Livelihood and Food Security Technical Assistant Nigeria Jos

Overview

Assist in the day-to-day implementation of Food Security project activities

You have:

• BSC, HND in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Social Sciences or related.
• Minimum of two years in related position.
• Experience in Selection, Planning and Management (SPM) of Income Generating Activities (IGAs) both on and off farm.
• Experience in beneficiary skills training and distribution of conditional business grants or small business startup kits.
• Experience in agricultural livelihoods (crop and livestock production), value chain addition and Cash for Work.
• Ability to work under pressure, independently, and with limited supervision.
• Knowledge of the context in Plateau State.
• Ability to communicate with respect and dignity.
• Ability to speak one additional local language preferred.
• Candidates from Plateau State preferred.
• Handling insecure environment.
• Planning and delivering results.
• Empowering and building trust.
• Communicating with impact and respect.

Contract

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

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:

• treat everyone with respect and dignity

• contribute to building a safe environment for all

• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)

• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

These strategic locations have allowed NRC greater reach from the north and south parts of the North-East and North Central region and allowed NRC to contribute to bridging the gap between humanitarian aid and development cooperation, including by focusing on equitable access to basic services and strengthening the rights of displaced people and returnees. In addition to the Country Office and the above-mentioned Area Offices, NRC has sub-office structures in Monguno, Mubi, Pulka and Gwoza.

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee.

If you are those people, the Norwegian Refugee Council in Nigeria is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Livelihood and Food Security Technical Assistant to join our team in Jos, Plateau State. The purpose of the Livelihoods and Food Security Technical Assistant position is to assist in the day-to- day implementation of the Food Security project.

Qualifications

1. Professional competencies

• BSC, HND Economics, Agricultural Economics, Social Sciences or related.
• Work experience from plateau context preferred.
• Minimum of two years in related position
• Experience and understanding of Selection, Planning and Management (SPM) of Income Generating Activities (IGAs) both on the farm and off farm.
• Experience in beneficiary skills training and distribution of conditional business grants or small business startup kits.
• Experience in agricultural livelihoods (crop and livestock production), value chain addition and Cash for Work
• Previous experience of working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Knowledge of the context in plateau state.

• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.

• Highest standard of ethics and integrity

• Ability to work in insecure environments
• Communicating with respects
• Ability to speak one additional local language preferred.
• Candidates from Plateau State preferred,

1. Behavioral competencies

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

• Handling insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect

1. Performance Management

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

• The Job Description
• The Work and Development Plan
• The Mid-term/End-of-trial Period Performance Review Template
• The End-term Performance Review Template
• The NRC Competency Framework

What’s in it for you?

Join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility:

At NRC we think creatively. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

Learn on the job: NRC's collaborative working style favours the exchange of good practice and lessons learnt. At NRC, employees learn on the job and are encouraged to look for opportunities to develop new competencies. NRC managers prioritise the quality work and the competency development of their staff. This entails giving newcomers a good start, following up, training and mentoring employees to allow them to perform well in their current job, and offering learning and development programmes.

Additional Information:

Duty Stations: Jos, Plateau State Nigeria

Duration of contract: 12 months.

Grade Level: Grade 4 in NRC's grading structure.

Reporting line: LFS Coordinator

Travel: N/A

This position is open to Nigeria Nationals only. We invite applications from all qualified and interested candidates. Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline. Female candidates are strongly advised to apply.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus, and type of program intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or the context changes significantly.

• Together with LFS Officers, the Assistants will be responsible for the implementation of livelihoods and food security activities in the field. -Agriculture, Income Generation Activities, (IGAs), Cash for work (CfW) activities and livestock production and management.
• Support and carry out the registration of project beneficiaries with supervision from the officer.
• Conduct livelihoods assessments to determine the most viable income generating activities.
• Support stakeholders and partners in training on project beneficiaries.
• Data collection for project monitoring and evaluation.
• Coordinate food security activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets, and plans.
• Involve and inform communities and community leaders about the activities.
• Coordinate with relevant partners working in the same implementation areas.
• Facilitate the distribution of materials and equipment according to procedures.
• Supervise, train, and develop teams of good community facilitators, community volunteers, and survey enumerator.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and partners in training of beneficiaries on small scale business, income generating activities, CfW, livestock production & management and FFS
• Supervise distribution of materials and equipment are timely and accordance with the procedures.
• Involve and inform communities and community leaders about the activities, aim and objective.
• Explore and facilitate introduction of new technology, method and approaches in order to improve the quality of the activities.

Critical interfaces

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

• Strategy and Project Planning: Livelihoods and Food Security Coordinators, Project Manger
• Area Operations: Finance Officer, Logistic Officer, security officer, Access Officers, Protection Officers

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