Food Security and Livelihood Assistant at the International Medical Corps (IMC)

The International Medical Corps (IMC) is a global, humanitarian, non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training, relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, non-political, non-sectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations.

International Medical Corps has been operating in Nigeria since November 2013. It currently has its country office in Abuja and field offices in Kano, Sokoto and Maiduguri where it is implementing emergency Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH) and Protection programs, and also building capacity of local health systems and structures, ensuring the provision of quality, accessible Nutrition and Health Care.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Food Security and Livelihood Assistant

Location: Maiduguri

Job Summary

• The selected candidate will work as part of a team to implement the food security and Livelihood programme for vulnerable population in Borno State.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide assistance for the implementation of identified activities to ensure successful food distributions;
• Support the Food Security Officer during the implementation of food assistance (identifying, screening and registering beneficiaries, distribution, monitoring, etc.)
• Evaluate the relevance and appropriateness of the intervention in view of the evolution of the context and needs.
• Propose solutions or improvements to ensure the smooth running of the project.
• Participate in post-distribution monitoring, document beneficiary feedback and lessons learned.
• Contribute to harmonious working relationship with partners, beneficiaries and other relevant stakeholders.
• Propose solution to solve any problem faced and report them to the team lead.
• Participate actively in regular staff and program review meetings
• Work in collaboration with the Food Security and Livelihoods officer to ensure smooth implementation of program activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition, Agriculture or any health related discipline and at least 2 years of professional experience in food assistance interventions. Experience in north east Nigeria is an added advantage
• At least two to three (2 to 3) years’ experience in humanitarian interventions focusing on food security and nutrition
• An understanding of food security interventions Good command of English and knowledge of Hausa and Kanuri is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Required Skills:

• Good human relations and diplomacy
• Analytical capacity
• Capacity to organize work
• Attention to detail
• Computer knowledge
• Experience in problems linked with humanitarian crises
• Good knowledge of English (reading, writing, speaking). Knowledge of Hausa is an added advantage
• Capacity to work under stressful situations-communication skills.

Application Closing Date
29th May, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's to: imcnigeriavacancy@internationalmedicalcorps.org

Note

• Candidates MUST state the position and location they are applying for as the subject of their email, application letter and curriculum vitae should be in a single Microsoft Word Document otherwise applications will not be considered.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.