Livelihoods and Food Security Technical Assistant, at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation. We provide assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide. What is NRC? NRC promotes and protects the rights of refugees and people who have been displaced within their own country.

Experience2 years
Location Plateau

Responsibilities

Together with LFS Officers, the LFS Technical Assistants will be responsible for the implementation of livelihoods and food security activities on the field. –Agriculture support, Income Generation Activities, (IGAs), Cash for work (CfW) activities, and livestock production and management.
Support and carry out identification and registration of vulnerable households as project participants for all project interventions in close collaboration with the LFS Technical Officer
Ensure equal representation of various community groups in the implementation of LFS activities.
Participate in designing and conducting Livelihood technical assessments to determine the most viable income-generating activities.
Mobilize and sensitize communities and community leaders about project activities while promoting community participation and inclusion as to encourage community ownership over activities implemented.
Prepare, check the quality and accuracy, and submit project documents (participants lists, reports, MoVs, etc.) timely while ensuring proper archiving/filling of the document.
Facilitate and monitor the distribution process of LFS input kits according to procedures ensuring accountability and transparency.
Provide weekly field reports, capturing activities progress, success stories, lessons learned as well as general situation and community updates and needs.
Supervise, train, and monitor community-based workers, community volunteers, and survey enumerators.

Coordinate with relevant stakeholders and partners in training project participants on small-scale business, income-generating activities, livestock production and management, and climate-smart agriculture.
Explore and facilitate the introduction of new technology, methods and approaches to improve the quality of the activities
Adhere to all NRC policies and procedures, Donor requirements as outlined in NRC guidelines.
Coordinate with humanitarian actors working in the same implementation areas with NRC.

Qualifications

BSC, HND Economics, Agricultural Economics, Social Sciences or related
Minimum of two years in related position
Experience and understanding of Selection, Planning and Management (SPM) of Income Generating Activities (IGAs).
Experience in beneficiary skills trainings and distribution of conditional business grants or small business startup kits.
Experience in agricultural livelihoods (crop and livestock production), value chain addition, and Cash and Voucher Assistance.
Previous experience 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
High level of Communication skills with courtesy and respect.
Ability to speak one additional local language preferred.

Generic Professional Competencies for this Position:

Experience working in a humanitarian/recovery context
Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Highly organized, capable of operating within multiple reporting lines and managing multiple priorities successfully
Experience in working within a team, meeting workload requirements, and timelines, and being as effective through delivery as possible.

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