Action Contre la Faim France
Mission & Responsibilities
Under the management of the Deputy Country Director Program, you will be in charge of implementing high quality Food security and livelihood / Disaster Risk Reduction (FSL-DRR) mechanism projects, in conformity with the country strategy and the standards set internationally, by ACF and by national policies.
More precisely you will:
- Contribute to deliberations on strategy an the positioning of FSL-DRR Department
- Identify needs and contribute to project elaboration
- Support field teams technically on FSL-DRR projects
- Contribute to the quality, accountability and impact measurement process of his/her projects
- Participate in the coordination, representation and partnerships of ACF in his/her area of intervention
- Supervise and manage the team (agricullture expert, emergency expert)
- Contributing to capitalization and technical development in his/her sector
Qualifications, Skills & Experiences
Experience:
- At least two years of working experience in emergency context and response
- Strong previous experience in needs assessment
- Strong previous experience in Agriculture and food security-livelihood projects
- Strong previous experience in Emergency projects (NFI and Cash and Vouchers Assistance)
- Previous experience in rapid response projects will be a key asset
- Previous experience in emergency supply schemes (purchase, distribution…) …
- Strong experience in humanitarian environment
- Experience in linking relief, recovery and development projects will be a key asset
- Strong background in community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) and overall disaster preparedness.
Technical skills:
- Very good organizational and planning skills
- Strong communication skills, patient and diplomatic
- Very good negotiation skills
- Strong ability in coordination (external coordination) and in response management
- Very good team management and supervision skills, leadership
- Knowledge of international minimum standards (SPHERE…)
- ery good knowledge in food security and livelihood programming
- Knowledge and previous experience in project cycle management
- Knowledge of humanitarian actors including institutional donors
- Knowledge of humanitarian environment challenges (Policies, UN humanitarian reform, stakeholders…)
- Extend and relevance of experience in identifying and preparing programmes strategies and policy on humanitarian and transition contexts at country level
Languages: Fluent in English (written, spoken, read).
Computer skills: Good computer skills (Microsoft office package, internet, GIS)
Other:
- Good redaction skills
- Very good analytical skills – context and needs analyses
- Good pedagogical skills
- Adaptability to work in harsh environments
- Rigor, patience, autonomy and capacity of adaptation are necessary skills.
How to apply
Qualified and interested candidates should submit a cover letter and full CV with three Referees indicating the vacancy announcement to the address:
Human Resources Department AAH office
or can also be emailed to:
[email protected] indicating the job tile and vacancy number of the position in the email subject line.
Eligible candidates are invited to apply the earliest possible deadline is set for 29 Dec 2022.
Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply.
Do not submit academic certificates with the application. These will be requested if the candidate is selected. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the written test/interview.
Action Against Hunger/Action Conter La Faim is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage women and people with disabilities to apply. ACF/AAH has zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and abuse (SEA).