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Action Against Hunger | ACF International is an international humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger. ACF-International Nigeria is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position of Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL) Program Manager, the lead field-based program management post for ACF-International Nigeria in the UK DfID funded Child Development Grant Program (CDGP). CDGP is a joint project being implemented by Save the Children UK and Action Against Hunger (ACF). From 2013-2017, CDGP will provide 60,000 pregnant women and mothers with children under two with unconditional cash transfers and nutrition behaviour change communication training.
Purpose: The Food Security Livelihoods (FSL) Program Manager will support the FSL Coordinator in implementing the Child Development Grant Programme (CDGP), including management of field staff working in three Local Government Areas of Jigawa State. The FSL Program Manager may also be responsible for management of future FSL programming with ACF-International Nigeria.
Objective 1: Manage field teams to ensure compliance, technical quality and coherence in all FSL interventions
Advise, participate in, review, and when required, lead on carrying out needed technical assessments, surveys, designing interventions and carrying out monitoring and evaluation related to CDGP and other upcoming FSL programming. Support the development of CDGP and other FSL programming procurement plans and project work plans. Through regular field visits advise and technically support various CDGP officers to implement high quality interventions that adhere with contractual requirements and ACF procedures and technical ways of working. Technical support includes harmonizing and developing the FSL CBI approach, and ensuring that technical standards, guidelines and methodologies are communicated and understood.Objective 2: Ensure tracking and reporting of technical activities
Assist in compiling monthly technical reports with CDGP program staff to provide overview of activities and contextual updates. Review reports and gauge the progress of projects/programs against output goals, expected results, project indicators and sources of verification ensuring compliance with ACF internal reporting standards. Ensure that all program related data and information is updated, well organized and easily accessible; and that lessons learnt and best practice are capitalized. Facilitate and support systematic monitoring and evaluation of interventions. Assist in the elaboration of technical program donor reports with respect of the formats, content and deadlines. Assist in developing technical FSL documents and reports before dissemination to partners.Objective 3: Recruitment, capacity building and coaching of field staff
Assist in the development of job descriptions and recruitment of technical national personnel as needed. Evaluate direct reports as per the defined ACF performance evaluation schedule. Provide individual coaching of and training of FSL personnel to improve any identified areas of weakness.Objective 4: Provide support to the ACF coordination team in executing FSL strategy and program development
Support FSL coordinator in working other departments and field teams to ensure a common approach, synergy and sharing of information. Assist in the response to FSL funding opportunities in collaboration with other coordination teams (i.e. nutrition, WASH, administration, human resources and logistics). Collect and review data relating to market prices, seasonal and regional trends, and general FSL context. Undertake additional activities as requested by the FSL Coordinator and other members of the coordination team.Educational Qualifications:
Bachelor's level degree in management or related field (i.e. business administration, communications, or other related field)Essential Skills and Experience:
Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies Experience implementing programming on behalf of donor (i.e. USAID, ECHO, DFID, CIDA) funded activities Five years relevant work experience Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word) Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited Fluency in Hausa and English Commitment to ACF mission, values and approach, including the ACF International Charter principles of Independence, Neutrality, Non-Discrimination, Free and Direct Access to Victims, Professionalism, and Transparency.Preferred:
Previous experience with food security and livelihoods programming. Previous experience managing cash based interventions (i.e. cash for work, cash transfers or cash vouchers) Previous experience with ACF Proficiency with local languages of Fulani and Kanuri Significant prior experience living and working in Northern Nigeria with a strong degree of community integrationHow to apply:Interested candidates should forward their applications including a cover letter and updated C.V. to recruitment.ng@acf-international.org.
Job ID: #561674 Career categories: Management Country: Nigeria City: Dutse Organisation: Action Contre la Faim Theme: Food and NutritionHealth Job years of experience: 5-10 years Job type: Job HomeUpdatesCountriesDisastersJobsTraining About Us Help ReliefWeb Informing humanitarians worldwide. A service provided by
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