Livelihoods & Food Security Coordinator-Kerman-NRC Internals Only

*** Only NRC Internal Candidates who are National will be shortlisted***

                                                          Rights Respected, People Protected

About NRC:

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental humanitarian organization with 75 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, food security, livelihoods, legal Assistance, and water, sanitation, and hygiene sectors. The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 6000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. NRC runs the world's largest standby roster, NORCAP, with 650 professionals ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs.  

NRC in the Islamic Republic of Iran:

NRC started operations in Iran in 2012. We currently deliver humanitarian assistance in 10 provinces in Education, Food Security and livelihoods, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter construction, as well as Information, Counseling, and Legal Assistance (ICLA). We co-lead several technical inter-agency working groups and provide capacity building to humanitarian partners in the country. Next to our programs, NRC Iran also built an advocacy unit to develop joint messages and initiatives among INGOs to improve the rights of the displaced.   Following several recent breakthroughs, NRC Iran is scaling up substantially its activities in support of the Government of Iran's efforts towards an estimated 3,6 million Afghans residing in the country and is expanding its programme unit.

Role and responsibilities

The purpose of the Livelihood and Food Security Coordinator is to implement the Livelihood and Food Security-related projects under the supervision of Area South. He/she will also provide input and ideas to LFS specialist and the Area Manager regarding the design and development of projects related to his/her core competency within NRC Iran. The following is a brief description of the role.

Generic responsibilities:

• Coordinate and implement the portfolio of Livelihood & Food Security related projects (activities, budgets and projects implementation) in line with proposals, strategies and donors’ requirements.
• Line management of all Core Competency (CC) teams.
• Contribute to proposals development and LFS strategy.
• Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Conduct regular needs assessment, M&E visits and where possible inform and involve communities
• Prepare and develop periodic progress and status reports as required
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need and with required quality
• Promote and share ideas for technical improvement, especially with regard to targeting and the inclusion of the most vulnerable beneficiaries
• Ensure proper documentation of project files
• Explore partnership options with NGOs, Government, training institutions, UN agencies, and the private sector
•  Ensure that procurement, development, and distribution of materials and equipment are timely and by NRC procedures
•  Support training of NRC and partners’ staff on LFS programming
• Investigate and facilitate the introduction of new technology, methods and approaches to improve the quality of the activities 

Specific responsibilities 

• Manage all phases of project’s life cycle
• Plan and follow up the activities of the project with the team, such as field assessments, market price monitoring, and distribution of cash cards
• Conduct regular meetings with beneficiaries, community management committees, local authorities and partners on the cash cards, distribution arrangements, vocational training and other relevant issues
• Coordinate the implementation of program components/activities at the local level, in close collaboration with the communities, partners and local authorities
• Break down the annual operational plans into weekly, monthly and quarterly implementation plans
• Contribute in the identification of new projects and new areas of intervention
• Carry out any additional study or task assigned by the supervisor
• Coordinate and communicate with all other NRC’s program and support units, as required
• Attend technical cooperation meetings with NRC’s counterparts in the CC field, prepare notes and undertake follow‐up action and coordination related to project implementation and monitoring
• Perform any other business as delegated by the area manager

Competencies

Professional competencies

Generic professional competencies:

• At least 3 years of working experience in any responsibilities related to business planning/management,
• MSME management, business model design, start‐up development, digital literacy, digital start up and vocational training, preferably in the humanitarian sector
• Experience in projects related to the empowerment of community and self‐reliance of vulnerable families is an advantage,
• Experience of Project planning, coordination with stakeholders, resource planning, people/ team management and report writing is needed,
• Experience of cash assistance is an advantage
• University bachelor’s degree preferably in Social sciences relevant to Economy, development, Sociological studies, or Business studies in Entrepreneurship, marketing, Business Administration, Industrial Management/ engineering. 
• Familiarity with the refugee context in Iran is an advantage
• Ability to multi‐task and work with short deadlines
• Proficient in English and Farsi Language

Context related skills, knowledge and experience:

• As stated above

Behavioural competencies

• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling insecure environment
• Teamwork and coping with change

We Can Offer

Contract: 3 month probation with possibility of extension

Salary: based on NRC grade structure- This position is grade 7 of the organizational grading and structure *This position is in mid-managerial/supervisorty level of NRC*

Duty Station: Iran-Kerman with field visit (80%) to the provinces where NRC Area South is operating (Such as other areas/towns within Kerman Province, Hormozgan, Sistan & Balouchestan and Yazd)