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Livelihood and Food Security Assistant - Agriculture (Maiduguri; Biu; Damasak; Dikwa & Monguno) Nigerian National Only

Kachin State

  • Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Location: Kachin State
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Administrative support
    • Agriculture and Forestry
    • Security and Safety
    • Nutrition
    • Emergency Aid and Response
    • Food Security
    • Food Security, Livestock and Livelihoods
  • 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 camp management, shelter, education, 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.

NRC is looking for a Livelihood and Security Assistant - Agriculture for our field offices in Maiduguri; Biu, Damasak; Dikwa and Monguno, Borno State in Northern Nigeria. The purpose of the Livelihood and Food Security Assistant is to ensure the Implementation of Livelihood and Food Security programme activities in Maiduguri; Biu; Damasak; Dikwa and Monguno in Borno State

NRC initiated country operations in Nigeria in June 2015, in order to respond to the critical and increasing needs in the country. NRC currently has a full team based in Maiduguri and a coordination office in Abuja. NRC is currently providing services across various sectors namely; Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI); Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH); Food Security; and Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) in order to address identified humanitarian needs.

The Livelihood and Food Security Assistant reports to the Livelihood and Food Security Officer.
Kindly indicate position and location applied for as title of your Cover Letter. eg: "Livelihood and Food Security Assistant - Maiduguri"

Job description

  • Together with Livelihood and Food Security Officer, the Assistant will be responsible for the implementation of Livelihood and food security activities in the field – food vouchers, income generating activities and backyard vegetable gardens.
  • Carry out the selection of project beneficiaries
  • Data collection for project monitoring and evaluation.
  • Coordinate the food security activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans
  • Involve and inform communities and community leaders about the activities
  • Coordinate with relevant partners
  • Facilitate the distribution of materials and equipment according to procedures
  • Prepare weekly progress reports and other documents as required

Qualifications

  • Knowledge of the context of Northeast Nigeria
  • Experience with start-up activities
  • Fluency in one or more of the national/regional languages (Hausa and Kanuri preferred)
  • Bsc Agriculture / Crop science/ Agriculture Economics
  • At least one year experience of working in Food Security humanitarian/recovery context

Personal qualities

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

  • A good sense of humour is an asset

  • All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.

We offer

  • Commencement: April 2018
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions.
  • Duty stations: Maiduguri; Biu; Damasak; Dikwa and Monguno with frequent travels. Travel outside duty stations is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.
  • Approved health certficate will be requested before contract start.
  • Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location.
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