Food Security Officer at International Medical Corps

Location: Maiduguri

Job Summary

• Reporting to the Nutrition Coordinator, the Food Security Officer will provide leadership and management of all aspects of the food security and livelihood integrated to CMAM project/s in Maiduguri LGA in Borno.
• He/ She will be responsible for the implementation food security /cash/food voucher transfer component and ensuring program quality, completion of activities within allocated funding and project period, and identifying new needs for program expansion and improvement.
• The Food Security Officer will be spending full of his/her time in Maiduguri.

Essential Responsibilities

• Respect the dignity of the beneficiaries, careers and members of the community
• Supervise and lead the management of emergency food security activities related to active projects linked to the CMAM program within the Maiduguri LGA.
• Support the team to define the implementing methodology, to organize trainings, to define and implement a realistic working plan, to setup monitoring and evaluation tools, adapted to cash and vouchers approaches.
• Organize and take an active part in field and rapid assessments, market mapping and analysis, beneficiaries selection in order to collect information and data needed for the design, monitoring and evaluation cash based activities.
• Analyze and control the technical performance of active projects, improving the technical relevance of the food voucher response including data collection analysis, baseline and surveys definition, in closed cooperation with CMAM Interventions
• Responsible to the food voucher transfer for the overall quality of the project management and of any methodological tools used in project implementation, supporting the definition and implementation of integrated approach projects between the other.
• In coordination with the nutrition coordinator to contribute to the management of the project team through the definition of responsibilities, evaluation of technical capacities and training/capacity building according to donors’ cash and vouchers approaches
• In coordination with the nutrition coordinator, finance and logistic to ensure project budget, equipment and local supply planning as well as the efficient management of financial resources (in line with donor procedures, national law and IMC procedures)
• Ensure regular project reporting in a timely manner and in compliance with donor format and guidelines
• Ensure proper field staff management and coordination, identification of project staff and administration needs
• Ensure timely communication with field and effective coordination with other food security partners in Borno state
• Ensure active participation to cluster’s or other relevant meeting
• Communicate in a timely manner any changes in project planning due to security constraints to the security manager *Ensure that procurements are timely initiated, monitored and prioritized by the logistics team;
• Assist Nutrition Coordinator monitor and ensure spending against plan, and analyze monthly financial reports; Ensure that program spending is in line with original plan and burn rate balances with implementation progress; Foster linkages with partners including agriculture offices, UNICEF and private sector institutions for effective implementation of the program

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Agriculture or other relevant certifications
• At least two (2) years’ experience in humanitarian interventions focusing on food security and nutrition
• An understanding of food security interventions.
• Good command of English and knowledge of Hausa is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office