Latest Job Recruitment at Action Against Hunger, 13th January, 2020

Action Against Hunger is the world’s hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes. For 40 years, the humanitarian and development organization has been on the front lines, treating and preventing hunger across nearly 50 countries. It served more than 21 million people in 2018 alone.

We are recruiting to fill the positions below:

Job Title: FSL Agroforestry Assistant
Location: Damaturu, Yobe State
Starting Date: As Soon As Possible
Direct Line Manager: FSL Agroforestry Officer

Objective 1

• Undertake Agricultural assistance interventions at the LGA level under the direction of the Agriculture Officer

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate community mobilization, meetings, and training during community-led agriculture activities;
• Work with traditional committees to ensure the identification and selection of the most vulnerable IDPs and host communities and provide information to ensure accountability, fairness, and transparency during the implementation of activities.
• Work closely with community structures to follow up on the implementation of agriculture planned activities with support from the agriculture officer.
• Support in the implementation of agricultural capacity building training for the target beneficiaries at the LGA level.
• Directly implement in the field the activities defined in the program in close collaboration with the agriculture officer.
• Implement a detailed work plan for the agriculture team at LGA level activities in collaboration with agriculture officer.

Objective 2

• Collect information and data on food security at LGA level through surveys, assessments, market price monitoring and regular post distribution monitoring of beneficiary households

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Collect information to ensure that the surveillance of the agriculture situation in the area of implementation of the program is achieving the expected result when required.
• Collect the required information in the field to facilitate the capacity building and training program, with the support of the Agriculture Officer.
• Support the M&E team in the analysis of beneficiary data collection through the various tools that the department uses.
• Participate in the registration beneficiaries and distribution of beneficiary ID card
• Support the preparation of documentation required for the implementation of field activities

Objective 3

• Mobilization and awareness-raising about the organization, program objectives, and activities to local authorities and the population, and act as a link between the Organization and the beneficiaries (at LGA level)

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of project community mobilization strategies for targeting and registration of beneficiaries for the Economic and Livelihoods Restoration.
• Implement sensitization activities for targeted communities about agricultural activities and strengthening livelihood restoration activities with support from SEMA, Extension workers, Community Volunteers, traditional leaders and other key stakeholders in feasible livelihood restoration activities at LGA level.
• Support in the verification of the beneficiaries to ensure the identification and selection of the most vulnerable population is verified before agricultural assistance is made.
• Support the Agriculture Officer in ensuring that targeting of beneficiaries to receive agricultural assistance is carried out in a transparent way and with the active participation of women and minority members of communities.
• Facilitate the good working relationship between government extension workers and target beneficiaries.
• Support the Agriculture Officer to ensure that beneficiaries’ access to the provider guarantees protection and gender sensitivity in the field

Objective 4

• Reporting

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Produce project activity reports from the area of operation as per reporting schedule or when needed (Bi-weekly and monthly updates, success stories, case studies, etc.)
• Report any change in context to allow for timely changes in program activity.

Internal & External Relationship
Internal:

• Agriculture Officer: hierarchical relationship
• FSL DPM: Technical oversight, technical support, coaching
• FSL Program Manager: exchange of information, reporting, collaboration, coordination
• Other Programme Assistants and Officers: Nut/FSL/WASH/M&E: exchange of information on programs, coordination and monitoring and evaluation (integrated approach

External:

• Local authorities: communication, exchange of information in collaboration with the FSL PM and DPM

Position Requirements
Qualifications:

• Diploma in FSL related studies e.g. Agro-Economy, Natural Resource Management, Anthropology, Disaster Risk Management, etc.
• Minimum of one-year work experience in humanitarian contexts within conflict/insecure contexts.

Skills and Experience
Essential:

• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Previous experience with food security and livelihoods programming.
• One year relevant work experience
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa, English
• Commitment to AAH missions, values, and policy
• Good team spirit.

Preferred:

• Previous experience with FSL interventions (i.e. IGA, agriculture/livelihoods)
• Previous experience with ACF
• Previous humanitarian programming experience
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local.

