JOB TITLE: Livelihoods and Food Security Officer
Job Identification: 1054
LOCATION: Jos, Plateau
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Category: Livelihood and Food Security
Level: Grade Level 5 Step 1 (Nigerian National)
Reports to: Livelihoods and Food Security Coordinator
Travel: 70% (with travel to LGA’s project)
Project Number: NGFM2022
Commencement: 1st May, 2021
Duration and type of contract: 12 months
Job Description
- NRC initiated country operations in Nigeria in June 2015 in order to respond to the critical and increasing needs in the country. NRC currently has a full team based in Yola Area Office, Field Offices in Borno and Adamawa states and a coordination office in Abuja. NRC is currently providing services across various sectors namely; Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI); Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH); Livelihoods & Food Security (LFS); Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA), Education and Camp Management Camp Coordination (CCCM) in order to address identified humanitarian needs.
- The food security program includes wider livelihoods complex responses, which recognizes that conflict and violence have affected people livelihoods, coping capacities while insecurity and tension has further worsened their vulnerabilities. The provision of support in form of resources and income opportunities will address the financial needs of conflict-affected families and can thereby improve the purchasing power for productive assets, food, and NFIs vital for maintaining good health and peaceful coexistence among different individuals. This combined with agriculture and food production is expected to mature further peaceful relationship among conflict communities in return this will supplement sources of income, and food diversity and therefore reduce food costs whilst protecting households from risky coping mechanisms.
Competencies
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Professional Competencies
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Context / Specific Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
- B.Sc, HND in Agronomy, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension, Crop Science or related field
- Experience working as an Agricultural Extension Agent.
- Minimum of 3-year working experience in a related position.
- Work experience from the plateau context preferred
- Experience working as in livelihood and food Security humanitarian/recovery context.
- Proven experience in implementing agricultural support programs, income generation activities, Cash for work program and livestock production and management
- Good understanding of climate smart agriculture (CSA)
- Experience of implementing cash/voucher transfers, farming inputs distribution and monitoring of agricultural activities.
- Experience and understanding of Selection, planning and management (SPM) of income Generation Activities (IGAs) both farm and off farm
- Experience in beneficiary Skills training and distribution of conditional cash grants or small business start-up kits.
- Experiment from working in complex and volatile context.
- Able to speak fluent Hausa and English languages
Deadline: March 22, 2021
Job Features
Job Category | Security / Intelligence |