FSL Officer - Economic Empowerment at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Action Against Hunger 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.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: FSL Officer - Economic Empowerment

Location: Damaturu, Yobe
Job Type: Full Time
Starting date: as soon as possible
Direct Line Manager: Sector Manager - Social Protection

Objective 1

• Provide technical support and guidance in the implementation of economic empowerment component of the program.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Develop detailed planning and implementation strategies for economic strengthening of the income generation activities of the households in collaboration with the Sector Manager Social Protection and the assistance of the MPM
• In close coordination with the field team, reinforce and coordinate market linkages with value chain actors, household income flow and  household economic behavioural change activities monitoring.
• Identify program implementation modalities that enhance partnership & coordination with government official and local communities, internal integration within sectors and other programs (Nutrition, WASH)
• Identify areas of cross-program linkages with other Action Against Hunger programs in Yobe State.
• Ensure program quality and adherence to program objectives, including respect of Action Against Hunger technical guidelines, systems, and established deadlines
• Support program budget design and updates, budget monitoring and cash projections
• Contribute to organizational and sector-wide learning through documentation of lessons learned, best practices, evaluations etc. from the economic strengthening of the income generation activities area of the program.
• Contribute to preparing Social protection  internal and external reports including case studies and success stories as it relates to economic strengthening of the social protection component of the program.

Objective 2

• Ensure compliance, technical quality and coherence in all areas of economic empowerment of the social protection interventions of the program

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• In close coordination with Social protection field staff and M&E team; supervise, review and lead technical assessments, surveys, design and M&E of the economic empowerment of the income generation activities of the social protection program component.
• Assist the Sector Manager Social Protection in the development of project procurement and work plans of the for economic empowerment of the social protection activities of the program.
• Ensure harmonization of program operating plans and protocols across the program as well as the mission, with the help of technical support from Regional coordinators, review tools and approaches, and ensure that technical standards, guidelines and methodologies are communicated and understood.
• Assist in recruiting, evaluating and coaching of FSL staff.

Objective 3

• Track and report technical activities on economic empowerment of social protection component of the program.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to compilation of monthly economic empowerment technical reports with an overview of activities on for economic empowerment of the social protection income generation activities area of the program, contextual updates, and quantitative indicator follow-up and submit to Sector Manager Social Protection for consolidation.
• Review reports and gauge program progress against logical framework, ensuring compliance with AAH internal and donor’s reporting standards.
• Assist the Sector Manager Social Protection in reviewing social protection budget and then follow up with support departments to ensure adherence to workplan.
• Review with Sector Manager Social Protection all procurement requests for economic strengthening of the income generation activities area of the program component before submission to the logistics department.
• Support in follow up on logistics requirements in coordination with the procurement officer and Log manager
• Ensure that all program-related data and information on economic empowerment of the social protection component of the program is correct, updated, organized and accessible to the country program, and other key stakeholders, and that lessons learnt and best practice are documented.
• Facilitate and support systematic monitoring and evaluation of activities.
• Support development of activities progress reports for the program team as well as contribute to the development of donor reports.

Objective 4

• Participate in regular internal and external coordination for the program at LGA and state levels when required.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with Action Against Hunger and partner technical and support departments to ensure a common approach and sharing of information on economic strengthening of the beneficiaries households.
• Coordinate with relevant government and non-governmental partners or agents on household economic development.
• Represent Action Against Hunger with local authorities, partners and other program stakeholders
• Represent Action Against Hunger at State Emergency Working groups (UNOCHA, INGO Consortium) when required by the Field Coordinator, MPM, or Social protection manager, FSL Regional Coordinator.
• Undertake additional coordination as requested by the Sector Manager Social Protection and MPM.

Internal & External Relationship
Internal:

• Social Sector Manger: hierarchical relationship/Line Manager
• Regional FSL Coordinator: technical guidance, technical support, coaching
• Multisectorial Program Manager: exchange of information, reporting, collaboration, coordination
• Other Project Officers: Nut/WASH/M&E: exchange of information on programs, coordination and monitoring and evaluation (integrated approach)
• Support departments: collaboration and exchange of information

External:

• Local authorities: communication, exchange of information in collaboration with the Field Coordinator and the Multi-sectoral Program Manager
• Local Technical Coordination: lobbying, animation and leadership.
• Other NGOs: partnerships and technical exchanges or sharing of experience.
• Population and beneficiaries: definition of needs, targeting, communication and exchange of information
• Participate actively in Food Security Working Group, Cash Transfer Working Group , OCHA meetings, INGO forum.
• Local and state government: Engage with stakeholders in coordination with FieldCo, Multisectorial PM and Sector Manager

Position Requirements
Qualifications:

• Degree in Economic Empowerment related studies e.g. Agriculture, Development Studies, Accounting and Business Management.

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• Minimum three years' work experience in humanitarian contexts, with at least 1 year in conflict/insecure contexts.
• Strong computer literacy, organizational and planning skills, report writing and budget oversight.
• Commitment to upholding Action Against Hunger’s values, excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to be adaptable and flexible.
• Capacity to analyze and resolve problems including taking appropriate action.
• Ability to share information in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to define goals, realistic and specific objectives.
• Capacity to establish priorities in order to achieve expected results.
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies.
• Previous experience with food security and livelihoods programming.
• Excellent Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Fluency in English and Hausa.
• Commitment to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.

Preferred:

• Previous experience managing economic empowerment interventions (i.e. cash based transfer, IGA, agriculture/livelihoods).
• Previous experience with Action Against Hunger.
• Experience implementing programming on behalf of donor (i.e. USAID, ECHO, SIDA) funded activities.

Application Closing Date
13th May, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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