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• Line management of Livelihoods and Food Security Project Officers in
  field
• Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
• Contribute to CC strategy development, project proposals and provide
  input on needs and gaps
• Manage and implement delegated portfolio of livelihoods projects
  (activities, budget and project documentation) as delegated from LFS PDM
  in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high
  technical quality
• Provide regular progress reports to PDM
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of
  protection, explore and assess new and better ways to assist
• Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the
  activities
• Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
• Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key
  stakeholders
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy
  strategy

• Lead the start-up, assessment, and implementation, and close-out of
  Livelihoods and Food Security projects
• Oversee projects implementation duties, ensure donor compliance for
  all activities, and interface with colleagues in the support section to
  ensure adherence to donor policies and internal procurement procedures
• Oversee the activities of the LFS team, provide direct supervision
  to LFS Project Officers, recommend and facilitate staff capacity building
  objectives together with the PDM
• Complete timely and competent data analysis and effective
  presentation of findings, taking responsibility for all relevant reporting
  outputs
• Work with the PDM to ensure the quality of LFS programme’s
  implementation, promote climate sensitive, sustainable natural resource
  management practices, and inclusive economic resilience building
  initiatives
• Design and implement in coordination with the LFS Program
  Development Manager and M&E unit, appropriate M&E systems and
  tools to measure programme quality and evaluate the impact,
  cost-effectiveness, and relevance of activities.
• Ensure the timely collection and submission of monitoring data for
  programme purposes and to the organisational (GORS) system.
• Coordinate with local stakeholders and authorities, Food Security
  and Agriculture Sector actors and other relevant actors and coordination
  bodies, at area level
• Serve as the Area focal person with Donors, OPM, District line
  Ministries, and represent NRC in different working group meetings at area
  level
• Plan and manage the implementation of cash based programming and
  business development modalities within LFS projects in peri-urban areas of
  Kampala (if/when required).

• The applicant for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Livelihoods
  and Food Security Coordinator job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s
  degree in Agricultural Science, Development Studies, Business
  Administration, Social Science or any other relevant subject
• Four years of relevant experience in a mid-level projects
  implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Technical expertise in cash based programming
• Experience in the development and implementation of integrated
  livelihoods and/or resilience programmes, including integration with other
  sectors and preferably with recent experience in local economic
  development (income generation, micro-finance, market based approaches.)
• Experience working with host communities and refugees/displaced
  persons and with a range of stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in designing and leading assessments, and
  using the data for informed programme design and adaptation
• Experience as working in consortia is desirable
• Personal qualities: We are particularly looking for a positive minded individual with
  strong project implementation skills, who can build trust and confidently
  navigate both internally and externally at different levels. The post
  holder may be required to work extended and /or non-core business hours,
  as and when required by the needs of the organization.

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