Livelihood and Food Security Officer Ukraine Severodonetsk

Role and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities:

• Adherence to NRC policies;
• Contribute to NRC strategy development and provide input on needs and gaps from relevant areas
• Serve as the main entry point for NRC’ specific project definition and implementation, in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements;
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and assess new and better ways to assist;
• Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities;
• Develop, maintain and establish excellent working relationships with a wide range of different interlocutors (Clusters, NGOs, civil and military representatives);
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy.

Specific responsibilities

• Support identification of the most vulnerable conflict affected persons that require project’s assistance;
• Registration of beneficiaries; verification of needs based on home visits;
• Distribution of assistance in line with NRC policies and donor requirements;
• Ensure proper filing of documents and timely preparation of updates and reports;
• Support baseline assessment, post distribution monitoring activities and learning initiatives.

Competencies

Professional competencies

Generic professional competencies for this position:

• A degree in economics, social sciences, law, philology or business studies;
• Experience with planning, distribution and/or monitoring of humanitarian or early recovery assistance;
• Experience in working in relief operations in challenging environments;
• Experience in cash based interventions preferred;
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills and the ability to liaise authoritatively with representatives of  humanitarian community,  local government and media, social protection institutions and other relevant actors, when required;
• Excellent communication and reporting skills, both written and oral;
• Fluency in spoken and written English. Fluency in Russian and/or Ukrainian;
• Strong skills in using computers, document processing (Excel, Word, Adobe) and networking software.

Context related skills, knowledge and experience:

• Willingness to work in demanding, stressful situations under difficult living conditions with respect for basic security rules;
• Previous experience from a humanitarian/recovery context is as advantage;
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to determine priorities and attention to detail;
• Solid understanding and experience of crisis context and working in complex emergencies.

Behavioral competencies

• Managing resources and achieving results
• Handling insecure environments
• Working with people
• Coping with change
• Empowering and building trust
• Planning and delivering results

We offer:

• Type of contract: till the end of the year with the possibility of extension depending on the availability of funds.
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC salary scale, terms and conditions.
• Duty station: Severodonetsk, Ukraine.