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  • Posted: Jun 29, 2021
    Deadline: Jul 11, 2021
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    VSO is the world’s leading international development organisation that uses volunteers to fight poverty and reduce inequality. Our vision is simple: a world without poverty. Our approach is unique: sending skilled volunteers from sectors such as health, education and business to work with partners who have requested our help. VSO enables a two-way e...
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    National Graduate Volunteer - SPARK Project Support

    Type of Role: Advocacy policy and research
    Duration: 9 Months (Possibly Starting July 2021)
    Start Date: 26th July, 2021
    Mode of Delivery: Working From Home and at Project Location

    Role Overview

    • Working from home and at project location -  In this role, you will spend some time providing part-time remote support (e.g. from your home) to VSO projects or partners, and also a set period working full-time in the project location and/or VSO office.
    • This national volunteer role will facilitate the conduct of vulnerability context analysis, documentation/ knowledge management, coordination, reporting, liaison and networking.
    • The volunteer will work closely with VSO projects and ensure that all VSO projects are integrating resilience concept.
    • S/he is also responsible for providing technical support on risk assessment, understanding the shocks and stresses and building capacity for resilience of VSOs primary actors, projects and partners, government, and other stakeholders.
    • S/he will support Vulnerability Capacity Assessment (VCA), understanding climate change effects and making contingency/preparedness plan for primary actors to mitigate such effects.

    Job Purpose

    • This National Graduate volunteer role will contribute to the Safe Pace and Resilience Community strategy, analysis, documentation/ knowledge management, coordination, reporting, and liaison.
    • The NGV-SPARC will work closely with VSO teams and primary actors to ensure that all VSO projects are integrating resilience concept.
    • S/he will support In collaboration with existing/identified networks and MDAs such as SEMA/NEMA, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, State and community level aimed at strengthening emergency response in conflict/hazard situations and enhances sustainability of basic services.

    Responsibilities
    Technical Support:

    • Support stakeholder mapping of humanitarian and resilience stakeholders.
    • Support in Conducting risk assessments and community disaster risk preparedness and management plans
    • Assist in developing a training module on resilience and humanitarian aid disaster preparedness.
    • Oversee and provide technical input to the design Resilience /DRR systems, procedures, framework, tools and guidelines as needed for the Project
    • Provide technical support to VSO projects on integration of resilience in alignment to VSO core approaches, strategies and guidelines and in compatible with the context analysis

    Knowledge Management:

    • Support resilience teams including the VSO Project in collection and or publication of good practices, success stories, project outcome documents, etc. in resilience work with Communication, Learning to develop knowledge products, communication materials and other IEC materials to promote awareness raising about Resilience and peaceful community

    Capacity Building:

    • Support in building the capacity of VSO team, partners and external stakeholders on resilience frameworks and toolkits including on Core Humanitarian Standards.
    • Provide training, support and coaching to partner staff on development of Disaster Risk Management Plan and Community Disaster Risk Management Plan and tools such as Participatory Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments (PVCA) to develop risk management plans
    • Support in Community engagement and intervention.

    Monitoring and Reporting:

    • Set agreed indicators and milestones based on the result framework developed
    • Provide feedback to the programme team based on the field monitoring visits
    • Support the project team in developing high quality project/ programme reports regarding resilience perspective
    • Liaise with VSO colleagues and some project partners to ensure timely submission of contributions.

    Networking and Project Logistics Support:

    • Coordinate and build relationship with SPARC global team, VSO project/program, government, CSOs, partners and private sectors.
    • Support in arranging venue, resources, and stationery for projects workshops and trainings
    • Facilitate the organization partner meetings and field risk assessment processes.

    Key Performance Idicators

    • Most vulnerable areas and causes of vulnerability identified
    • Disaster risk preparedness and management plans developed.
    • Training module on resilience and humanitarian aid and disaster preparedness developed
    • Workshops/ training / coaching on disaster risk preparedness and management conducted.

