Livelihood and Food Security Assistant at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Job Identification: 15278

Description

• These strategic locations have allowed NRC greater reach from the north and south parts of the North-East and North Central region and allowed NRC to contribute to bridging the gap between humanitarian aid and development cooperation, including by focusing on equitable access to basic services and strengthening the rights of displaced people and returnees.
• In addition to the Country Office and the above-mentioned Area Offices, NRC has sub-office structures in Monguno, Mubi, Pulka, and Gwoza.
• We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee.
• If you are those people, the Norwegian Refugee Council in Nigeria is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Livelihood and Food Security Technical Assistant to join our team in Jos, Plateau State.
• The purpose of the Livelihoods and Food Security Technical Assistant position is to assist in the day-to-day implementation of the Food Security project.

Responsibilities
These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus, and type of program intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or the context changes significantly:

• Together with LFS Officers, the Assistants will be responsible for the implementation of livelihoods and food security activities in the field: Agriculture, Income Generation Activities (IGAs), Cash for Work (CfW) activities, and livestock production and management.
• Support and carry out the registration of project beneficiaries with supervision from the officer.
• Conduct livelihoods assessments to determine the most viable income-generating activities.
• Support stakeholders and partners in training on project beneficiaries.
• Data collection for project monitoring and evaluation.
• Coordinate food security activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets, and plans.
• Involve and inform communities and community leaders about the activities.
• Coordinate with relevant partners working in the same implementation areas.
• Facilitate the distribution of materials and equipment according to procedures.
• Supervise, train, and develop teams of good community facilitators, community volunteers, and survey enumerators.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and partners in training of beneficiaries on small-scale business, income-generating activities, CfW, livestock production & management, and FFS.
• Supervise the distribution of materials and equipment to ensure they are timely and in accordance with the procedures.
• Involve and inform communities and community leaders about the activities, aims, and objectives.
• Explore and facilitate the introduction of new technology, methods, and approaches in order to improve the quality of the activities.

Critical Interfaces
By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

• Strategy and Project Planning: Livelihoods and Food Security Coordinators, Project Manager.
• Area Operations: Finance Officer, Logistic Officer, Security Officer, Access Officers, Protection Officers.

Qualifications
Professional Competencies:

• Candidates should possess a B.Sc / HND in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Social Sciences, or related fields.
• Work experience from the Plateau context is preferred.
• Minimum of two years in a related position.
• Experience and understanding of Selection, Planning, and Management (SPM) of Income Generating Activities (IGAs) both on and off the farm.
• Experience in beneficiary skills training and distribution of conditional business grants or small business startup kits.
• Experience in agricultural livelihoods (crop and livestock production), value chain addition, and Cash for Work.
• Previous experience of working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Knowledge of the context in Plateau State.
• Ability to work under pressure, independently, and with limited supervision.
• Highest standard of ethics and integrity.
• Ability to work in insecure environments.
• Communicating with respect.
• Ability to speak one additional local language is preferred.
• Candidates from Plateau State are preferred.

Behavioral Competencies:
These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioral competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

• Handling insecure environments.
• Planning and delivering results.
• Empowering and building trust.
• Communicating with impact and respect.

Performance Management:
The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

• The Job Description.
• The Work and Development Plan.
• The Mid-term/End-of-trial Period Performance Review Template.
• The End-term Performance Review Template.
• The NRC Competency Framework.

What’s In It For You?
Join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility:

• At NRC we think creatively. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
• Learn on the job: NRC's collaborative working style favors the exchange of good practices and lessons learned. At NRC, employees learn on the job and are encouraged to look for opportunities to develop new competencies.
• NRC managers prioritize the quality of work and the competency development of their staff. This entails giving newcomers a good start, following up, training, and mentoring employees to allow them to perform well in their current job, and offering learning and development programs.