Food Security Assistant at Salient Humanitarian Organization (SHO)

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Starting date: September, 2020
Duration of contract: 6 Months (Extendable)
Reporting to: Project Coordinator

General Context of the Job/Project
The overall aim of the position is to assist the food security officer, coordinate and manage a timely and effective food security assistance project in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements:

• To support the implementation of NHF FSS Project by assisting the food security officer in undertaking programme activities (community mobilization, verification, registration, food distribution, monitoring and evaluation).
• The role also includes assisting the food security officer in planning and coordination of distribution activities, food distribution planning and reporting.

Job Description

• Adhere to SHO policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines, policies and procedures
• Assist in all the beneficiary identification, registration, verification and distribution of food.
• Supervise casual labourers
• Conduct training and sensitisation activities related to food distributions and nutrition.
• Assist in Planning, supervising and monitoring training, awareness and sensitisation activities, including maintenance and verification of all supporting documentation and activities (e.g. pre- and post-tests).
• Assist in Maintaining records of all activities, in order to complete timely reports for DRC and for external actors, including donors.
• Plan, coordinate and monitor all food distribution-related activities, including screening, referrals and follow up.
• Assist the Livelihoods officer in project documentation.
• Promote the rights of displaced people and affected populations, explore and assess new and better ways to provide timely, effective and appropriate assistance.
• Assist in gap analysis, needs assessment, conducting registration, receiving commodities and distributing to beneficiaries in locations adversely affected by the conflict.
• Perform any other duty assigned by the Food Security Project Coordinator.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Completion of University Degree in Nutrition, Humanities, Health or another relevant degree
• Minimum one year of experience in NGO; ideally involved in the direct implementation of field level humanitarian assistance to refugees or IDPs.
• Experience in community services, women empowerment, youth activities, protection, distribution or registration.

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of Nigerian displacement context.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and team-playing skills.
• Highly flexible, with the ability to use initiative.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and values.

Preferred Experience:

• Proven professional experience working with NGO at a relevant position e.g enumerator, monitor, field and community worker.
• Experience working for NGOs and/ or in Camp setting is a must.
• Experience Working in Northeast Nigeria is a Must
• Positive attitude and a willingness to learn
• Written and spoken fluency in English, Hausa, Kanuri or additional fluency in other local languages an added advantage.
• Ability and Willingness to follow instructions.

Brief Conditions

• SHO reserve the right to close the application before the deadline, if the required number of candidates is attained.
• Candidates will be responsible for his/her own travel, accommodation and feeding during the recruitment process.