Livelihoods & Food Security Project Coordinator (National Position) – SRO – AO6
Applicants are only considered if holding a Jordanian Nationality & if applying on Webcruiter using this link:
https://23109900.webcruiter.no/Main/Recruit/Public/4648684427?link_source_id=0
NRC currently has more than 2,000 staff in the Middle East region assisting people displaced by conflict in Syria. As a leading humanitarian organization, we support displaced persons by implementing programs across the Shelter, Education, Food Security, Information Counseling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sectors with strong protection and resilience focus integrated into our programs. In the Middle East, NRC has over 3000 staff dedicated to assisting people affected by the conflict in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Palestine. Its humanitarian interventions are based upon its programming expertise in the Core Competencies of Shelter, Education, Water and Sanitation Hygiene, Food Security, along with Information Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) to forcibly displaced people. The Syrian Crisis is well into its eight-year, but the level and intensity of conflict in the country remain high. Humanitarian and protection need continue to grow inside of Syria as a result of the ongoing conflict and consequent complex emergency situation in which displacement is both massive and widespread.
The purpose of the Livelihoods and Food Security Coordinator position is to coordinate the implementation of NRC’s delegated Livelihoods and Food Security project portfolio.
Generic responsibilities
-Line management of LFS project staff.
-Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures.
-Contribute to LFS strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps.
-Coordinate and manage the implementation of delegated portfolio of LFS projects (activities, budget and project documentation) as delegated from PM in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality.
-Provide regular progress reports to PM (APM and LFS PDM if no PM).
-Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of assistance, explore and assess new and better ways to assist including protection principles.
-Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities.
-Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills.
-Liaise, coordinate and collaborate with partners, relevant working groups and clusters, relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders.
-Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy.
Specific responsibilities
-Programme set-up: lead and conduct market assessments, identify information gaps, contribute to designing projects, lead the start-up and coordinate the implementation of specific livelihoods and food security activities
-Partnerships: identify local partners and contribute to the development of linkages with relevant stakeholders and strategic partnerships on the ground
-Monitoring and Evaluation: Contribute in designing and implementing appropriate M&E system and tools for livelihoods and food security programmes in order to measure quality programming and evaluate impact, cost-effectiveness and relevance of specific activities
-Reporting: support program staff in conducting data analysis and presentation of findings, review and compile their inputs, and draft competent and relevant reporting outputs
-Community engagement: Contribute in developing and piloting tools and methodologies to support communication with beneficiaries, community engagement in the targeted areas, identify community needs
-Management: lead on the recruitment and selection of high quality staff, oversee the activities of and provide direct supervision to LFS project staff; performance management of all direct reports; facilitate LFS staff capacity building and training; ensure timely and accurate development of procurement plans, recruitment plans, and spending plans; budget management for all LFS projects/portfolio implemented in the area, ensuring compliance and programmatic quality, and document lessons learned and best practices.
-Coordination: Establish strong working relationship and coordination with relevant (I)NGOs, clusters, working groups and targeted communities; Coordinate and collaborate with other CCs during project design and implementation; Support on development and use of internal and external referral mechanisms; Contribute to the development and strengthening of coordination mechanisms on area level, and represent NRC in relevant coordination meetings.
Generic professional competencies for this position:
-Minimum of 3 years of experience from working LFS project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context.
-Experience in working in complex and volatile contexts.
-Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
-Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile.
-Fluency in English & Arabic, both written and verbal.
Context/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience
-Knowledge of the context in Syria
-Relevant remote management experience
-Experience of managing field teams and working with partners
-Bachelor Degree or above in relevant field
-Experience overseeing multiple activity streams and budget tracking
-Technical Livelihoods expertise in transition/early recover context, including agriculture, cash transfer programmes, small business development and/or soft-skills training
-Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications
Behavioral Competencies
-Handling insecure environments
-Managing resources to optimize results
-Empowering and building trust
-Managing performance and development
-Planning and delivering results
We can offer
-Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline.
-Contract period: till 31 December 2023 renewable subjected to availability of funds.
-Duty Station: This position will be based in the NRC office in Amman.
-Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions.
-Application deadline: 25 April 2023.
Applicants are only considered if holding a Jordanian Nationality & if applying on Webcruiter using this link:
https://23109900.webcruiter.no/Main/Recruit/Public/4648684427?link_source_id=0
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