Food Security and Livelihood Officer at Delight Affection Foundation (DAF)

Delight Affection Foundation (DAF) is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organization that aims at bringing affection and delight to the needy who are less privileged, homeless, hungry, hopeless and vulnerable, Giving them a reason to hold onto life again and hope for the best out of it, to build up and enhance the quality of their lives by eliminating barriers to opportunities, promoting self-growth, empowerment for a sustainable living and reduction of hunger and malnutrition. it was established in 2019 due to our passionate desire to reach the needy, duly registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission. It is implementing WASH, Nutrition, Education, Food Security and Livelihood, and carrying out assessments. Operating on self-funding with some support from the WASH sector in Nigeria, Monclub International, Victims of Violence Charity Foundation (VOV), and Albarka Health Spring Foundation(AHSF).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Food Security and Livelihood Officer

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Volunteer

Job Description

• The Food Security and Livelihood Officer is responsible for the implementation of the complementary livelihood activities in the Life-saving Assistance project.
• The role will focus on providing skills building, financial literacy sessions, VSLAs, and support to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to improve food and nutrition security for communities affected by the crisis.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with community leaders and other relevant stakeholders to support the identification and selection of vulnerable communities and beneficiaries for cash or food voucher support;
• Support the identification, contracting, and management of vendors through regular engagement, documentation of vendors’ activities and provision of timely support throughout the project;
• Ensure accountability, fairness and transparency in the cash or voucher transfer activities by ensuring community-level stakeholders (IDPs and host community members) are well informed and provide regular information through available channels;
• Follow-ups on the program activities to ensure that program objectives and outputs are achieved – and activities are implemented following standard rules, regulations and operational procedures, agreed strategies, implementation plans and requirements;
• Contribute to organizational and sector-wide Learning through proper documentation of lessons learned, best practices, success stories, case studies, etc. on the cash-based intervention in emergency and early recovery context;
• Plan and oversee regular program monitoring and evaluation activities, like Baseline, PDMs, Market Price Monitoring, end line, etc. in collaboration with relevant units/departments;
• Implement the livelihood component of the Life-saving assistance project including financial literacy sessions, VSLAs and support to MSMEs.
• Provide targeted beneficiaries with inputs and support them with technical support during program implementation.
• Arrange a conducive venue for the training of beneficiaries and ensure training materials and tools are adequate to deliver the training.
• Conduct financial literacy, bookkeeping and business management training for the identified beneficiaries.
• Promote nutrition-sensitive and/or climate-smart agriculture interventions at the household level, including the provision of non-food items for small vegetable gardens to improve households' nutrition and self-sufficiency.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all activities and provide regular reports.

Qualifications

• Interested candidates should possess an OND, HND, B.Sc or M.Sc Degree with 1-10 years experience

Application Closing Date
6th December, 2023.