General Assignment: Responsible to implement food security projects that will address community needs so that food insecurity amongst the pastoralist community is reduced.
Responsibility: 1: Promote the comprehension of food security project in the intervention area:
Collect and evaluate information on food security and the livelihood conditions of the populations;
Identify the needs of the most vulnerable populations;
Propose how to meet these needs;
Participate actively in developing a food security project formulation;
Contribute towards the elaboration of proposals;
To critically follow evolution of the Food/Livelihood Security in the area.
2: Implement food security activities:
Organize and supervise the implementation of identified activities in coordination with other departments;
Define implementation modalities (identification and registration of beneficiaries, distribution, monitoring, etc.);
Evaluate the relevance and appropriateness of the intervention in view of the evolution of the context and needs;
Finalize the internal and external activity reports.
3: Team management:
Organise the team work and plan of actions (planning responsibilities);
Identify teams` training needs and develop the capacity of the team by delivering on job training;
Work and collaborate transparently and efficiently with all the support departments both at base and capital levels.
4: Represent ACF:
Develop a network of contacts at base level (INGOs, Government, technical or scientific, political) to allow a smooth implementation of the project.
Represent ACF with the different stakeholders such as authorities, communities, local NGOs, INGOs involved in the response and participate at Zonal and woreda level meetings and workshops
Explain the project’s activities and objectives to partners and communities as needed.
Implement other duties and responsibilities assigned by the Field Coordinator.
Job Requirement
Qualifications/Skills
Masters/BA Degree in Agriculture/Animal Health/Development Studies or in related field of studies from a recognized university or college with minimum five years of professional experience of agricultural fields, experience in humanitarian organizations is advantageous.
Proven track record on Food/Livelihood security project management and project implementation/Good technical Knowledge on needs assessment, project formulation and Monitoring/Management - Good analytical skill - capacity to organise and supervise the team – Capacity to establish and develop a network of professional contacts/Good Computer skill /Good working knowledge of English ( read, write and speak), capacity to respect deadlines /Willing to share information and communicate transparently/Team player.