Livelihood Officer (Livestock Specialist) at INTERSOS

Duty Station: Banki, Ngala; Borno State– North East Nigeria (100% field)
Starting date: 15 th January 2019
Duration of contract: 9 months
Reporting to: Livelihood Coordinator
Dependents: No

2. General context of the project
The Armed Opposition Group (AOG) started in 2009 and Maiduguri was the epicentre of the armed conflict. The
armed conflict later spread to all twenty-seven (27) Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Borno State, North East Nigeria. The conflict took an international dimension as it spread to the neighbouring countries of Cameroun, Niger
and Chad, resulting in the displacement of millions of people across all four frontiers. The Armed Opposition Group (AOG) has been killing people in both rural and urban centres in their quest to form a hairline Islamic State in the
north east of Nigeria. A high number of towns and cities have been burned and destroyed. Social services and amenities have also been destroyed and are now non-existent. Agricultural activities which used to be the source of
food security and livelihoods among the rural communities of the North East are no longer existent. Joint military operations by Cameroun, Nigeria, Chad and Niger have resulted in the liberation of 15 LGAs.

3. Tasks and responsibilities
The Livelihood office should provide field activity supervision. He should promotes and values participatory approaches throughout the project cycle (identification of beneficiaries, awareness raising and
sensitisation, Livelihood project activities, Pre and Post Activities Monitoring (PDM) as well as monitoring and evaluation under direct supervision of Livelihood Coordinator. During absence of Livelihood Coordinator, the
position will be wholly accountable for project under direct supervision of PM (National / Expatriate).

Specifically:

• Facilitate INTERSOS staff, donors’ program staff visiting in field and other key stakeholders for a coordinated implementation of project activities
• Monitor all Livelihood-related activities, including Livestock Management activities etc
• Formation of Livelihood project committees
• Conducting project orientation, awareness and implementation training sessions
• Line management for the Livelihood Project Assistants / casual worker / enumerator working for specific livelihood project activities
• Coordinate, supervise and manage the INTERSOS livelihood project implementation as per plan and

REPORTING;

• Participate and Provide primary level information / Assessment / Analysis timely & accurately;
• Ensure adherence to INTERSOS policies, guidance and procedures at field level;
• Provide Livelihood sectoral reports to the Livelihood Project Manager / Coordinator as required;
• Provide regular project progress reports to the Field Coordinator;
• Manage & utilize project budget as per provide limitation for specific activities ensuring transparency and documentation in time;
• Follow up as per provided / guided technical direction for the Livelihood activities and ensure high technical quality of project;
• Ensure that the project targets the beneficiaries that are most vulnerable and most in need;
• Participate in monitoring, PDMs / assessment / verification process with PM;
• Ensure to enhance own capacity building by identifying need to immediate supervisor;
• Implement other tasks as might be required with relation to the INTERSOS Country Program in Nigeria.

4. Required profile/experience

• B.Sc. in Animal Management / DVM with  community experience 04 year
• Minimum 3 years of experience from at national level project implementation position in a humanitarian / developmental context;
• Experience in working in complex and volatile contexts;
• Technical Livelihood knowledge of Livestock Management;
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities;
• Experience in leadership and problem solving;
• Fluency in English, Hausa;
• Capacity to adapt to basic living conditions;
• Ability to put up with job pressure;
• Ability to deliver high quality work within tight deadlines;
• Strong negotiation skills;

5. Brief Conditions

• 6. INTERSOS reserve right to transfer position as per need / project demand any time during the project. Position will be based in one of base following INTERSOS provided basic and shared accommodation – Banki /
• Gamboru/Ngala
• Staff will responsible to cater for their food at duty station;
• For any sort of field / official visit, travel to & from will be responsibility of INTERSOS including food allowance
• but travelling from home to duty station will be staff own responsibility (in some cases facilitation could be provided as per urgency);
• No TA/DA will be provided for the field work for which staff will be appointed;
• INTERSOS forbids all forms of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse;
• Other Terms & Condition will be part of Job Contract;