Job Opportunities at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Job Description
You'll contribute to ending world hunger by...

• playing a key role in strategy development and implementation, focusing on the humanitarian response in North East Nigeria, networking and representation at national and regional level and grant management through management of existing advocacy grants and lead the writing of further successful advocacy funding proposals.

Key Activities

• Lead the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Action Against Hunger advocacy activities in Nigeria.
• Networking and representation by developing and enhancing Action Against Hunger’s position at national level.
• Serve as advocacy advisor to the network for the Nigeria and Lake Chad Basin crises.

Requirements
You’re an experienced humanitarian professional:

• You have a Masters' degree in development studies, international relations/ affairs, social sciences, politics, or similar field.
• You have at least five years in humanitarian advocacy/strategy development.
• You have at least least 5 years’ advocacy experience.
• You have demonstrated expertise in humanitarian advocacy and/or representation to influence humanitarian policies at a high level (e.g. country director/tech coordinator profile with a track record of representation to donors and governments).
• You have knowledge on the UN humanitarian response system, including the clusters, humanitarian funding mechanisms.
• You have knowledge on humanitarian principles and international humanitarian law.

You are very efficient leading processes:

• You are an excellent communicator
• You have experience working in a politically sensitive context with substantial constraints on humanitarian advocacy .

Your leadership style reinforces trust within your team:

• You have diplomatic skills and are able to conduct negotiation and mediation with tact.
• You have experience in community-level communications, feedback or awareness campaigns.

Preferred:

• Prior Experience in Nigeria, with knowledge of the political and humanitarian situation in Nigeria.
• Experience in using grant management, using M & E information for advocacy, campaign and dialogues with partners and governments.

Benefits
Action Against Hunger values its employees and offers a comprehensive remuneration and benefits package. These include but are not limited to: -

• Health Insurance
• R&R Breaks
• Paid annual leave (vacation)
• Training opportunities
• Child allowance

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Description
You'll Contribute to Ending World Hungry by:

• Providing technical support to regional teams in ensuring that AAH's FSL strategic direction, focus, quality benchmarks and technical standards are incorporated in programs and projects

Key Activities in your Role will include:

• Supporting the consolidation, development and strengthening of AAH’s strategic and technical leadership in food security and livelihoods at the regional level.
• Ensuring program quality at Regional level and support program development
• Supporting regional programmatic integration and related capacity building.
• Represent AAH and it's positioning in external coordination, donor, and technical meetings/visits on technical and operational matters.
• Representing and position AAH in key regional initiatives

Requirements
Does this Description fit You?

• You’re an experienced humanitarian professional
• You have a Master's degree preferably in Economics, International Development Studies Social Sciences (Sociology) , Agricultural Economics, Agriculture and Development.
• You have minimum Three years experience in food security and livelihoods.
• You have experience in Food security and Livelihood assessments including cash and market assessments in both development and emergency contexts
• You are very efficient in leading processes
• You have experience in community based approach activities in an intercultural context.
• You have good organization skills and are able to represent the organization at different levels.
• You easily integrate with remote areas living conditions.
• You are self-disciplined and can work autonomously making decisions with minimal guidance.
• You have a clear understanding of child and gender protection issues in the field.
• Have proven management and coordination skills (HR, projects, and stress management) with an ability to translate analysis and evaluation into operational planning and strategy.
• Experience with evaluations and monitoring as well as Program Cycle Management.
• Experience with research and partnership developments with universities and with donor communications.

Benefits
Action Against Hunger values its employees and offers a comprehensive remuneration and benefits package. These include but are not limited to:

• Health Insurance
• R&R Breaks
• Paid annual leave (vacation)
• Training opportunities
• Child allowance
• And others.