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job Title | Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Specialist |
Code | 0923 |
Place of Work | A.A |
Programme/Unit | Programme Development and Quality |
Monthly Salary in ETB | As per the Scale |
No. of Positions | 1 |
Length of Contract | 1 year with possibility of extension |
JOB Summary
The Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods Specialist (EFSL) is responsible for the design and development of high quality humanitarian programmes (including proposal development), policy engagement and advocacy outcomes of SC’s humanitarian work in Ethiopia The EEFSL Specialist will be expected to lead on sectoral assessment, programme design and master budgeting, coordination, and support fundraising, recruitment of key program personnel. In most circumstances, the post holder will be expected to mentor and/or capacity building existing country programme staff. The EFSL Specialist is also responsible for contributing to strong Monitoring and Evaluations systems (M&E) to measure the impact of the programmes, for providing technical advice (in close co-ordination with the Programme Implementation department) and capacity support to staff in the field to ensure the emergency food security and livelihoods work is of high quality and achieves the programme objectives. The Specialist is also responsible for ensuring that lessons derived through implementation of projects are well articulated, documented and disseminated both internally and externally; and that engagement with policymakers and key stakeholders achieves advocacy objectives to realise greater change for children..
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Programme Support
· Working closely with the Senior FSL/Resilience Specialist and EFSL Advisors and the humanitarian team, support fundraising for FSL, including development of high quality concept notes and proposals, and engagement with donors’ technical Advisers.
· Working closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation team put in place a sector M & E plan, ensuring this links to reporting requirements, and capacity build technical field staff in carrying out the work.
Capacity Building:
Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
General:
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
CORE BEHAVIOURSUnderstanding humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles:
Achieving results effectively:
Maintaining and developing collaborative relationships:
Operating safely and securely:
Managing self in a pressured and changing environment:
Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring; Developing Others:
Essential
Desirable