departments to promote information sharing and better alignment of humanitarian resources and approaches to achieve maximum impact.

1. Capacity building

• Develops tools for needs and capacity assessment of various business interest groups, and based on the identified gaps, develop group based capacity improvement and training plan.
• Develops technical training guides and materials, and supports the Food Security and Livelihoods officers, Community agriculture extension workers. in trainings of youth and women interest groups on technical aspects of Village Saving and loans (VSLA) implementation, small scale business management and development and marketing and value addition.
• Assess the capacity of the project staff and provide required level of training and mentorship to enhance their project implementation skills and ensure quality project delivery and performance.
• Responsible for collecting and transalting project learnings into innovations that can shape our programming and have positive lasting impact on children.
• Supports the Agribusiness officers and community development mobilisers in planning and organising group based exchange and exposure visits to promote peer-to-peer learning, and experience sharing required to boost morale and improve performance of groups.

1. Monitoring, evaluation and reporting

• Supports the Area Manager in planning and conducting a comprehensive value chain analysis and develops actionable plans for investment in value chain development within the agricultural, fisheries and livestock sector. S/He will also be required to train project staff on aspects of value chain addition and development.
• With support of the MEAL team, actively participates in conducting market feasibility and risks analysis and ensure routine market prices information is shared with the technical team at PDQ to inform the CVA planning and implementation planned under the FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS OFFICERS, COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE EXTENSION WORKERS. project.
• Actively participate in planning and organizing youth labour market and value chain assessment required to inform youth livelihoods development initiatives planned under the project.
• Regularly monitor and supervise the activities of the various interest groups in the field to track progress and provide the necessary on-field mentoring support to improve group performance and results. With support of the MEAL team, participate in populating the IPTT data for the project.
• Actively participate in documentation of project learning and impact case stories and ensure that all lessons learned and best practices are properly documented and used to inform project management decision making processes and project design.
• With support of the MEAL team, facilitate any relevant project assessments and evaluation, including planning and organization of PDM, post harvest assessment, etc.
• Actively participate in regular project reviews and facilitation of both internal and external evaluation missions.
• Support the Project Manager in preparation of monthly and quarterly project reports using donor or SCI approved reporting templates.
• With support from MEAL team, develop and maintain an upto date data project base for all level of support provided by the project.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Area Manager

  BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

  QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters Degree in Agriculture and rural Development (added advantage)
• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness, Agriculture and rural development, Food Security, Microfinance and business administration.

  EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• At least NOT less than 5 years of working experience in agriculture sector or FSL either with local or international NGOs or government
• Strong agronomy background and implementing resilient projects in developing communities
• Experience in implementation of integrated FSL and CVA interventions within an emergency and development context and have better practical experience and working knowledge of community level microfinance and agribusiness and value chian development.
• Indepth understanding of project cycle management, with particular experience in participatory planning, implementation and results based monitoring of project activities.
• Motivated self-starter, able to carry out work independently but also coordinate effectively as part of a team;
• Proven skills on managing changes, achieving results, ensuring quality, team building and capacity building.
• Ability and willingness to work under pressure as part of a professional team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including cultural sensitivity, assertiveness and negotiating skills.
• Demonstrated planning and organizational skills;
• Good spoken and written fluency in English and computer literacy (MS Office and email/internet);
• Excellent report writing skills
• Familiar with local context in the proposed location and can effectively navigate challenges in this location.

Desireable

• Practical experience in implementation of community based microfinance, agribusiness and value chain development, and cash voucher assistance(CVA).

  Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.