Job Title: Manager Food Security and Livelihoods
Organisation: Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Director Disaster Management
About US:
Uganda
Red Cross Society (URCS) is the leading national humanitarian organization in
Uganda and a member of the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. The
ICRC is an International humanitarian institution which has a mandate to
protect victims of international and armed conflicts i.e. the wounded,
refugees, civilians, prisoners and other non-combatants.
Red Cross Society (URCS) is the leading national humanitarian organization in
Uganda and a member of the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. The
ICRC is an International humanitarian institution which has a mandate to
protect victims of international and armed conflicts i.e. the wounded,
refugees, civilians, prisoners and other non-combatants.
Job Summary: The Manager
Food Security and Livelihoods will provide technical capacity and coordinate
the development and implementation of projects and plans in line with the Food
security strategic frameworks.
Food Security and Livelihoods will provide technical capacity and coordinate
the development and implementation of projects and plans in line with the Food
security strategic frameworks.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide programmatic and technical oversight
for food security and livelihoods projects - Take lead in the expansion and growth of food
security and livelihoods recovery programming including leading
assessments and proposal writing - Build capacities of URCS and partner
organizations in identifying, assessing vulnerabilities and planning
relevant mitigation mechanisms in accordance with community priorities and
Food Security. - Plan and implement the assessment, monitoring
and evaluation of food security projects in line with the food security
strategy. - The incumbent will develop proposals to
facilitate income generation, value addition and marketing opportunities
for target families, groups and communities. - Prepare and develop plans and budgets in line
with the Food security Strategy and URCS mission. - Develop, support and strengthen local,
national, regional and International linkages with organizations and
networks to address Food security issues. - Actively monitor and document Food
Rights/Trade Empowerment thematic learnings and performances and share
widely through periodic reports and other mechanisms in line with
department’s framework and URC communication guidelines. - Plan, coordinate and engage in advocacy
through designing strategies that will influence Food security practice
and policies in favour of vulnerable, excluded and poor people. - Develop and support use of alternative
participatory models to generate evidence for pro poor policy advocacy in
line with department’s strategic frameworks - Actively promote the utilization of
participatory and community based approaches in agriculture in
preparedness and response phases.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s Degree
in Food Security, Agriculture, Agriculture Economics or any related field - Possession of a post-graduate training in
food nutrition, Agriculture, or a related discipline - At least three years of relevant working
experience in food security, project management in NGO / humanitarian
fields i.e. in an unstable environment (conflict / post conflict country). - A minimum of two years of practical
experience in agriculture, small farming, food production systems, small
enterprise development, and/or behavior change related to Food Security
and nutrition - Knowledge of project cycle management,
project design and proposal writing. - Knowledge of livelihoods, agrarian systems
and natural resources management. - Knowledge of international organizations, the
UN System, NGOs and humanitarian donors. - Knowledge of agriculture and food security
responses in emergency situations, including understanding of core
standards, principles and guidance. - Proven negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Delivering training and capacity building of
staff. - Coordination and information management
skills. - Experience in team management.
- Written and oral presentation skills
- Ability to communicate on Food Security
topics with diverse groups: farmers, managers, bureaucrats and donors. - Good proposal writing skills.
How to Apply:
All
candidates who desire to join the International Red Cross and Red Crescent
Movement should send their filled application forms, download
here and E-mail to: [email protected] or mail via post to: The
Secretary General, Uganda Red Cross Society, Plot 551/555 Rubaga Road, P.O. Box
494, Kampala, Uganda.
candidates who desire to join the International Red Cross and Red Crescent
Movement should send their filled application forms, download
here and E-mail to: [email protected] or mail via post to: The
Secretary General, Uganda Red Cross Society, Plot 551/555 Rubaga Road, P.O. Box
494, Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 1st August 2016
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