Livelihoods and Food Security Coordinator at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for coordination with all key stakeholders  to ensure registration of project beneficiaries according to selected criteria.
• Ensure that procurement is timely and accordance with procedures and policy.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and partners on strengthening farmer and herder capacity, through integrated agricultural and livestock activities, training of beneficiaries on sustainable small-scale business and income generating activities for youth.
• Assist the Project Manager in the planning and design of Climate Smart Agricultural (CSA), inputs support, cash for work programs, income generating activities, business grants delivery modalities & mechanisms, capacity strengthening techniques and modules, taking into consideration seasonality, preferences, market needs, value chain addition in consideration to the market system
• Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
• Liaison and collaborate with relevant local authorities and stakeholders (ADPs, FAO, FADAMMA, Entrepreneurship development institute) to participant in project implementation and to avoid overlaps.
• Contribute to the design of Livelihood and Food Security component and M&E system/ indicators, including electronic systems.
• Undertake needs, vulnerability, post-training and post-distribution survey/ assessments to determine project performance and progress.
• Undertaking food security assessments and analysis.

QUALIFICATIONS

• B.Sc Agronomy, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Crop Science and other related
• Experience working as an Agricultural Extension Agent, income generating, and rural livelihoods system.
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in related position.
• Work experience from the plateau context preferred
• Start-up of livelihoods and food security programs
• Good understanding of climate smart agriculture (CSA)
• Good understanding of Plateau State Agricultural Zones and FADAMA
• Experience with Multi sector approaches
• Work experience of implementing cash/voucher and in-kind distribution of farming inputsand small scale Start-up cash grant and Cash for work activities.
• Solid understanding of Selection, Planning and Management (SPM) of Income Generating Activities (IGAs) both farm and off farm.
• Demonstrated experience in livelihoods programming including income generating activities, (IGAs), VSLAs, Value chain addition, Farmer Field School (FFS)and livestock production and management.
• Good understanding of integrated IGA and Agricultural project development, management and monitoring.
• Experience in Cash and voucher assistance (CVA)
• Work experience in implementation through remote access and monitoring
• Able to speak fluent English and Hausa languages
• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
• Highest standard of ethics and integrity
• Ability to work in insecure environments
• Good communication skills
• Previous experience in conflict and peace resolution
• Preferable knowledge of the following: GIZ procedures