Action Against Hunger | ACF International is an international humanitarian organization committed to saving the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with sustainable access to safe water and long-term solutions to hunger.
Action Against Hunger is recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Field Assistant
Location: Damaturu, Yobe
Job Description:
The FSL field assistant will be directly under the supervision of the FSL Supervisor. He/ She will be responsible for management and implementation of the Humanitarian multi-sectoral Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) food security and livelihoods programming at community (LGA) level.
Summary of Key Objectives:
- Objective 1: Undertake food security & livelihood interventions (cash based and livelihood restoration) at LGA level under the direction of the FSL Supervisor
- Objective 2: Collect information and data on food security at LGA level through surveys, assessments and regular post distribution monitoring of beneficiary households
- Objective 3: Mobilization and awareness raising about the organization, program objectives and activities to local authorities and the population, and act as a link between the Organization and the beneficiaries (at LGA level)
Qualifications & Essential Skills:
- Diploma in a food security related field e.g. Agronomics, Agriculture, Animal health, Agricultural engineering, Development Studies e.t.c
- Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy
- Professional, good organizational capacity, good human relationships, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
- Good team spirit
- 1 year relevant work experience
- Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
- Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
- Fluency in Hausa and English
Preferred
- Previous experience with food security and livelihoods programming
- Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
- Previous experience with ACF
- Previous humanitarian programming experience
Application Closing Date:
Sunday, 14th September 2014
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV together with their Cover Letter as an email attachment to the following email address to:
[email protected] Applicants should indicate in the subject title of their forwarding mail, the title of the position they are applying for.
Note: Please do not attach your certificates to the application email. Any application received after Sunday, 14th September 2014 will not be considered.