Generic responsibilities
- Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
- Implement LFS project 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 technical improvement
- Ensure that procurement development and distribution of project materials and equipment are timely and accordance with procedures.
- Involve and inform communities and community leaders about NRC activities and policy
- Explore and facilitate introduction of new technology, method and approaches in order to improve the quality of the activities.
- Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and asses new and better ways to assist
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.
- Prepare periodic progress report and other document as required.
- Conduct livelihood assessment and present result.
- Responsible for coordinating with key stakeholders and registration of project beneficiaries.
- Coordinate with stakeholders and partners in training of project beneficiaries.
- Facilitate financial inclusion activities.
- At least one year of experience managing program staff and implementation related in livelihood activities preferred.
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Understanding of data collection and analysis and documentation of results
- Experience mobilizing communities and interacting with government education authorities
- Analytic and computer skills including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Fluency in English, both written and oral required.
- Context specific skills, knowledge and experience:
- Fluent spoken Hausa language, with other local languages an advantage
- Documented experience working with local government authorities and IDP, returnee and host communities
- Experience with budgeting, procurement and recruitment of staff and contractors
- Understanding of humanitarian, development and protection standards and their application in the field
What’s in it for you?
Join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility:
At NRC we think creatively. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
Learn on the job: NRC’s collaborative working style favours the exchange of good practice and lessons learnt. At NRC, employees learn on the job and are encouraged to look for opportunities to develop new competencies. NRC managers prioritise the quality work and the competency development of their staff. This entails giving newcomers a good start, following up, training and mentoring employees to allow them to perform well in their current job, and offering learning and development programmes.
Qualifications
Generic professional competencies:
• Experience from working as a Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery and or development context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Good command and spoken English
Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:
- BSc, HND in Agronomy, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension, Crop Science, or related field
- Minimum of 3 years working experience in a related position.
- Work experience from the Borno State context preferred
- Experience working as in livelihood and food Security officer in humanitarian/recovery context.
- Proven experience in implementing Livelihood activities.
- Experience of implementing cash/voucher transfers,
- Experience and understanding of Selection, planning and management (SPM) of income Generation Activities (IGAs) both farm and off farm activities.
- Experience in beneficiary Skills training
- Experience working in complex and volatile contexts.
- 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 Borno State preferred,
