Food Security Livelihoods (FSL) Field Assistants at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International (6 Positions)

Action Against Hunger | ACF-International works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.

Action Against Hunger is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Food Security Livelihoods (FSL) Field Assistant

Location: Damaturu, Yobe
Slots: 6

Job Description:
The FSL field assistant will be directly under the supervision of the FSL Supervisor. He/ She will be responsible for management and implementation of the Improving food access and nutrition for vulnerable displaced and host population in Yobe State, in Northern Nigeria at community (LGA) level. This program aims to provide cash and/or vouchers to the IDPs and host communities to provide immediate access to food.

Summary of Key Objectives:

• Undertake food security & livelihood interventions (cash based and nutrition awareness) at LGA level under the direction of the FSL Supervisor
• Collect information and data on food security at LGA level through surveys, assessments and regular post distribution monitoring of beneficiary households
• Mobilization and awareness raising about the organization, program objectives and activities to local authorities and the population, and act as a link between the Organization and the beneficiaries (at LGA level)

Qualifications & Essential Skills:

• Diploma in a food security related field e.g. Agronomics, Agriculture, Animal health, Agricultural engineering, Development Studies e.t.c
• Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy
• Professional, good organizational capacity, good human relationships, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Good team spirit
• 1 year relevant work experience
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa and English

Preferred:

• Previous experience with food security and livelihoods programming
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
• Previous experience with ACF
• Previous humanitarian programming experience

Application Closing Date
Sunday, 9th November, 2014

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV's together with their Cover Letters as an email attachment to: [email protected] Applicants should indicate in the subject title of their forwarding mail, the title of the position they are applying for.

Note: Please do not attach your certificates to the application email. Any application received after Sunday, 9th November 2014 will not be considered.