Food Security and Livelihood Manager at Chabash Development and Health Initiative (CDHI)

Chabash development and Health Initiative (CDHI) is a non-governmental organization dully registered with Nigerian government through corporate affairs commission and also is working closely with SEMA/NEMA Borno state chapter and the Borno state humanitarian response committee. Existence since March 2016, CDHI focus on improving the quality of life of vulnerable population across communities in the north eastern Nigeria. CDHI operates both in emergency and developmental context and have its programme principally rooted in identifying gaps that affects population or increases vulnerability of population and bringing those gaps through resource base planning and implementation. CDHI invest in Girls, Women, Children and all vulnerable group and communities especially those affected by emergencies. We have focus on promotion of girl child education, gender based violence and women empowerment as well as improving women efficacy on appropriate maternal and child care practices through promotion of nutrition education, and appropriate practices within communities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Food Security and Livelihood Manager

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Job Summary

• The manager Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) support country missions in designing, implementing & monitoring of FSL projects in humanitarian and development contexts as well as training and building capacity of existing and newly recruited local FSL staff and stakeholders in CDHI FSL standards and programming.
• The FSL manager will also represent CDHI in FSL sector clusters and technical working groups. 

Key Responsibilities
Technical and Implementation support:

• Support efficient planning, implementation, and monitoring of FSL projects ensuring that they conform to CDHI FSL standards, internationally accepted standards, and country guidelines.
• Work with Finance and Logistics to plan and procure FSL related supplies within program budgets, ensuring compliance with CDHI FSL standards, procedures, and donor regulations.
• Coordinate with other FSL partners, CDHI sectors and community leaders to conduct multi-sectoral assessments, identify the need for FSL options and support the country mission to feed assessment result into proposals if needed.
• Collaborate with the Program Manager, MEAL, and other sector coordinators to create synergies' and achieve integrated program objectives and smooth implementation.
• Organize regular review, update, and experience sharing meetings among FSL staff, identify areas of concern and provide workable solutions for identified challenges.
• Collaborate with the country project teams and sector coordinators to identify existing project implementation gaps and new opportunities for FSL program development.
• Coordinate the necessary FSL assessments in existing and in potential new areas.
• Demonstrate understanding of the FSL technical approaches and the role of linking FSL and early warning in preventative nutrition interventions and guide FSL staff in implementing multi-sectoral programs.
• Work closely with Global FSL Advisors and exchange sound practices.

Capacity Building:

• Induct new FSL staff in CDHI FSL standards and technical aspects of planning, implementing, and monitoring of FSL programs to enable them to fit in and effectively do their jobs.
• Assess their training needs; and develop a training program to meet these needs.
• Assist the staff to develop/adopt appropriate technical training manuals and facilitator's guides.
• Support the staff to build strong relationships with community groups to promote active participation.
• Support the FSL staff to write reports, document successes, challenges, and best practices for external and internal use.

Representation:

• Actively represent Chabash Development and Health Initiative and serve as the technical resource person on food security and livelihoods sector networks and technical Working Groups

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture, Food security, rural development, Entrepreneurship, International development, or any other agricultural related discipline. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• 5+ year of relevant and progressive experience in designing, planning, implementing, supervising, and reporting on Food security and Livelihoods programs.
• Technical background in any of the following FSL disciplines; Food assistance, Agriculture, Livestock, nutrition-sensitive agriculture, Income generating activities, VSLAs, micro-finance, Vocational skills training, disaster risk reduction.
• Experience in staff capacity building, facilitation of training and workshops, writing/ developing project proposals and project reports.
• Professional experience in areas of global food policy and food security.
• Ability to lead FSL assessments, analyze data, draft FSL reports/publications providing implications for countries.
• Familiarity with international standards and guidelines for Food Security and Livelihood, Humanitarian operations, coordination structures, and the mandates of donors, UN agencies, and other NGOs.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written and advocacy skills.
• Relevant regional experience strongly preferred.

Required Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

• Strong technical skills in designing and implementing appropriate and effective FSL projects, and donor reporting.
• Familiarity with design and programming processes of different donors especially NHF among others.
• Knowledge in any FSL technical areas like Food assistance, Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture, Livestock, Income generating activities, VSLAs, micro-finance, Vocational skills training, disaster risk reduction etc.
• Ability to provide implementation and technical support for CDHI staff in the proper implementation of integrated FSL interventions in humanitarian and development contexts.
• Ability to conduct technical FSL assessments, read, analyze, and interpret data and write technical reports.
• Ability to work effectively with government, community leaders, international/national organizations, donors, partners, and other Chabash Development and Health Initiative relationships.
• Strong communication, coordination, and representation skills.
• Demonstrated experience and skills in ensuring community participation and gender mainstreaming in humanitarian programming.
• Advanced proficiency in the use of MS Office, and other computer applications.
• Ability to cope with stress; hardship; patience and flexibility and willingness to work additional hours in order to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability and willingness to travel to remote field sites and nutrition facilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within Chabash Development and Health Initiative and amongst beneficiaries served by Chabash Development and Health Initiative.
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time by supervisors.

Compliance & Ethics: 

• Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout Chabash Development and Health Initiative. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of Chabash Development and Health Initiatives’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.  Conducts work with the highest level of integrity. 

Core Competencies:

• Analytical and critical thinking
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Strong ethical standards and data confidentiality
• Problem-solving and adaptive learning
• Commitment to community participation and inclusion

Others:

• No individual is expected to pay any amount or offer any form of favor to secure a position or contract with CDHI. Any such act is strictly prohibited and should be avoided.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Women are strongly encouraged to Apply.