Food Security And Livelihoods (FSL) Field Assistant At Action Against Hunger.

Action Against Hunger is recruiting to fill the position of:

Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Field Assistant

Job Description: 

The FSL field assistant will be directly under the supervision of the FSL Supervisor. He/ She will be responsible for management and implementation of the Humanitarian multi-sectoral Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) food security and livelihoods programming at community (LGA) level.



Summary of Key Objectives:

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  Objective 1: Undertake food security & livelihood interventions (cash based and livelihood restoration) at LGA level under the direction of the FSL Supervisor


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  Objective 2: Collect information and data on food security at LGA level through surveys, assessments and regular post distribution monitoring of beneficiary households


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  Objective 3: Mobilization and awareness raising about the organization, program objectives and activities to local authorities and the population, and act as a link between the Organization and the beneficiaries (at LGA level)

Qualifications & Essential Skills:

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  Diploma in a food security related field e.g. Agronomics, Agriculture, Animal health, Agricultural engineering, Development Studies e.t.c


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  Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy


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  Professional, good organizational capacity, good human relationships, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive


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  Good team spirit


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  1 year relevant work experience


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  Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)


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  Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.


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  Fluency in Hausa and English

Preferred

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  Previous experience with food security and livelihoods programming


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  Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy


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  Previous experience with ACF


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  Previous humanitarian programming experience

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV together with their Cover Letter as an email attachment to the following email address to: recruitment.ng@acf-international.org Applicants should indicate in the subject title of their forwarding mail, the title of the position they are applying for.



Note: Please do not attach your certificates to the application email. Any application received after Sunday, 14th September 2014 will not be considered.