Livelihoods and Food Security Assistant Somalia Baardheere

  • Location:
  • Salary:
    negotiable / YEAR
  • Job type:
    FULL_TIME
  • Posted:
    3 months ago
  • Category:
    Agriculture, Economics, Environment and Natural Resources, Fisheries and Forestry, Security
  • Deadline:
    21/09/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

Specific Responsibilities:

  1. Assist in stakeholder sensitisation of project(s).
  2. Ensure communities are mobilized and information about the project(s) is shared before project start.
  3. Participate in the beneficiaries’ identification, verification, selection and registration in the project area.
  4. Ensure that all the registered beneficiaries receive all the assistance due to them timely.
  5. Lead in conducting regular meetings with target beneficiaries, community committee members and local leadership.
  6. Ensure that output data and reports are shared with the supervisor timely.
  7. Lead in the collection of baseline, post distribution and endline data/information.
  8. Ensure that regular meetings are held with stakeholders; beneficiaries, non-beneficiaries and community committee members to discuss project progress and challenges etc.
  9. Participate in the implementation of the plan of action, review achievement and constraints, and provide feedback accordingly
  10. Assist the project staff and partners in encouraging and sensitizing public opinion on Protection issues and Rights focused activities
  11. Conduct field visits and interviews with target beneficiaries to map the unmet needs, and identify any other significant issues to be reported as appropriate
  12. Receive and maintain information from IDPs coming to the NRC office and report their requests
  13. Participate in weekly market price monitoring and monthly project outputs and outcomes monitoring
  14. Keep track of the distribution of inputs, cash/vouchers and training activities.
  15. As requested, assist the Project Manager on other Project tasks

Our Ideal Candidate:

We are looking for a university degree preferably  in agriculture, nutrition, social sciences, development studies with at least minimum of 3-5 years relevant working experience especially livelihoods programming

Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts and Training in Purchasing and Supplies preferred.

Formal training or certification in grievance handling, mediation, or alternative dispute resolution

Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.  Fluency in English, both written and verbal.

We are particularly looking for a positive individual with strong communication skills, who can build trust and confidently navigate both internally and externally at different levels.

In this position you will join highly motivated and expert staff who are making a difference to the most vulnerable people.

What We Offer:

Contract period: 12 months  with possible extension

Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions

Travel: Some

Duty station: Baardhere

NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners and to check that its partners have not been involved in illegal activities. NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.

NB: All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable​.

Additional Information:

Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline

Email and paper applications will not be considered

 

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.
Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world’s most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.
At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.
Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:
• treat everyone with respect and dignity
• contribute to building a safe environment for all
• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)
• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH
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