    Professional Skills and Qualifications

    • Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Resilience / DRR or any relevant field, with relevant work experience in the design and implementation of disaster risk reduction or other related areas in the rural context.
    • Practical experience and knowledge on global and national DRR related policies and practices, core humanitarian standard, rights based approach, gender and social inclusion
    • Experience in conducting study on shocks and stresses assessment in the field level Knowledge on resilience interventions, especially in Nigeria
    • Experience in developing training module and disaster risk preparedness and management plans
    • Experience working in livelihood programs targeting marginalised communities
    • Excellent communication skills in both English and Hausa language and any other local language in north east
    • Excellent coordination, networking and facilitation skills
    • Good knowledge in project cycle management
    • Excellent attention to detail for providing accurate DRR capacity gap analysis, documentation and data.

    Personal Qualifications:

    • Committed to rights based and gender sensitivity work, pro-poor policy, committed and strong civil society organizations and social mobilization.
    • Able, willing and committed to work with people from different backgrounds

    Competencies:
    Building and Sustaining Working Relationships:

    • The social skills to build and actively maintain working relationships that foster teamwork and collaboration with others for the benefit of a common goal.

    Open Minded and Respectful:

    • A non-judgemental approach that values other people and culture.

    Seeking and Sharing Knowledge:

    • Recognition that learning is a twoway and continuous process.

    Facilitating Positive Change:

    • The ability to analyse problems and develop lasting solutions in line with VSO approaches.

    Adaptability:

    • A flexible approach and the ability to adapt behaviour to different situations.

    Resilience:

    • The self-confidence to work with a variety of situations, diverse people and ambiguity.

    Competencies and Behaviour
    At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:

    • Ability to be open minded and respectful
    • Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
    • Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
    • Ability to seek and share knowledge.

     

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    National Professional Volunteer - Agronomist

    Type of Role: Agriculture and Natural Resources
    Duration: 36 Weeks (Starting July 20th, 2021)
    Start Date: 20th July, 2021
    Mode of Delivery: Working From Home and at Project Location

    Role Overview

    • Working from home and at project location -  In this role, you will spend some time providing part-time remote support (e.g. from your home) to VSO projects or partners, and also a set period working full-time in the project location and/or VSO office.
    • This national Professional volunteer role will be focused on Researching, developing, and promoting farming practices or products that diminish the effects of changes in soil, climate, and weather or prevent damage from pests.The position would be based in Adamawa and Kano state of Nigeria.
    • The Agronomist will coordinate, implement, and monitor agronomic aspects of VSO Rural Livelihoods projects; a (support for innovation and demonstration of best practices).
    • The key task will be setting up, maintaining, monitoring, and reporting on a series of farmers field demonstrations with participating farms and businesses The Agronomist will further provide ongoing agronomic expertise and support to VSO operations in Nigeria.

    Job Purpose

    • This national Professional volunteer role will be focused on Researching, developing, and promoting farming practices or products that diminish the effects of changes in soil, climate, and weather or prevent damage from pests.
    • The position would be based in Kano state of Nigeria.The Agronomist will coordinate, implement, and monitor agronomic aspects of VSO Rural Livelihoods projects; a (support for innovation and demonstration of best practices).
    • The key task will be setting up, maintaining, monitoring, and reporting on a series of farmers field demonstrations with participating farms and businesses The Agronomist will further provide ongoing agronomic expertise and support to VSO operations in Nigeria.

    Responsibilities
    Technical Support:

    • Support stakeholder mapping of agricultural and resilience stakeholders.
    • Support the identification and registration of vulnerable smallholders farmers
    • Identify/create farmer and livestock associations/cooperatives for strengthening
    • Adapt Resilience Design in Smallholder Farming Systems to the State needs
    • Produce user friendly training manuals/guides on the production and reduction of post-harvest losses for various crops produced in North East Nigeria
    • Facilitate training-of-trainer modules for the States ADP extension services
    • Develop knowledge dissemination plan for RD in smallholder agriculture with the State Ministry of Agriculture,
    • Premium-priced traders are linked to mature associations
    • Provide business support services and facilitate business linkages for improved seed suppliers to increase ease of access and availability of improved seeds for smallholder farmer.

