Food security and livelihood Coordinator

The Opportunity

• Responsible for the implementation of Save the Children’s FSL projects.
• Support FSL field staff in approaches and tools development and in designing appropriate, segment specific market linkage activities.
• Monitor project budget and implementation plans and recommend necessary adjustments required to meet our goals.
• Prepare weekly and monthly work plans in line with the implementation plan and ensure timely implementation of activities in line with the plans (including beneficiary registration, trainings, data collection and distributions).
• Work closely with the field team working under the project to develop, deliver and monitor the capacity building plan.
• Participate actively in the collection and analysis of information used to determine vulnerability, and contribute to the establishment of transparent targeting criteria.
• Analyse information to select intervention sites.
• Analyse and evaluate monitoring data to understand impact of project and identify lessons learned for future programing with FSL Programme Manager and the FSL TS.
• Produce timely reports for internal use on the status of on-going programing; and lead on donor reporting in close coordination with local partners at field and national level.
• Liaise on a daily basis with finance, logistics, and administration to guarantee the smooth running of programs.
• Support humanitarian team in implementing FSL emergency responses.

Program Development

• Participate in the continuous assessment of mid and long term FSL needs and ensure that it is appropriately reflected in sectoral meetings.
• Support market research and ensure that it is appropriately reflected to the FSL program manager.
• With other team members (and communities), identify program gaps and ensure appropriate action is taken.
• Oversee knowledge sharing across teams, and ensure that monitoring and evaluation results are understood and used to improve programs.
• Support the FSL TSs in the design of new interventions related to food security and livelihoods.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Ensure clear plans in place for monitoring and evaluating project activities in relation to Save the Children and donor objectives and that lessons learnt are shared and capitalized on.
• Support the partner’s teams to ensure that projects are monitored regularly, and that data is collected on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.
• Contribute to the development of data collection tools and databases.
• Regularly visit project sites to ensure that teams are appropriately supported.

External Relationships

• As per delegation from line manager, maintain strategic links with key stakeholders such as governmental bodies, UN agencies, INGOs and other local NGOs and CBOs, identify opportunities and ensure Save the Children’s participation in key activities of the local level with the Area Manager.

General

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

Essential

• Degree in Agriculture, Development studies or similar field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in development programs, preferably working in food security and & livelihoods, and with experience in Community Support Projects.
• Experience in managing a team
• Good time management skills
• Experience in data collection
• Experience in field work and community mobilization; and in training groups of beneficiaries
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English
• Computer skills (especially Excel)
• Strength in interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Flexibility and willingness to extensively travel to field locations.
• Experience in community-based participatory approach.
• Ability and willingness to be flexible with work practices and hours, and work with emergency response teams, in the event of emergencies.
• Fluency in English, verbal and written, required; Arabic a strong asset

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Sudan economic, social, political and cultural contexts.
• Knowledge about international donor-compliance regulations.

The Organisation:

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

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.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Disclaimer:

Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents.