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

Location: Maiduguri, Biu, Damasak, Dikwa & Monguno, Borno

Job Description

• Coordinate irrigation 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 team of irrigation assistants
• Prepare periodic progress reports and other documents as required
• Investigate and facilitate introduction of new technology, methods and approaches in order to improve the quality of the activities

Qualifications

• Bachelors' degree in Civil, Agricultural, Irrigation Engineering with major in Water and Irrigation or equivalent
• Work experience from the Northeast of Nigeria
• Solid experience and minimum 2 years work experience working as Irrigation Engineer developing or rehabilitation of small holder irrigation schemes
• Proven experience in irrigation development (preferable small holder irrigation schemes)
• Experience in beneficiary selection and beneficiary trainings on irrigation equipment maintenance.
• Experience from working in livelihoods and food security humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts

Education field:

• Engineering sciences & technology
• Education title: Bachelors' degree in Civil, Agricultural, Irrigation Engineering with major in Water and Irrigation or equivalent

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.

Miscellaneous info:

• Travel: Some travelling must be expected

We Offer

• Commencement: April 2018
• Duration: 12 months
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions ( Grade Level 5 Step 1)
• Duty stations: Maiduguri; Biu; Damasak; Dikwa and Monguno with 50% frequent travels. Travel outside duty stations is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.
• Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start.