Project Officer - Food Security and Livelihood at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Under the leadership of the Food Security Program Manager, the Food Security and Livelihoods Project Officer (FSLPO) is responsible for conducting and facilitating daily project activities in her/his geographic location, while maintaining relationships with local partner staff as well as vendors and beneficiaries.
• The FSLPO, in collaboration with the local partner, will lead and validate beneficiary selection, ensure compliance with e-voucher methodology, collect data as guided by the MEAL Manager and assist the local partners in reporting.

Specific Job Responsibilities
The FSLPO’s specific responsibilities will include the following:

• Supervise the process of beneficiary selection by the local partner
• Supervise the distribution of e-voucher to selected beneficiaries
• Supervise vendor selection process
• Supervise beneficiaries’ sensitization on dietary diversity and card utilization
• Monitor the monthly food distribution by vendors to ensure beneficiaries redeem their food items appropriately
• Use ICT to collect and transmit data to supervisor
• Prepare and submit to the Food Security Program Manager the liquidation documentation for vendor payment
• Ensure the post distribution household and market surveys are conducted in a timely manner
• Support local implementing partner to carry out monthly field activities
• Collaborate with the local partner to generate monthly program progress reports
• Contribute to the planning, organization and implementation of the final evaluation
• Provide program feedback, report and support of field logistics to project manager

Qualifications

• University degree in, Nutrition, Agriculture or any other relevant equivalent degree
• At least 3 years’ experience in project implementation preferably with an international humanitarian NGO
• Demonstrated experience in data collection
• Experience with or interest in learning ICT4E technology applications for emergency work
• Proven experience in conducting participatory activities for qualitative program monitoring
• Demonstrated commitment to gender responsive programming
• Excellent organizational, analytical, oral and written communication skills
• Team-oriented and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to organize and prioritize a variety of initiatives
• Willingness to travel within Yobe and other parts of Nigeria 60% of the time

Deadline

2, May 2017