Food Security and Livelihoods Technical Assistant Ethiopia Assosa
Provide technical support for food security and livelihoods projects
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Overview
Provide technical support for food security and livelihoods projects
You have:
- Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.
- At least 3 years of experience in food security and livelihoods projects.
- Familiarity with community engagement and participatory approaches in project implementation.
- Ability to prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
- Experience in training and supporting incentive workers and community members.
Contract
This is a Professional contract, Grade 4 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 4 (NRC) contracts.
Role and responsibilities
The purpose of the LFS Technical Assistant position is to provide technical support in a specialist area of work.
Generic responsibilities
- Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.
- Assist a range of support with the implementation of the LFS portfolio according to plan of action.
- Implements independently procedures and activities within own function or core competency as delegated.
- Responsible for organizing and delivery of tasks in line with priorities and standards.
- Develop and maintain knowledge of the specialist area of work in which technical assistance and support is being provided, to be most effective in supporting the team.
- Use initiative in day-to-day problem solving in line with agreed procedures, priorities, and standards for the area of work.
- Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
- Ensure proper filing of documents according to NRC policy.
- Promote and share ideas for improvement in your area of expertise
Specific responsibilities
- Involve and inform the communities and community leaders about the activities.
- Prepare weekly activity plans and submit weekly updates on achievement.
- Work for the procurement, development, and distribution of materials and equipment are timely and according to the procedure.
- Assist with training of the incentive workers and closely support and monitor their works.
- To plan and monitor the project activities in collaboration with the teams such as field assessments, market price monitoring, cash transfer, distribution of LFS inputs (agricultural seeds, tools, IGA materials)
- Prepare the required documentation of the project according to the operational plan and M&E plan.
- To conduct regular meetings with beneficiaries, community management committees, local authorities, and partners on the distribution arrangement food production, IGA development, and other relevant issues.
- To contribute to the implementation of the project activities at the local level, in close collaboration with the communities, partners, and local authorities.
- To work closely with different organizations (IPs and government sectors, etc.).
- Contribute to the introduction of new technology, methods, and approaches to improve the quality of the activities.
- To assist the LFS project team in the identification of new projects and new areas of intervention.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to implement a procedure independently? | This question assesses your ability to work autonomously and your understanding of procedures. | Use an example demonstrating your initiative and decision-making in implementing a procedure correctly. |
| How do you approach community engagement during project implementation? | The interviewer wants to understand your strategies for involving the community effectively. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What steps do you take when developing a project activity plan? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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