Food Security Officer at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Based in: Maiduguri - with frequent travel in Borno State
Under the direct supervision of: Food Security Supervisor (FS supervisor)

General Objective

• The Food Security Officer (FS officer) is responsible for the qualitative, quantitative and timely implementation of the Food Security activities.

Responsibilities and Tasks
Implementation and monitoring of the Food Security activities:

• S/He implement the daily food security activities according to the schedule such as beneficiaries identification and registration,distribution, sensitization, post-distribution monitoring.

Respect the planning and set-up of the activities:

• S/He collects any relevant information from the communities and partners
• Participate to all assessments for the projects or for new projects
• Analyze the humanitarian situation, taking protection problems into consideration/Do no Harm to the population.

 Community mobilization:

• Ensure that beneficiaries and local populations understand the project goals and agree with the implementation process
• Actively participate to the good collaboration with local leaders
• Act as a liaison with the local population and authorities in order to identify the needs, grievances and major events that could have potential consequences for PUI activity
• S/He ensures the proper training and supervision of the community’s volunteers who take part in the project
• Organize sensitization's for the beneficiaries or community’s members according to the identified needs
• Monitor the work of community volunteers under its responsibility.

Reporting:

• Report to the FS Supervisor on the progress of activities and specific tasks assigned, problems encountered, the quality of relations with beneficiaries.
• Collect, enter and analyze the necessary data according to the need of the project
• Extract and pass on statistics to the team supervisor, deputy project manager and/or program manager

Required Skills
Language skills:

• Fluent in English, Hausa and Kanuri,
• Knowledge of other local language is an asset

Computer Skills:

• Very good in Excel and Word

Qualification

• Diploma or NCE

Work Experience

• 6 months experience in an international or local NGO is an asset
• Experience in a similar position is an asset

Other requirements

• Commitment to the NGO values and principles
• Excellent knowledge of Borno State, willing to travel locally
• Team spirit
• Strong motivation to help people in needs
• Capacity to mobilize community
• Well organized and rigorous
• Conflict resolution and diplomacy experience
• Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organization itself
• Autonomy, neutrality, hard worker
• Able to manage stress and pressure
• Honesty