Project Officer – Food Security and Livelihood

1. The FSL officer is responsible for:

• Support the development of the project implementation plan (PIP) and the monitoring of implementation of the plan.**
• Ensure correct beneficiary selection procedure and criteria are followed by the partner, community mobilizer and committees.
• Coordinate with project coordinator, finance and logistics team in the planning to deliver the activities.
• Organize meetings to sensitize communities about the purpose of the food security and livelihoods project.
• Ensure that beneficiaries are adequately informed about project activities and plans, including inputs delivery date and conditions required for verification.
• Participate and lead selection of beneficiaries for the program activities.
• Monitoring and responsible for FSL day to day activity implementation
• Provide regular report and updates to the Project Coordinator regarding the project activities through field visit, meetings and partner’s feedback.
• Ensure confidentiality of information and strictly follow authorization and communication guidelines in this regard.
• Any other duties reasonably consistent with the key tasks of the function.

2. Authority

The Project Officer FSL is authorized within the limits of an agreed FSL Plan, he / she is accountable to the Project coordinator

3. Competencies

• Proven working experience of 3 -5 years in the relevant field;
• Minimum education: BSC degree in Animal Production /Agriculture
• ·Affinity with development work and International NGO’s;
• Fluent in Arabic and English in reading, writing and speaking;
• Excellent knowledge of computers (Excel, Word, Power point, etc..).
• Accuracy
• Reliable Personality;
• Service oriented attitude but a hardliner when it comes to keeping up to our administrative procedures.

4. Skills/Attitude

• Strong conceptual and writing skills

• High accuracy and attention to detail

• Software literate in GIS, Auto-cad and other relevant packages.

• Advisory attitude

• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills

• A highly ethical work standard

• Demonstrable multicultural sensitivity

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

• Ability to work in a multi-cultural setting.

• Strong interpersonal skills

5. Special working conditions:

1. High flexibility to work on weekends, holidays and after office hours when required.
2. This position will be evaluated after three months.
3. The ability to work in areas, which need further development.

6. Special requirements

1- The ability to travel periodically into field locations and to other ZOA offices.

2- Females are highly encouraged to apply for this position

3- This position is only for Sudanese Nationality