Food Security & Livelihood Manager 46 views

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

·       Under the direct supervision of the Field Manager and in link with the FSL Technical Advisor, he/she provide overall managerial oversight and designs the detailed work plan in line with the project guidelines and description, guaranteeing the smooth implementation of all the activities on-time, on-quality and on-budget;

·       Plan and integrate evidence from Cash project into concurrent programming and future planning and resilience building programme for development and replication;

·        To increase child sensitivity, the MPC should be link to key services for children such as health, nutrition protection and education.

·       To help ensure that the MPC meets children’s needs, SCI will strengthen existing/establish community based case management systems/ structures to support better follow up, monitoring and referrals for children to specific services.

·       The MPC will also be accompanied by a strong SBCC component to influence behavior and decision making for children’s wellbeing at household level

·       Incorporate analysis and lessons learned into new strategies, proposals and activities.

·       Support learning from relevant best practice internally and externally, especially Save the Children international’s child-sensitive livelihood guidelines (particularly on implementing livelihood and other programs to strengthen better outcomes for children);

·       Ensure programming interventions are implemented in cooperation with targeted communities, and include the participation of children in their design

·       In cooperation and synergy with the project staff, plans and monitors the activities’ progress, in compliance with the donor regulations and contract signed with the donor, with donor’s and Save the Children ’s procedures, and with the specific Project Structure and Reporting Lines definition, making use of the financial instruments provided by the organization;

·       In collaboration with the Administrative and the Logistics team, plans and monitors the expenditures in line with the project’s implementation needs;

·       In cooperation with the Program Coordinator, finalizes the data provided by his/her team, supports the preparation, in compliance with the deadlines, of the narrative reports expected by the donors and by the partners;

·       Coordinates the overall project: supervises the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the staff; monitors the accuracy and efficiency of activities;

·       Represents SC with the local / State authorities and partners at Coordination meeting

·       Manages the goods purchased for the project; for all goods purchased by the project, support updates of the inventory and guarantee the respect of the policies and guidelines, in cooperation with the Logistics Office;

·       In collaboration with the Program Coordinator and in synergy with the specific reporting lines of the projects, promotes and manages relations with the local government institutions, NGOs, and other local partners available in the area;

·       Ensure compliance with the fund and timely fulfilment of project is reporting requirements.

·       Executes any other task necessary to good and timely completion of the projects, identified in mutual agreement.

·       In coordination with the Administrative team, supports in hiring of new staff directly related to the project and conducts staff appraisals Upholds SC’s mission and Charter of Values;

·       Follows and enforces all SC codes of conduct and policies (globally and in-country);

·       Performs any other duties as requested by the supervisor

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree/BA degree in food security/nutrition and /or Humanitarian/ Development Studies or any related field.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

·       At least 3 years of working experience in/with INGO. In the FSL area. Experience managing ECHO, WFP, USAID projects is a +

·       Proven interest & commitment to humanitarian and development principles and a demonstrable understanding of conflict/post-conflict development contexts

·       Experience in data collection, analysis, and report writing including post-distribution monitoring (PDM)

·       Excellent in written and spoken English

·       Ability to plan, organize work, communicate and report effectively (both in writing and verbally)

·       Proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines

·       team player, effective communicator, successful negotiator, creative and analytical thinker, active learner, able to work in a multicultural environment

·       Excellent communication skills, calm, with a good sense of working in an   inter-cultural environment

·       Proven commitment to accountability practices

·       Ability to function effectively under stressful conditions such as heavy workloads, and deadlines.

·       Excellent Microsoft Office applications skills (Excel, Word, Power point, Emails, Skype, Web researchers)

Knowledge of and adherence to SC Code of Conduct, understands other international development guidelines