Description:

Job Title: Livelihoods and Food Security Coordinator

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. If you are one of those people, the Norwegian Refugee Council in Nigeria is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Logistics Officer to join our team in Jos, Plateau State. The purpose of the LFS Coordinator position is planning, organizing and implementing the LFS functions and ensuring efficient and effective delivery of project deliverables.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to Core Competency strategy development, and project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps mapping.
• Manage and implement Livelihood and food Security projects funded by GIZ (activities, budget, and project documentation) as delegated from PM in line with proposals, strategies, and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality
• Provide regular progress reports to the Project Manager (Area Manager and Core Competency Specialist if no Project Manager)
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection are explored and asses new and better ways to assist
• Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
• Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees, and displaced communities in line with the advocacy strategy
• Responsible for coordination with all key stakeholders to ensure registration of project beneficiaries according to selected criteria.
• Ensure that procurement is timely and in accordance with procedures and policy.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and partners on strengthening farmer and herder capacity, through integrated agricultural and livestock activities, training of beneficiaries on sustainable small-scale business and income generating activities for youth.
• Assist the Project Manager in the planning and design of Climate Smart Agricultural (CSA), inputs support, cash-for-work programs, income-generating activities, business grants delivery modalities & mechanisms, capacity strengthening techniques and modules, taking into consideration seasonality, preferences, market needs, value chain addition in consideration to the market system
• Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
• Liaison and collaborate with relevant local authorities and stakeholders (ADPs, FAO, FADAMMA, Entrepreneurship Development Institute) to participate in project implementation and to avoid overlaps.
• Contribute to the design of Livelihood and Food Security components and M&E systems/ indicators, including electronic systems.
• Undertake needs, vulnerability, post-training, and post-distribution surveys/ assessments to determine project performance and progress.
• Undertaking food security assessments and analysis.

Professional Competencies:

• B.Sc Agronomy, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Crop Science and other related
• Experience working as an Agricultural Extension Agent, income generating, and rural livelihoods system.
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in a related position.
• Work experience from the plateau context is preferred
• Start-up of livelihoods and food security programs
• Good understanding of climate-smart agriculture (CSA)
• Good understanding of Plateau State Agricultural Zones and FADAMA
• Experience with Multi-sector approaches
• Work experience of implementing cash/vouchers and in-kind distribution of farming inputs and small-scale Start-up cash grants and Cash for work activities.
• Solid understanding of Selection, Planning, and Management (SPM) of Income Generating Activities (IGAs) both farm and off-farm.
• Demonstrated experience in livelihoods programming including income-generating activities, (IGAs), VSLAs, Value chain addition, Farmer Field School (FFS), and livestock production and management.
• Good understanding of integrated IGA and Agricultural project development, management, and monitoring.
• Experience in Cash and voucher assistance (CVA)
• Work experience in implementation through remote access and monitoring
• Able to speak fluent English and Hausa languages
• Ability to work under pressure, independently, and with limited supervision
• Highest standard of ethics and integrity
• Ability to work in insecure environments
• Good communication skills
• Previous experience in conflict and peace resolution
• Preferable knowledge of the following: GIZ procedures.

Generic Professional Competencies for this Position:

• Experience from working on Livelihoods and Food security project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery and development context.
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.

Behavioral Competencies:

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 Behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

• Handling insecure environments
• Managing resources to optimize results
• Empowering and building trust
• Managing performance and development
• Planning and delivering results
• All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive, and accountable.

Performance Management:

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

• The Job Description
• The Individual Work-and Professional Development Plan
• The Competency Framework.

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.

Additional Information: 

Duty Stations: Jos, Plateau State Nigeria

Duration of contract: 12 months.

Grade Level: Grade 7 in NRC’s grading structure.

Reporting line: LFS Project Manager

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