JOB TITLE: Livelihoods and Food Security Technical Assistant
Job Identification: 1053
LOCATION: Jos, Plateau
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Category: Livelihood and Food Security
Level: Grade Level 4 Step 1 (Nigerian National)
Reports to: Livelihoods and Food Security Coordinator
Travel: 50% (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.
- NRC is looking for a Livelihoods and Food Security Technical Assistant for our Jos – Plateau State Office in east-central Nigeria. The purpose of the Livelihoods and Food Security Technical Assistant position is to day-to-day implementation of the food security project.
- The Livelihoods and Food Security Technical Assistant reports to the Livelihoods and Food Security Coordinator – Jos.
Specific Responsibilities
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- Together with LFS Officers, the Technical Assistants will be responsible for the implementation of livelihoods and food security activities on the field-Agriculture, Income Generation Activities, (IGAs), Cash for work (CfW) activities and livestock production and management.
- Conduct livelihoods assessments to determine most viable income generating activities.
- Coordinate the food security activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans
- Supervise, train and develop team of good community facilitators, community volunteers, and survey enumerators
- Coordinate with and support stakeholders and partners in training of beneficiaries on small scale business, income generating activities, CfW, livestock production & management and FFS
- Involve and inform communities and community leaders about the activities, aim and objective.
Critical Interfaces:
By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:
- Strategy and Project Planning: Livelihoods and Food Security Coordinators, Project Manger
- Area Operations: Finance Officer, Logistic Officer, security officer, Access Officers, Protection Officers
Deadline: March 23, 2021
Job Features
Job Category | Security / Intelligence |