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Job Title:  Livelihoods and Food Security Officer

Organisation: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Duty Station: Yumbe, Uganda

Reports to:  Livelihoods and Food Security Coordinator

About US:

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Job Summary:  The purpose of the officer position is day to day implementation of the Livelihoods and Food Security projects in the Yumbe District.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure project compliance to NRC program policy guidelines (SOPs) and M+E Framework, country, Regional, and Global strategies, etc.
• Liaise with community leaders, and government structures during registration and verification of beneficiaries.
• Participate in capacity-building training and workshops organized by NRC, government, and other partners at the district and grass root levels.
• Monitor Cash transfer and agricultural food production activities.
• Participate in the distribution of project inputs e.g., Cash Transfer, Agro/Small Business materials to the target groups.
• Gather impact stories for program documentation/Reporting.
• Prepare and file relevant documents as required by the line manager e.g., Purchase requests, Project Reports, Goods Received notes, Distribution reports, etc.
• Carry out data collection as required for M+E Reporting.

Specific responsibilities

• Mobilize and sensitize communities on Agricultural food production, cash transfer programming, Micro small-scale business Establishment, Protection and Nutrition, etc.
• Participate in the selection, and Recruitment of beneficiaries targeted to benefit from the program with guidance on the beneficiary selection criteria and ensuring proper profiling of the beneficiary database.
• Organize and train beneficiaries ‘on agricultural production, Selection, Planning, and management of micro small scale businesses enterprises, cash transfer, etc.
• Develop work plans, and distribution plans for all project inputs meant for Distribution to target beneficiary groups.
• Regularly collect accurate project-related information/Data for submission to the M+E for reporting.
• Ensure Weekly, monthly, quarterly, and Annual documentation of project Reports for submission to the supervisor.
• Represent NRC in coordination meetings organized both at the district and settlement levels with other Key stakeholders including OPM, UNHCR, and the District Production Department.
• Carry out additional tasks assigned by the line supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness/Social Sciences/Adult and Community Based Education/Cash Programming, Community Rehabilitation, and Development Studies.
• At least four years of experience working on Cash and Livelihoods/Food security project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Experience working in a project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Previous experience working with Cash & Voucher Assistance systems and tools (market assessment, cash monitoring)
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Skills and knowledge of market analysis and cash-based interventions, Livelihoods, and Food Security.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Experience with community-based projects/activities
• Experience with multi-sectoral and integrated Cash and Livelihoods programming
• Professional knowledge of cash transfer modalities/systems.
• Experience with early recovery /reconstruction projects is an asset.
• Experience working with vulnerable groups, particularly IDPs; Persons of concern, able to demonstrate conflict-sensitivity, compassion, discretion, and protection aspects.
• Skills in monitoring and evaluation would be beneficial.

Competencies:

• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust.
• Communicating with impact and respect.
• Handling insecure environment
• Performance Management

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested Ugandan applicants should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 15^th August 2023

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