FSL Assistant - Agroforestry at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Location: Damasak, Borno

Job Summary

• The positions are based in Damasak, Borno State and reports to the FSL Sector Manager.
• The FSL Assistant is required to implement agricultural activities within the assigned local government area ensuring Action Against Hunger food security and livelihood interventions are fully integrated with other programmes at the facility and community level under the SDC funded project.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Facilitate community mobilization towards farming program.
• Facilitate trainings on dry season vegetable production, compost making and tree seedling nursery.
• Work with traditional committees to ensure the identification and selection of beneficiaries and provide information to ensure accountability, fairness and transparency during implementation of activities.
• Participate in beneficiary registration and distribution of beneficiary ID cards.
• Work closely with community structures to follow up on implementation of agriculture planned activities with the support from the agriculture officer.
• Collect information and data on food security at LGA level through surveys, assessments, market price monitoring and regular post distribution monitoring of beneficiary households.
• Mobilization and awareness raising about the organization, program objectives and activities to local authorities and the population, and act as a link between the Organization and the beneficiaries (at LGA level).
• Prepare project activity reports on a weekly basis (bi - weekly and monthly updates, success stories, case studies etc.).
• Other tasks as assigned.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of National Diploma in FSL related studies e.g. Agricultural-Economics, Natural Resource Management, Anthropology, Disaster Risk Management etc.
• One year relevant work experience in extension services on vegetable nursery, compost making, tree seedling management and work experience in conflict/insecure humanitarian contexts.
• Previous experience with FSL interventions (i.e. income generation activity, agriculture/livelihoods).
• Fluency in Hausa and other local languages (Fulani and Kanuri).