Livelihood & Food Security Officer South Sudan

Contract

This is a Professional contract, Grade 5 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 5 (NRC) contracts.

Job Description

A job description is a written statement that describes the employee’s role and responsibilities. The role and responsibilities shall be executed within the NRC framework. The job description facilitates the recruitment process by stating the necessary competencies. It is mandatory for all positions.

Position: Project Officer - LFS

Number of position: 01

Reports to: Team Leader

Supervision of: None

Duty station: Kajo-keji County, Central Equatoria State

Travel: Frequent field travel within Kajo-keji

Project number: SSFM2102 – SIDA

Duration: 1 Year

Type of contract: Fixed Term

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

1. Role and responsibilities

The Project Officer is responsible for the day to day implementation of the Livelihood and Food Security (LFS) activities in Kajo-keji County.

Generic responsibilities

1. Ensure adherence to NRC policies, tool, handbooks, guidelines and donor requirements,
2. Manage and implement LFS activities and delegated portfolio according to strategy, proposal, budget, plans and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality,
3. Prepare periodic status reports and other documents as required by management,
4. Ensure proper filing of documents,
5. Break down the annual operational plans into weekly, monthly and quarterly implementation plans,
6. Coordinate with relevant partners,
7. Ensure that procurement, development and distribution of materials and equipment are timely and according to procedures,
8. Train and develop other team members,
9. Promote and share ideas for technical improvement in order to improve the quality of the activities,
10. Ensure that the project targets beneficiaries most in need, and explores and assess new and better ways to assist.

Specific responsibilities

• Preparation and implementation of training sessions under different project aspects for beneficiaries, including preparation of training content and materials and carrying out logistical arrangements,
• Conduct beneficiaries’ mobilization and registration in the project sites and ensuring that all the project goals are achieved in a timely manner and in line with budget,
• In collaboration with the ICLA/ Protection Team Leader represent NRC’s Livelihood and Food security program in a professional manner in meetings with partners,
• Conduct field data collection for baseline survey and evaluation, Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM), Pre and Post-harvest assessment,

• Report any problem related to finance, admin and logistics within the LFS team and the support team to the attention of the Team Leader, Coordinator, and LFS management team for resolution,

• Regularly review LFS stocks and liaise with the Team Leader and Coordinator in relation to stock needed and raise PRs in a timely manner as required,

• Develop and deliver capacity building trainings for beneficiaries such as farmers groups, VLSA group members, etc. and technically mentor and supervise them,
• Be responsible for identifying improvements in the planning and implementation of LFS activities for Kajo-keji and assist in improving the effectiveness and technical quality of LFS project activities,
• Responsible for monitoring the impact of the project, support decision making and promote learning through documentation of best practices and follow up of necessary adjustment (Change management) or monitor, evaluate and suggest improvements to the LFS project based on observations, assessments and discussions with the LFS team members,
• Establish transparent relationships with all partners including identification of their priorities, concerns and managing expectations in regards to LFS interventions,
• Involve and inform communities and community leaders about the LFS activities,
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly progress reports, donor reports, thematic reports, and correspondences with government officials and INGOs and CBOs and ensure that high quality reports are submitted to the LFS management team and donor in a timely manner,
• Perform any other task relevant to the position as may be assigned by the line manager.

Critical interfaces

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

• Other LFS staff including core competency specialists.

Scale and scope of position

Staff:

None

Stakeholders:

LFS actors including NGOs, government and community leaders

Budgets:

N/A

Information:

GORS, Bi-Weekly, Project Proposals, Intranet

Legal or compliance:

Donor guidelines relating to FSL projects, terms of employment, vendors requirements

2. Competencies

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following three categories:

1. Value driven competencies

Values are aspirational attitudes and beliefs that influence the way people conduct themselves. NRC’s values are: Dedicated, Innovated, Inclusive and Accountable.

2. Behavioral competencies

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. Of the 12 behavioral competencies, the following are essential for this position:

• Managing resources and achieving results
• Handling insecure environments
• Working with people
• Coping with change

3. Professional competencies

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

Generic professional competencies for this position:

• Ensure compliance with NRC procedures and policies
• Must hold a minimum Diploma/B.SC in Agriculture - plant science/ animal science/ environmental science/ rural development and related fields.
• Experience from working as a LFS Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Experience in running food security and livelihood activities especially agriculture activities, livelihood activities, awareness activities and Cash Based Initiatives tools and approaches
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own manager skills/ profile
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal is an asset

Context related skills, knowledge and experience (shall be adapted to the specific position):

• Knowledge of the context
• Knowledge of the local languages and Juba Arabic is an advantage
• Good-level competency in computer skills (common Microsoft Windows and Office applications)
• Proven skills and experience in report writing
• Strong organizational and logistical skills and the ability to work with little infrastructure and to function in difficult situations including limited transport options.

Note: This position is open to South Sudanese Nationals only, hence all applicants must have a VALID South Sudanese Nationality Certificate or Passport. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Duty Station and Living Conditions:

The position will be based in Kajo-keji and will require the staff to travel inside within different areas or parts of Kajo-keji. As the position is for a South Sudanese National only, the employee will be responsible for finding his or her own accommodation and welfare.

3. Performance Management

The employee will be accountable for and evaluated on the responsibilities and the competencies, based on NRC’s Performance Management System. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

• The Job Description
• The individual Work- and Professional Development Plan
• The Competency Framework