Action Against Hunger Food Security Program Manager Jobs in Ethiopia

Action Against Hunger Food Security Program Manager Jobs in Ethiopia

Job Id: 224970

Category: Development and Project Management, Economics

Location: Wollega, Oromia

Career Level: Senior Level (5+ years experience)

Employment Type: Contract

Salary: 23,995.00ETB with other additional benefits provided according to the social benefit packages of the organization.

Job Description

Internal/external

Vacancy Announcement

As a registered charity, founded in 1979, Action Against Hunger operates in 45+ countries. The international network of Action Against Hunger is represented in France, United Kingdom, Spain, Canada, USA and India.

Teams in the field combat hunger on 4 fronts: Nutrition and Health, Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL), Water, Sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and Mental Health and Care Practices (MHCP).

We are currently looking for the following professional:

Food Security and Livelihood Program Manager

General Assignment: Responsible to implement quick impact projects in food security that will address IDP in Wollega and to manage the program (Cash assistance and Food security and livelihood interventions) for Wollega base.

Responsibilities

Objective 1: Promote the comprehension of food security, livelihood and cash assistance project in the intervention area:

Collect and evaluate information on food security, livelihood and cash assistance.

Identify the needs of the most vulnerable populations;

Engage on the market assessment, base line and end line surveys for cash assistance projects.

Propose how to meet these needs;

Participate actively in developing a food security & cash assistance project formulation;

Contribute towards the elaboration of proposals;

To critically follow evolution of the cash / Livelihood Security in the area

Objective 2: Implement suitable food security & cash assistance activities:

Define implementation modalities (identification and registration of beneficiaries, distribution, monitoring, etc.) and Plan activities for implementation and achievement of program goals in order to achieve the set objectives;

Organize and supervise the implementation of identified activities (cash) in coordination with other departments;

Monitoring, designing sampling strategy and methodology, preparing questionnaire data collection, data encoding and analysing.

Evaluate the relevance and appropriateness of the intervention in view of the evolution of the context and needs;

Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly FSL program reports for the internal and external consumption.

Plan/forecast program budget and monitor the financial utilization of the program
Work with field coordinator to prepare interim, intermediate and final FSL program reports.

Preparing program procurement request.

Objective 3: Recording, Monitoring and Reporting activities

Follow clearly appropriate protocols and guidelines on recording and reporting.

Ensure that LMMS well up to date, reports are, regularly backed up data are analysed and reports are send to capital office.

Ensure that data collected are complete, reliable, relevant, timely and valid.

Develop monitoring and evaluation tool for the ongoing project

Ensure that Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) and Post-Harvest Monitoring (PHM) and other monitoring exercise are, carried out in regular bases.

Objective 4: Team management:

Organise the team work and plan of actions (planning responsibilities);

Collaborate with the HR and Field coordinator on the timely recruitment of staff;

carry out personal performance appraisal of the member in regular bases.

Identify teams training needs and develop the capacity of the team by delivering on job training and mentoring

Work and collaborate transparently and efficiently with all the support departments both at base and capital levels.

Organize regular staff meeting to discuss challenges and formulate way forward.

Objective 5: Represent Action Against Hunger

Develop a network of contacts at base level (INGOs, Government, technical or scientific, political) to allow a smooth implementation of the project.

Represent Action Against Hunger in different FSL/DRM related coordination platforms with different stakeholders such as authorities, communities, local NGOs, INGOs involved in the response and participate at Zonal and Woreda level meetings and workshops
Explain the project’s activities and objectives to partners and communities as needed.

Participate preparation and activities related to donor visit.

Implement other duties and responsibilities assigned by the Field Coordinator/Technical Advisors/DCDP

Objective 6: Additional Responsibilities

Perform any additional task assigned by direct line manager andN+1 in line with job description and plan of action.

Job Requirements

Educational / Professional Background:

BA degree / Masters in Agricultural economics, Development Studies, sociology and social anthropology, Food Security studies with at least 5 years of experience in humanitarian organization (NGOs) out of which one year in cash interventions.

Required skills:

Proven track recording on Food/Livelihood security project management, project implementation, good technical Knowledge on needs assessment, project formulation and Monitoring.

Good analysis capacity, report writing, capacity to organize and supervise the team, skills in Budget management, Capacity to establish and develop a network of professional contacts, Good Computer skill, Good working knowledge of English, (read, write and speak), capacity to respect deadlines, willing to share information and communicate transparently, Team player.

Willingness to work under pressure and extra hours, extremely flexible, able to work independently, have the ability to cope with stressful situations, good organizational and interpersonal skills, ability and willingness to work in remote areas.

Good knowledge in food security, cash and Voucher, and innovative agricultural activity.

Knowing of local language (Nuer and Agnwak) is advantageous and English language is compulsory.

Relevant Work Experience:

Humanitarian experience in food security, cash assistance and interventions

How to Apply

Application Procedure

If you are interested, please send your application composed of: none returnable CV, Covering Letter with “FSL Program Manager” written in the subject line, and three references, applicants to the following addresses:

Action Against Hunger – Addis Ababa – Human Resources Department, P.O. Box 2357, (On the way to Meskel Flower from Dembel city mall, Behind Addis Ababa Road Transportation Authority Garage ): or
Through www.ethiojobs.net ; or
Directly In Person to Action Against Hunger, Gode, Sekota, Gambella, Mega, Wollega and Hirna offices ;
“Women Applicants Are Highly Encouraged”

NB: Only short listed applicants will be, communicated on and selection process includes technical test and an interview.

Action Against Hunger Food Security Program Manager Jobs in Ethiopia