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Livelihoods & Food Security Officer (TVET) at Norwegian Refugee Council, Borno State, Nigeria

Norwegian Refugee Council

Livelihoods & Food Security Officer (TVET) at Norwegian Refugee Council, Borno State, Nigeria

Norwegian Refugee Council

Full time Job

Date Posted: September 30, 2024

Application deadline:

October 8, 2024 5:00pm

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Job description

Generic responsibilities 

  • Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
  • Implement delegated 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 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.
  • Facilitate financial inclusion activities.
  • At least one year of experience managing program staff and implementation in the field of TVET 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:
  • Understanding of the educational TEVT in context and humanitarian and development response in northeastern Nigeria, with specific experience in North-East Nigeria preferred.
  • Fluent spoken Hausa language, with other local languages an advantage
  • Experience with nonformal and vocational education preferred
  • 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

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, Education 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 educational TVET 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 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 Borno State preferred,

Application deadline:

October 8, 2024

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