Project Assistant - Food Security - Ugandans Only - Uganda

Arua

Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Arua
Grade: Junior level - Junior
Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Administrative support
- Agriculture and Forestry
- Security and Safety
- Public Policy and Administration
- Nutrition
- Emergency Aid and Response
- Food Security
Closing Date: Closed

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 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, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 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, and emergency livelihood/food security, legal assistance, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.

With funding from UNMFA, UNHCR, ECHO and other donors, NRC will be implementing s livelihoods (and related activities) in Adjumani/Yumbe and Arua Refugee settlements. NRC now seeks to fill Project Assistant Positions for its Food Security project in Yumbe and Rhino Camp - Arua:

Job description

The Project Assistant will work closely with the Food Security Project Officer to ensure project compliance to NRC SOPs and M & E frame work and the entire NRC strategies. The successful candidate will:
Ensure community mobilization and sensitization of beneficiaries is conducted in an organized manner.
Ensure he/she does not work in isolation from the community leaders, government structures and NRC set standards during registration and verification of beneficiaries
Monitor cash transfers and agricultural food production activities.
Participate in distribution of project inputs in accordance with set NRC guidelines and standards.
Gather impact stories for program documentation and M & E reporting.
Participation in the compilation of M&E Data for the project.

Qualifications

Diploma in Agriculture; Social sciences, developments studies and other related fields from a recognized university. Bachelor degree in Agriculture will be an added advantage.
Experience with INGO in a refugee operation in Livelihoods is an added advantage.
At least 2 years of experience in implementing or supervising livelihoods related projects.
Experience in monitoring IGA activities like small scale businesses, VSLA, FFS and other related agricultural activities.
Knowledge of local culture and language (Aringa/Lugbara. Swahili/Arabic and/or Kakwa).