Food Security Coordinator at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Job Description
In the coming year, one of NRC’ main focus will be to provide the displacement affected populations including IDPs, returnees and the local host communities including IDP camps in Borno State with adequate food security and livelihood solutions. NRC is therefore seeking a Food Security Coordinator for the NRC Field Office in Maiduguri, Nigeria for 2016. The Food Security Coordinator reports to the Food Security Programme Manager, Nigeria.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Adherence to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines, policies and procedures and other food security
• tools and handbooks
• Management of food security project field staff
• Contribute to food security strategy development according to plan of action and provide input on needs and
• gaps from relevant area
• Manage and implement delegated portfolio of food security projects (activities, budget and project
• documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality,
• and provide regular reports to PM.
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and asses new and better ways to assist
• Develop and manage project budget, as delegated from PM
• Investigate and facilitate introduction of new technology, method and approaches in order to improve the
• quality of the activities
• Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities
• Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
• Liaison and collaborate with relevant local authorities and stakeholders
• Coordinate, involve and inform communities and community leaders about the activities
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy

Qualifications

• Proven experience from working with food security projects in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Proven experience from project implementation in Cash/ voucher transfers, Income Generation Activities and Backyard Vegetable Gardening
• University degree in Agronomy, or other relevant educational background combined with relevant professional experience, such as livelihood and market based approaches.
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• High-level competency in computer skills (Microsoft Office applications, AutoCAD, or similar)
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Fluency in Kanuri and Hausa languages

Personal qualification:

• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
• Highest standards of ethics and integrity
• Ability to work in insecure environments
• Communicating with impact and respect
• All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four
• organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable

We Offer

• Commencement: As soon as possible
• Contract period: One year (with possibility of extension)
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s directions