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

Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities

• Coordinate the food security and livelihoods activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans.
• Ensure adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements.
• Provision of the annual operational plans into monthly and quarterly implementation plans.
• Coordinate with relevant partners working in the same implementation area and to avoid overlaps.
• Supervise, train and develop team of food assistants.
• Prepare periodic progress report and other document as required.
• Conduct livelihood assessment to determine most viable income generating activities, crop and livestock farming, value chain addition and cash for work activities
• Responsible for coordinating with key stakeholders and registration of project beneficiaries.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and partners in training of project beneficiaries.

Qualifications

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• BSc, HND in Agronomy, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension, Crop Science or related field
• Experience working as an Agricultural Extension Agent.
• Minimum of 3 year working experience in a related position.
• Work experience from the plateau context preferred
• Experience working as in livelihood and food Security humanitarian/recovery context.
• Proven experience in implementing agricultural support programs, income generation activities, Cash for work program and livestock production and management
• Good understanding of climate smart agriculture (CSA)
• Experience of implementing cash/voucher transfers, farming inputs distribution and monitoring of agricultural activities.
• Experience and understanding of Selection, planning and management (SPM) of income Generation Activities (IGAs) both farm and off farm
• Experience in beneficiary Skills training and distribution of conditional cash grants or small business start-up kits.
• Experiment from working in complex and volatile context.
• Able to speak fluent Hausa and English languages
• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
• Ensure proper archiving/filling of project documents
• Highest standard of ethics and integrity
• Ability to work in insecure environments
• Good communication skills
• Ability to speak one additional local language preferred.
• Candidates from Plateau State preferred,