DCA is a Danish relief and development organisation working to assist and empower people affected by poverty and disasters to live a life in dignity. In Ethiopia, DCA commenced its work in 1982. Key areas of its work are saving life and livelihood through humanitarian interventions resilience building of vulnerable communities and empowerment. In Gambella, DCA has been working since early 2014 with non-food-items and WASH emergency response. Since mid-2015, DCA has expanded in Gambella and humanitarian response now includes a fresh food e-voucher system set up in Jewi, Tierkidi, Nguenyyiel and Kule camps. In addition to fresh food, DCA is also implementing livelihood interventions targeting refugees and hot communities to address food security challenges.
DCA is currently looking for Livelihood and Food Security Project Coordinator who will be responsible to give technical and managerial support to Gambella livelihood and fresh food intervention team.
Vacancy Number: DCA/ VA - 027/ 2017
Vacancy Date: Sep. 14, 2017
Deadline: Sep 24, 2017
Post Title: Livelihood and Food Security Project Coordinator
Number Required: One
Type of Contract: One year, with possibility of extension
Duty Station: Gambella with regular travel to Kule, Nguenyyiel, Jewi and Itang District
Reporting to: Area Manager, Gambella
Responsible for: Livelihood and fresh food support Project team in Gambella
Expected Start Date: As soon as possible
Salary: As per DCA salary scale
Overall Job purpose
The overall objective of the post is to provide technical and managerial support to Gambella livelihood and fresh food intervention team for effective designing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the projects for refugees and host communities in Gambella. The coordinator directly line manage livelihood staff and plays a key role in coordination and networking with key actors such as NGOs, UNHCR and ARRA, and local government offices for smooth and effective implementation of fresh food and livelihood the project interventions. The Coordinator is particularly responsible for the implementation of the DANIDA and BPRM funded food security project and its responsible for all required reports of the project.
Project Development
Project Implementation
Personnel Management
Desirable: