Food Security and Livelihoods Program Manager

Action against Hunger is an international non-governmental, private, apolitical, non-religious and non-profit organization created in 1979. Its goal is to combat hunger and dangerous situations that threaten men, women, and children. Currently 500 expats and more than 5,000 employees are working for Action against Hunger in more than forty-six countries working in projects concerning four areas of focus: nutrition, health, food security and water and sanitation.

In Lebanon, the Syrian crisis continues to generate political, social, and economic pressure due to the war in Lebanon and keeps more than 1.5 million refugees in a situation of increasing vulnerability. In this environment of political, economic and social uncertainty, our teams have maintained their high levels of humanitarian response and aid to Lebanon. Likewise, our interventions have been maintained in the Bekaa and northern areas, as well as in the south of the country, with a special focus on working in partnership or in consortium with other organizations and on institutional strengthening of the relationship with both donors. institutional, such as with local authorities and entities.

WE WORK IN LEBANON AGAINST COVID-19

• Focusing on Syrian refugee population and Lebanese host communities,
• mobilization committees,
• isolation centers,
• municipalities and service providers.
• Conducting training for health personnel.
• Distributing disinfection and dignity kits.
• Installing latrines for people with specific needs in Aarsal.
• Carrying out channel cleaning to ensure proper drainage. Distributing water through tanker trucks.

The FSL Program Manager will be responsible:

1. To ensure the effective implementation of all Food Security, Livelihoods within the Action Against Hunger Mission. This includes efficiently managing the project teams and budgets and ensuring all AAH’s contractual obligations, reporting requirements, quality standards and procedures are met and followed.
2. To build the capacity and functionality of the FSL staff in line with staff development plans.

Objective 1: To ensure timely & quality implementation and reporting of Food Security, Livelihoods activities at the base level (40%)

• In coordination with the Operations Coordinator, FSL Coordinator and MEAL Team, design the macro Program Cycle Management tools, including: monitoring tools, project indicators and means of verification, Activity Progress Reports, Budget Follow Up tools, and Project Procurement Plans.
• Ensure a workplan for each project is in place, in coordination with the project team and make sure that the program activities are implemented in respect to the workplan
• Ensure that all the required project macro-processes are included and updated into Project Ads
• Ensure monitoring and evaluation plans for the program are effective and functioning to measure the direct and indirect results of the projects
• Ensure project activities are implemented in high quality manner and identify areas for improvements to be addressed.
• Ensure output level data are collected, updated, and followed up on monthly basis according to the Indicators Tracker
• Provide guidance to the project teams in weekly planning of activities (including input distribution, trainings, set up, maintenance, monitoring and reporting) and ensure these plans are in line with the project workplan
• Ensure required project materials are developed and used, such as IEC, training modules, workshops.
• Ensure timely procurement of goods and services for the program and accurately and regularly update the budget via follow-up and forecasting processes, in close coordination with the Logistics and Admin department
• Produce a department Dashboard, including multi-project data on beneficiaries, implementation levels, project maps
• Ensure beneficiary selection criteria and processes are in line with AAH’s principles and in coordination with other departments (such as MEAL), are clear to all and are well implemented in a transparent way.
• Ensure any implementing partners are well supported and the quality of their work is monitored and assured.
• Ensure good relationships and engagement with all programme stakeholders
• Provide verbal and written reports to direct and functional managers on the progress of the project towards objectives and activities in the workplan and any additional activities
• Ensure proper integration of ACF Safeguarding policies and protocols
• Participate in Base Operational Task Force meetings and present status of each project, planned activities and challenges/bottlenecks
• Ensure proper archiving of technical supporting documents

Objective 2: To lead the development and implementation of AAH’s food security and livelihoods on strategies in Bekaa based on sound contextual analysis (20%)

• Ensure the collection and timely analysis of information on food security situation of the area; design and lead quantitative and qualitative needs and capacity assessments as required.
• Analyse the needs, capacities and appropriate response options to assist the vulnerable local population at a base level
• Actively coordinate with other agencies implementing food security and livelihoods projects in the Bekaa
• Draft FSL reports to donors and support the development of new AAH proposals for FSL interventions in the Bekaa, including coordination of field staff inputs based on sound field assessments
• Represent Action Against Hunger in regional working group meetings in line with Action Against Hunger’ Lebanon’s Strategy and in coordination with the Operations Coordinator and Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator.
• Represent Action Against Hunger in food security and livelihoods meetings with other international and national NGOs, national institutions and international organizations under the guidance of direct and functional managers
• Document and share learning from the project

Objective 3: To manage and develop the capacity of the whole FSL team (20%).

• Assess the needs and strengths of each team member and identify capacity-building priorities for each as part of AAH’s normal staff appraisal process.
• Supervise and build the capacities of HOPs on Project Cycle Management and food security and livelihoods interventions
• Prioritize, develop and facilitate trainings for staff on Program Management and Action Against Hunger Training Modules
• Provide regular coaching and feedback sessions, providing adequate updates on progress against development plan and new objectives
• Support the HoPs in developing project planning, weekly planning, monthly planning, and integrating MEAL
• Support the HoPs in building capacity in relation to Financial, Logistical & HR processes, and in external relations with stakeholders
• Provide regular reports on progress of the development plan to both Operations Coordinator and Base HR

Objective 4: internal coordination (20%)

• Oversee the cooperation between the FSL Department and support departments (Admin, Log and HR)
• Oversee the Department budget; prepare the programmatic budget for new project proposals
• Ensure all budgets are implemented in line with donor guidelines/compliance and raise with Finance department on any compliance issues.
• Ensure clear project procurement plans in place in coordination with Logistic department
• Ensure timely recruitments are initiated and coordination with HR department is done timely
• Ensure collaboration with the MEAL Department and integrates our accountability system and referral managemement.
• Ensure healthy coordination between departments

Objective 4: Security

• Respect the security rules specified in the mission and base security plan, see to it that the team under his/her responsibility complies with the security plan and perform the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols
• Communicate to the security managers of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan

Objective 5: Support humanitarian activities of Action Against Hunger

• Support the emergency interventions of the organization as per the employee’s abilities
• Support any activity that helps reaching our humanitarian goals, as per the employee’s abilities
• Promote gender equality within the humanitarian and/or development work

Training/ Education:

Bachelor’s degree in economics, nutrition, food security/ agriculture, social work, humanitarian action, international relations or any related field. A Master’s degree is a plus.

Technical specific knowledge:

• Strong background in capacity building and staff development
• Good understanding of key areas under FSL (CBI, FFA, Agro-Ecology, Business Management, Market analysis Cash for Work etc.)
• Good understanding of Project Cycle Management
• Good understanding of the country context, good context analysis skills

Previous experience:

• At least 3 years of experience working in program management position in humanitarian and/or development organizations
• Minimum 3 years of previous experience with Food Security / Livelihoods / Nutrition
• Demonstrable experience building staff capacity and coaching.
• Previous experience in cash based programming

Humanitarian sector knowledge:

Good knowledge of INGOs and donor agencies, procedures, guidelines and interventions in the country

Languages:

English Mandatory. Arabic an asset

IT and specific systems:

Good skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and good skills in smart phones applications for CBI

Action Against Hunger – Lebanon seeks to promote gender equality and is committed to empowering women to participate effectively in their communities, we strongly encourage women to apply.

We Strongly encourage people with disabilities to apply.

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