Food Security and Livelihood (FSL) Officer at Community Health, Justice and Peace Initiative for Development (JDPH)

Community Health, Justice and Peace Initiative for Development (JDPH), is a faith based organization working in the Catholic province of Jos, which is comprised of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Plateau, Taraba and Yobe states of Nigeria. The programme has a mandate of capacity building to promote integral human development and providing services to the JDPCs and all people irrespective of their religion, race or gender in the states mentioned.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Food Security and Livelihood (FSL) Officer

Location: Yobe
Contract Duration: One Year

Job Description

• We desire to recruit the services of Food Security and Livelihood Officer who will work under the supervision of the FSL Manager.
• The FSL Officer will be responsible for the implementation of all agricultural programs to our target beneficiaries in Fune and Fika LGAs of Yobe State.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain good relations with key stakeholders and communities in the area of intervention to know their perceptions of the operations and to understand the needs, complaints, and major events that may have an impact on the activities of JDPH
• Participate in the identification, registration, verification and selection of the project beneficiaries, according to defined selection criteria, as well as verification processes, in collaboration with community stakeholders’
• Responsible for planning and implementing the FSL project activities in the field, including IGAs, VSLAs, Livestock recapitalization, Production and use of briquettes, production of organic manure, Basic Needs Assistance and Agricultural input support etc.
• Participate in identifying the training needs among the population and propose appropriate contents and training support material for the training sessions and awareness messages to be disseminated
• Participate in periodic FSL assessments including needs assessment, market assessments, activity feasibility assessments and any other Food Security and livelihood-related assessments.
• Report to the FSL Manager
• Carry out any duties as assigned by the FSL Manager.
• The FSL Officer will need to poses the following qualifications / skills & experiences;

Qualification

• University Degree in Agriculture, Food Security or any related field
• Experience on cash and voucher assistance (paper or electronic voucher)
• Experience on VSLA methodology and monitoring IGA activities
• Experience on the production of briquettes
• Experience on the production of organic manure and food preservation
• A strong team player and high degree of flexibility
• Good communicator, highly organized with strong writing skills.
• Fluency in Hausa and English languages
• Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Personal Abilities:

• Fluency in English, Hausa (both written and spoken)
• Personal qualities: reliable, honest, very good organization, resistance to stress, work under tight deadlines
• Good report writing is an added advantage
• Professional experience of 2 to 5 years in similar position.

Application Closing Date
23rd November, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Application letters to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.