Livelihood and Food Security Assistant Afghanistan Herat

Contract

This is a Professional contract, Grade 3 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 3 (NRC) contracts.

Purpose of the Job:

The Livelihoods and Food Security (LFS) Assistant will help implement and monitor NRC’s LFS programmes in Herat province, focusing on Herat and surrounding areas. The aim of NRC’s LFS programme is to enable vulnerable displaced people and host communities to improve their access to income earning opportunities, or start small enterprise development, so they can support their families. This is part of NRC Afghanistan’s broader strategy to promote durable solutions to displacement – beyond short-term emergency assistance – and to prevent further displacement.

The LFS Assistant will report to the LFS Officer/Coordinator in Herat. She will play a key role in setting up and implementing all LFS activities in Herat. She will be expected to spend up to 70% of her time in the field (mostly in and around Herat), visiting beneficiary households, local businesses, local authorities etc.

This position will focus on implementing: home based livelihood intervention more focused on illiterate women with limited skill on creation of micro enterprise and support them find proper market linkage.

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