Norwegian Refugee Council NGO Livelihoods and Food Security Project Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

Norwegian Refugee Council NGO Livelihoods and Food Security Project Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit and non-governmental organization which provides assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide.

NRC is working in Ethiopia in partnership with Ethiopian Government counterpart, the Administration for Refugees and Returnees Affairs (ARRA) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in providing humanitarian assistance, Education, Shelter, Food Security & Livelihood, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Child Protection for refugees as well as host community around refugee camps in Shire (Tigray), Dolo Ado, Asosa, Gambella and Jigjiga.

NRC Food Security strategies aim at developing self-reliance livelihoods interventions which was designed and implemented to strengthen refugee women’s and men’s productive capacities to achieve food and income security through a variety of economic activities longer-term self-sufficiency.

The purpose of the officer position is to assist with day-to-day implementation of the Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) Programme in the Shire region.

The Livelihoods and Food Security Project Officer is responsible for coordination of the Livelihoods and Food Security activities at Mai-Ayni/Adi-Harush/Hitsats/Shimelba Refugee Camp Office.

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