Location: Bale
Job Description
TITLE: Food Security and Livelihood Coordinator
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Integrated Life-saving Health, WASH, MPCA, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Protection Support
LOCATION: Bale Robe
CONTRACT LENGTH: 11 Months
GRADE: 3B
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 2: The role holder will not have contact with children and/or young people, or access to personal data about children or young people, as part of their work; therefore a police check will not be mandatory unless the content or location of the role changes, in which case the Child Safeguarding level will be reviewed.
ROLE PURPOSE:
FSL Coordinator is responsible for the overall activities’ planning, execution, and reporting. He/she is directly assigned to, such a voucher-based animal treatment service delivery system along with supplementary livestock feed as a strategy to improve utilization of the feed and create veterinary service access to vulnerable drought-affected households in the project target area. Provide multi-purpose cash transfers to address the immediate non-food needs of drought-affected vulnerable HHs.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Report to: Food Security and Livelihood Manager
Dimensions: Communication and relationship management with a wide range of stakeholders, including the zonal Agricultural Office, Consortium members, and stakeholders.
Duties and responsibilities:
Program Planning and implementation
- Participate in and develop annual, quarterly, monthly, and weekly implementation plans for the project.
- Ensure that woreda FSL officers have annual, quarterly and monthly plans by specific target areas
- Ensure proper mapping, planning, quality implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the project.
- Ensure timely procurement of quality animals feed
- Confirm on time and appropriate distribution of procured animals
- Work closely with financial institutions/banks, ensure timely delivery of CASH, and overall proper implementation of the MPCA program.
- Support regional, woreda and local stakeholders, and partners to assess needs related to agricultural inputs and multi-purpose cash assistance/ MPCA.
- Conduct training needs assessment at regional level to identify the gap and take action accordingly.
- Certify that requests submitted by FSL officers are timely reviewed and submitted for approval with strong follow up in the quality of implementation.
- Confirm that the FSL officers have taken the initiative to integrate the project activities into woreda agriculture sector plan.
- Ensure that FSL officers have closely followed up the implementation of the project work plan in target woredas.
- Assist concerned private and public partners at local level and explore viable business opportunities,
- Prepare weekly/biweekly updates, monthly and quarter report and submit on timely manner to the Senior FSL Manager/MEAL manager
- In collaboration with FO MEAL Coordinator, ensure that appropriate documentation of beneficiary profiles, inputs, trainings and LES related case stories. Ensure that households registered for the support have unique ID, monitored, and reported using appropriate data management system.
- Performs other related tasks as assigned by the immediate supervisor
- Conduct training needs assessment at regional level to identify the gap and take action accordingly.
- Ensure the provision of appropriate mentoring and on job training for agriculture workers using agreed tools
- Ensure that resources allocated reached the right beneficiaries, for the right objective in the right time
- Ensure that all donor compliance and save the children rules and regulations are strictly followed during day to day program operations
- In collaboration with the senior FSL manager, ensure financial plan is prepared and included in the phased budget.
- Ensure that project developed manuals and guidelines are followed to implement the program
- Work closely with other thematic managers and senior program managers to ensure coordination among partners, advisors to ensure quality of project implementation and timely completion of the activities.
- Ensure the integration of gender equality and women’s empowerment, a rigorous learning agenda, sustainable approaches, and most importantly convergence/overlay of multi-sector nutrition interventions (e.g. agriculture, livelihoods, education, health, humanitarian assistance) in the same geographic areas
- Ensure integration of agriculture program with other health and nutrition related programs implemented by the field office
- Ensure that the project activities included in woreda annual implementation plans
- Regularly attend and represent SCI in the regional Agricultural and the regional bureau of agriculture.
- Strengthen coordination and networking with the CASH working group.
- Mange and support FSL woreda officers under his/her supervision.
Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development
- Ensure and manage appropriate staffing within area of responsibility
- Ensure all direct reporting team have accurate and up –to- date JD
- Sets standard and agreed performance objectives for all direct reports, monitor progress regularly and document
- Conducts midterm and end line performance review, documents and submits to HR
- Ensure all new recruited staff gets Fraud, SS(safety security) and Child safeguarding training and monitor the progress
- Ensure staff submit accurate time sheet on monthly basis on time
- Incorporate staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems into team building process. Establish result based system and follow up
Documentation and reporting
- Ensure that Woreda FSL officers regularly report as per the required standard and receive regular feedback.
- Prepare weekly/biweekly updates, monthly and quarterly, bi annual and annual report and submit on timely manner to the Senior FSL Manager
- In collaboration with the FO Manager Coordinator, ensure that appropriate documentation of beneficiary profiles, inputs, trainings and nutrition and health related case stories
- Performs other related tasks as assigned by the immediate supervisor
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling Save the Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development, and encourages their team to do the same
- widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members, and external partners and supporters
- values a broad definition of diversity and sees it as a source of organizational strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- honest encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates the highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum BSC degree in Agriculture (preferable in horticulture or livestock), Development or related fields from recognized University or College with five years’ work experience preferably out of which 3 years working with non- governmental organizations .
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
- At least 5 years of experience in conducting livelihood, capacity building programs at regional level, proven experience in team management
- Proven ability to work in a team, with good communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to motivate community leaders, health extension workers, AEWs.
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
- An understanding and commitment to Save the Children values
- Strong results orientation
- Proven ability to manage a complex and demanding workload
- Ability to write good quality reports,
- Strong computer, communication, team work and interpersonal skills
- Fluency in spoken and written English languages, Knowledge of local language is required
- Female applicants are highly encouraged
- Excellent Microsoft Office applications skills (Excel, Word, Power point, Emails, Skype, Web researchers)
- Knowledge of and adherence to SC Code of Conduct, understands other international development guidelines
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as setout above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.