Food Security Officer

Date Posted: Oct 29, 2022

Job Detail

Location:

Faryab
Type:

Contract
Shift:

First Shift (Morning)
Career Level:

Experienced Professional
Positions:

1
Vacancy number:

1982022
Experience:

2 Year
Gender:

Any
Salary:

1 Af
Degree:

Bachelors
Apply Before:

Nov 02, 2022

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About Norwegian Afghanistan Committee

The Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) is a member-based solidarity organization that has been working in support and solidarity with the Afghan people for more than 35 years. NAC works in the following sectors: Education, Gender and Human Rights, Governance and Civil Society, Health, Food Security and Job Creation and Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. NAC’s vision is that NAC shall contribute to an Afghanistan free of poverty where equality, democracy, human rights and respect serve as the bases for political action and development.

The Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) has a zero tolerance of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) both within the organization and of beneficiaries. Prevention of and protection from sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH) is the individual and collective responsibility of all NAC officers, management, staff, consultants, and volunteers, who are all required to familiarize themselves with, agree to, and act in accordance with NAC’s Ethical Guidelines and Commitment, NAC Child Protection Policy, and NAC PSEAH Policy, at all times – both during and outside working hours – and participate actively in introductory and refresher trainings. Any breaches of PSEAH clauses in NAC’s policies, guidelines, and/or commitments will lead to immediate termination and possible legal actions.

Job Description

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

The food security officer will be the lead team member for implementing Emergency Cash for Food Assistance to IPC 3 and 4 populations of Faryab Province. The food security officer will be the responsible lead person at district level and will implement the project in close coordination with project coordinator at provincial level and as well as country office technical team.

Reporting directly to the project coordinator and he/she will lead the overall planning, supervision and implementation of the project at assigned districts level.

Specifically, the food security officer will have the following responsibilities:

Direct program implementation:

Oversee the implementation of life-saving assistance project activities at district level.
Take part in selection of project implementation sites.
Contribute and support community mobilizers for selecting project beneficiaries.
Work with project Coordinator and other project staff for preparing the necessary documentations for distributing cash to project beneficiaries.
Coordination and provide full support to distribution committees in distributing cash to selected project beneficiaries.
Provide support to provincial M&E focal point for proper documentation of distributions and others activities.
Support the data collectors for conducting post distribution monitoring visits to project implementation sites.
Whenever required, give company to representatives of project stakeholders during joint-monitoring visits.
Conducting project intended awareness raising sessions to community-based staff and community participants.

Supervision:

Prepare and implement action plan for quality monitoring.
Mobilizing and Making communities aware on project objectives, outputs and activities and M&E systems.
Facilitate project and activities information at all events such as training and workshops.

Reports and coordination:

Providing external reports and information about the NACs activities under the food security project and building effective coordination and cooperation among all stakeholders
Data collection and writing periodic reports weekly, bi-weekly and monthly reports, besides the distribution reports which should be done after each distribution of the food baskets to project beneficiaries.

Job Requirements

Languages Required:

Local language with fluent English both verbal and written

Qualifications Required:

Bachelor's degree in agriculture or social science or any other related field of study.
Preferred working background in food security and livelihood (FSL) programming.
Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills.

Experience Required:

At least two to four years of work experience in food security and livelihood (FSL).

Skills Required:

Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Knowledge of file management, transcription, and other administrative procedures.
Ability to work on tight deadlines.

Skills Required

Submission Guideline:

The subject must be included of position title and vacancy# (Food Security Officer-1982022) please note that application without the position title and vacancy# will not be considered and will automatically rejected.

Please make sure that your application/resume should be by your full name otherwise it will be rejected.

The NAC is an equal opportunity employer; women and persons with disabilities are therefore encouraged to apply.

The NAC offers: An encouraging and team-oriented working atmosphere • Significant career challenges that will test and enhance the skills of the incumbent • Interesting and worthwhile work in a growing organization • Competitive salary packages

How to apply: Please, send your application (CV and cover letter not exceeding 800 KB) to:

jobs@nacaf.org

Submission Email:

jobs@nacaf.org

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