NRC Livelihood and Food Security Officer Jobs 2024 – South Sudan NGO Jobs.
NRC South Sudan looking for “Livelihood and Food Security Officer”.
Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree may apply on or before 07th February 2024.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises.
The NRC has published a job vacancy announcement on 01st February 2024 for qualified South Sudanese to fill in the vacant post of Livelihood and Food Security Officer to be based in Bor, South Sudan.
Specific Responsibilities
These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus, and type of programme intervention.
- Conduct grass root beneficiaries’ mobilization and registration in the project sites
- Participate in the identification of the capacity needs of the farmers organizations (cooperatives and groups) supported by the project.
- Collect and submit weekly or monthly report.
- Prepare and organize project activities such as trainings, strengthening capacity of farmers’ organizations, radio programs, awareness campaigns on post-harvest handling and gender issues.
- Plan for project’s day-to-day activities as indicated in the projects documents and assigned by the LFS Coordinator.
- Keep all files and documents of the organization for the field activities to be used for reporting.
- Coordinate with the local authorities and the group’s members ensuring transparent project implementation.
- Responsible for all the activities undertaking in the demonstration gardens by the extension workers and the farmers groups.
- Liaise with stakeholders, community leaders and PMCs in the project implementation such as in beneficiaries’ identifications, registration, and awareness.
- Organize and provide trainings to farmers and the groups in all agricultural aspects (CSA, CA, VA, VSLA, agro-forestry, market linkages and others).
- Establish, train, mentor and follow up the VSLA for women, farmers and youths groups throughout the project life.
- Any other duties identified by supervisor.
Eligibility Criteria
- Experience from working as a project assistant, community mobiliser/ agriculture extension worker in FSL programmes in humanitarian/recovery context
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Some knowledge of English
- Must have some high secondary/ Diploma in Agriculture and degree will be an advantage
- Knowledge of the context in Bor South County
- Knowledge in Community Mobilization or related field.
- Knowledge of the Local language is an advantage.
Other Details
- Job Identification: 13866
- Job Category: Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA)
- Job Schedule: Full time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: Negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply NRC Livelihood and Food Security Officer Jobs 2024
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
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The Closing Date: 07th February 2024
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.