Livelihood & Food Security Assistant at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Job Identification Number: 6155
Location: Jos, Plateau
Job Category: Livelihood and Food Security
Reports to: Livelihood & Food Security Officer
Supervision of: Community facilitators, Community volunteers, Survey Enumerators
Travel %: 25%
Project Number: NGFM2022
Duration and type of contract: 6 Months Renewable

Role and Responsibilities

• The purpose of the Project Assistant – Livelihoods and Food Security position is to assist in the day to day implementation of the Food Security project.

Generic Responsibilities (max 10):

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Assist with the implementation of the support function portfolio according to plan of action
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
• Ensure proper filing of documents 
• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function

Specific Responsibilities:

• Together with LFS Officers, the Assistants will be responsible for the implementation of livelihoods and food security activities on the field. -Agriculture, Income Generation Activities, (IGAs), Cash for work (CfW) activities and livestock production and management. 
• Support and carry out the registration of project beneficiaries with supervision from the officer
• Conduct livelihoods assessments to determine most viable income generating activities.
• Support stakeholder and partners in training on project beneficiaries.
• Data collection for project monitoring and evaluation. 
• Coordinate the food security 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 
• Coordinate with relevant partners working in the same implementation areas
• Ensure proper archiving/filling of project documents
• Facilitate the distribution of materials and equipment according to procedures
• Prepare weekly progress reports and other documents as required.
• Supervise, train and develop team of good community facilitators, community volunteers, and survey enumerators
• Coordinate with stakeholders and partners in training of beneficiaries on small scale business, income generating activities, CfW, livestock production & management and FFS
• Supervise distribution of materials and equipment are timely and accordance with the procedures 
• Involve and inform communities and community leaders about the activities, aim and objective
• Explore and facilitate introduction of new technology, method and approaches in order to improve the quality of the activities.

Critical Interfaces:
Relevant interfaces for this position are:

• Strategy and Project Planning: Livelihoods and Food Security Coordinators, Project Manger
• Area Operations: Finance Officer, Logistic Officer, security officer, Access Officers, Protection Officers

Scale and Scope of the Position

• Staff: Non- but will lead Community facilitators, community volunteers, and survey enumerators
• Stakeholders: Community leaders, traditional and religious leaders
• Budgets: None
• Information: GORS, Agresso, and Intranet
• Legal or compliance: NRC terms of employment, NRC Security policy, NRC Code of Conduct.

Context / Specific Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• B.Sc / HND in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Social Sciences or related field
• Work experience from plateau context preferred
• Minimum of two years in related position
• Experience and understanding of Selection, Planning and Management (SPM) of Income Generating Activities (IGAs) both farm and off farm.
• Experience in beneficiary skills trainings and distribution of conditional business grants or small business startup kits.
• Experience in agricultural livelihoods (crop and livestock production), value chain addition and Cash for Work
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Knowledge of the context in plateau state.
• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
• Highest standard of ethics and integrity
• Ability to work in insecure environments
• Communicating with respects
• Ability to speak one additional local language preferred.
• Candidates from Plateau State preferred, 

Competencies:
Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories: 

Professional Competencies:

• These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance. 

Generic Professional Competencies: 

• Experience from working as a Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Some knowledge of English 

Behavioral Competencies (max 6):
These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

• Handling insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect

Performance Management:
The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews: 

• The Job Description 
• The Work and Development Plan 
• The Mid-term/End-of-trial Period Performance Review Template
• The End-term Performance Review Template
• The NRC Competency Framework.