Livelihoods and Food Security Officer at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Location: Mubi, Adamawa

Job Descriptions

• NRC is looking for a Livelihood and Security Officer for our field offices in Mubi, Adamawa State in Northern Nigeria.
• The purpose of the Livelihood and Food Security Officer is to ensure the Implementation of Livelihood and Food Security programme activities in Adamawa State
• NRC initiated country operations in Nigeria in June 2015, in order to respond to the critical and increasing needs in the country. NRC currently has a full team based in Maiduguri and a coordination office in Abuja. NRC is currently providing services across various sectors namely; Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI); Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH); and Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA, Education Livelihood and Food Security; in order to address identified humanitarian needs.
• The Livelihood and Food Security Officer reports to the Livelihood and Food Security Coordinator
• Internal and Female Candidates are strongly advised to apply.

Job Descriptions

• Conduct livelihoods assessments to determine the most viable income-generating activities.
• Responsible for coordination with all key stakeholders and register project beneficiaries.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and partners in training of beneficiaries on small scale business, income generating activities and vocational skills.
• Coordinate the food security activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans
• Ensure adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements
• Involve and inform communities and community leaders about the activities
• Break down the annual operational plans into weekly, monthly and quarterly implementation plans
• Coordinate with relevant partners working in the same implementation areas
• Ensure that procurement, development and distribution of materials and equipment are timely and according to procedures
• Supervise, train and develop a team of livelihood /food assistance
• Prepare periodic progress reports and other documents as required
• Investigate and facilitate the introduction of new technology, methods and approaches in order to improve the quality of the activities

Qualifications

• B.Sc in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Social Sciences
• Work experience from the Borno/Adamawa context preferred
• Experience and understanding of Selection, Planning and Management (SPM) of Income Generating Activities (IGAs) both farm and off-farm.
• Proven experience in Income Generation Activities and
• Proven experience in Vocational Skills Training
• Experience in beneficiary skills training and distribution of conditional business grants or small business startup kits.
• Experience from working in livelihoods and food security humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Knowledge of the context in Northeast Nigeria
• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
• Highest standard of ethics and integrity
• Ability to work in insecure environments
• Communicating with respects

Job Requirements
Education field:

• Agricultural / Forestry / Aquaculture
• Education title: Bachelors' degree in Agricultural Economics or Relevant Course

Education level

• College / University, Bachelor's degree

Personal qualities:

• Handling insecure environments
• Empowering and building trust
• Managing performance and development
• Planning and delivering results
• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
• Communicating with impact and respect: 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.

Language:

• English

We Offer

• Commencement: June 2019
• Duration: Twelve (12) months
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions ( Grade Level 5 Step 1)
• Duty stations: Mubi with 5% frequent travels. Travel outside duty stations is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.
• An approved health certificate will be requested before contract start.