    Knowledge Management:

    • Support resilience teams including theVSO Project in collection and or publication of good practices, success stories, project outcome documents, etc. in resilience work with Communication, Learning to develop knowledge products, communication materials and other IEC materials to promote awareness raising about Resilience for schools, farmers and communities.

    Capacity Building:

    • Responsible for coordinating all BMP activities (fIeld visits, farmer sensitization, training, data collection and collation, reporting, etc.) at the BMP demonstration sites.
    • Coordinates and prioritises relevant project activities at the local level in cooperation with the partners, as well as in organizational preparation and in the implementation of these activities
    • Training farmers and plantation staff in good agronomic practices.

    Monitoring and Reporting:

    • Set agreed indicators and milestones based on the result framework developed
    • Provide feedback to the programme teambased on the field monitoring visits
    • Support the project team in developinghigh quality project/ programme reports regarding resilience perspective
    • Liaise with VSO colleagues and some project partners to ensure timely submission of contributions.

    Networking and Project Logistics Support:

    • Represent VSO in meetings and conferences as requested by the Project Manager.
    • Responsible for maintaining relationships with farmers and Institutions
    • Co-operates with and ensures regular contacts and dialogues: does PR work and cooperates with local communities, relevant organisations, non-governmental bodies and persons within the project/ programme environment as well as with other projects in order to enhance and maintain good working relationships

    Key Performance Indicators

    • Most vulnerable areas and causes of vulnerability identified
    • Risk preparedness and management plans developed.
    • Training module on resilience and toolkits developed
    • Workshops/ training / coaching on resilience, risk preparedness and management conducted.

    The final objectives will be confirmed in a three way discussion between the volunteer, employer and VSO in the first three months of the placement.

    Competencies:
    Building and Sustaining working relationships:

    • The social skills to build and actively maintain working relationships that foster teamwork and collaboration with others for the benefit of a common goal.

    Open Minded and Respectful:

    • A non-judgemental approach that values other people and culture.

    Seeking and Sharing Knowledge:

    • Recognition that learning is a two-way and continuous process.

    Facilitating Positive Change:

    • The ability to analyse problems and develop lasting solutions in line with VSO approaches.

    Adaptability:

    • A flexible approach and the ability to adapt behaviour to different situations.

    Resilience:

    • The self-confidence to work with a variety of situations, diverse people and ambiguity.

    Professional Skills and Qualifications

    • Degree in Agronomy / Relevant Training
    • Experience in Farmers Training
    • Two- three years’ experience in related work
    • Experience/knowledge in Climate-Smart Agriculture
    • Experience in participatory methodologies
    • Good computing skills, including MS Word and Excel
    • Experience in facilitating training of trainers
    • Knowledge in developing training curriculum
    • Experience working with International NGOs
    • Good communication skills, both oral and written
    • Strong initiative, flexible and able to plan and implement work plan with minimum supervision
    • Awareness of security matters and protocols
    • Willingness to take challenges and to work in difficult conditions
    • Courtesy and sensitivity in working with communities
    • Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote where services are limited
    • Experience in developing training module Good knowledge in projectcycle management
    • Excellent attention to detail for providing accurate DRR capacity gap analysis, documentation and data.

    Personal Qualifications:

    • Committed to rights based and gendersensitivity work, pro-poor policy, committed and strong civil society organizations and social mobilization.
    •  Able, willing, and committed to workwith people from different backgrounds
    • Contribute constructively to a workingenvironment based on mutual respect, trust, and commitment.
    • Able to cope with stress and workunder any challenging circumstances.

    Competencies and Behaviour
    At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:

    • Ability to be open minded and respectful
    • Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
    • Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
    • Ability to seek and share knowledge

    Work Environment:

    • Minimum supervision;
    • Relate with people across a wide social range (i.e. project participants, Government partners and volunteers and employees of VSO).
    • The position holder will primarily be based in Kano with frequent travel to project implementing in the state. Other travels need would also be featured based on business need.

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    Interview Date
    13th July, 2021.

     

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