Minimum Basic Salary

• NGN156,995 per month

Job Title: Food Security and Livelihood Sector Manager

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Starting Date: As Soon As Possible
Direct Line Manager: Senior Project Manager

Objective 1

• Provide technical lead and guidance in the implementation of FSL activities of the program:

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Develop detailed planning and implementation strategies for the kitchen garden, farmers field school, and other agricultural activities related components of the program in collaboration with the assistance of the MPM
• Develop detailed planning and implementation strategies for Cash-based Transfer Social Protection activities in collaboration with the SPM and guidance from the FSL technical team.
• Develop detailed planning and implementation strategies for the economic strengthening of the income generation activities of the households in collaboration with SPM and guidance from the FSL technical team.
• Compile monthly FSL program technical reports with an overview of activities of the program, contextual updates, and quantitative indicator follow-up and submit to SPM for consolidation.
• Evaluate and update project needs (HR, financing, logistics) ;
• Elaborate appropriate questionnaires and apply the follow-up and supervision tools of the project
• Identify and inform the SPM of any problems or constraints
• Ensure follow-up of the project’s progress and write suitable reports;
• Propose solutions and improvements concerning the project’s progress;
• Coordinate activities and sensitize local partners in the field.

Objective 2

• Track and report technical activities on FSL activities area of the program

Tasks ad Responsibilities:

• Review reports and gauge program progress against the logical framework, ensuring compliance with AAH internal and donor reporting standards.
• Assist the SPM in reviewing the FSL program budget and then follow up with support departments to ensure adherence to the work plan.
• Review with SPM all procurement requests for the FSL activities area of the program component before submission to the logistics department.
• Support in follow up on logistics requirements in coordination with the procurement officer and Log manager
• Ensure that all program-related data and information on FSL activities area of the program are correct, updated, organized and accessible to the country program, HQ and other key stakeholders, and that lessons learned and best practice are documented.
• Facilitate and support systematic monitoring and evaluation of activities.
• Support development of activities progress reports for the program team as well as contribute to the development of donor reports.

Objective 3

• Manage the FSL project’s team:

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Organize and supervise the work of the team to optimize the capacity of each team member.
• Take part actively in the recruitment and the training of staff, in cooperation with the SPM.
• Lead and support the Evaluation (performance appraisal) of FSL staff and ensure that all staff has planned and completed Pas, recommendations for capacity building and career development milestones.

Objective 4

• Performance Management

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Communicate with HR for necessary staff meeting, performance review, and appraisals
• Communicate Action Against Hunger performance standards and expectations to team members which includes 10 minutes monthly conversation, 3 months / end of probation performance appraisal and annual / end of contract appraisal.
• Establish performance objectives, provide feedback, and identify the strength and areas of professional improvement.
• Contribute to the professional development and improvement of team members by providing support

Internal & External Relationship
Internal:

• Multi-sectoral PM: Technical hierarchical relationship- exchange of information, collaboration, coordination
• FSL  Officers: line manager– exchange of information, reporting, collaboration, coordination
• Finance, HR and Logistics Coordinator: exchange of information and collaboration
• Others Programme Managers: exchange of information and coordination (integrated approach).

External:

• Local governmental and non-governmental partners: exchange of information, coordination, training, supervision, influence on the choice of technical options
• Local representatives of international aid organizations: exchange of information

Position Requirements
Qualification:

• Degree in Agriculture, Social Sciences or Economics or other related fields

Skills and Experience:
Essential:

• Previous 3 years of work experience in food security and livelihood projects
• Experience in a managerial position
• Analytical capacity
• Capacity to supervise a team
• Good relational qualities
• Good knowledge of  techniques and agricultural production systems
• Good knowledge of implementing projects

Preferred:

• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
• Previous experience with AAH
• Previous development programming experience
• Capacity to write high-quality reports
• Previous team management and activity planning experience
• Computer knowledge (Word, Excel and Microsoft Outlook).

Minimum Basic Salary

• NGN308,589 per month.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note: Qualified women are encouraged to apply