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Background:
ABOUT RI: Relief International is an international non-profit organization that collaborates with communities impacted by conflict, climate change and disaster to save lives, build greater resilience and promote long-term health and wellbeing. Our team of more than 7,000 staff and local volunteers work in 15 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, providing Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Education and Livelihoods programming that creates the foundation for community resilience. We do this by working with local actors to develop safe and inclusive local programming that is evidence based, conflict sensitive, climate smart, and reaches those in need
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Duties and responsibilities:
FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS (FSL) COORDINATOR MAIN OBJECTIVE The FSL Coordinator is responsible for planning and implementing of food security and livelihood program in adherence with RI and donor guidelines and standards. The FSL Coordinator takes overall responsibility for the quality and implementation of RI’s FSL work in Sudan. Providing leadership to the identification, design and implementation of FSL programming, the Coordinator will ensure that relevant operational and technical inputs are provided in a timely and adapted manner so that the highest impact and relevance of work are achieved. The Coordinator will ensure that practical implementation plans are in place for all projects, and that these plans are maintained and regularly updated. The Coordinator will also produce timely inputs to proposal development, and ensure that financial and programmatic reporting demands and deadlines are met. The coordinator will maintain an excellent situational awareness of the shifting food security and livelihoods context in Sudan, contribute to programme and overall response strategy and planning processes. Specific objectives Programme Support, Implementation and Management - Prepare and oversee programme implementation to ensure timely delivery of project activities, including identification of project areas and priority needs.
- Provide coaching, mentoring and capacity building to develop technical and operational expertise in Sudan for RI.
- Support the formation and effective operation of the new FSL team and contribute to a positive working environment.
- Oversee the implementation of the Livelihood & Food Security projects in Sudan, ensuring timeliness and delivery according to the activity plan and results frameworks.
- Manage the Livelihoods and Food Securityactivities ensuring that it is meeting its intended aims and objectives and achieving impact.
- Assure full compliance of operations with RI’s principles, rules, regulations and policies, operational strategies and relevant reference documents and policies (Sphere, Do no harm).
- Provide overall management to the on-going SHF humanitarian support project.
Technical Leadership, Strategy and Fundraising - Provide technical support to the on-going SHF humanitarian support project.
- Provide technical expertise and knowledge to ensure that food security and livelihoods interventions, including cash based interventions, voucher programming, and in-kind food basket distribution and economic strengthening interventions meets appropriate minimum and technical quality standards.
- Coordinate and/or lead relevant assessments including the Household Economic Assessment (HEA) approach (needs and baseline assessments) and emergency market assessments.
- Create and refine operational planning and supportive budgets, and develop future FSL programme strategy.
- Working closely with the MEAL and other sector colleagues, support fundraising, including development of high quality concept notes and proposals, and country level donor engagement.
- Identify and support opportunities for cross-sector and integrated programming.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) - In consultation with the MEAL team, maintain an M&E plan which links to programme development and reporting requirements and ensure capacity building of field staff to carry out the work.
- Lead analysis of field assessment and monitoring data, ensuring that lessons learnt are documented and integrated into ongoing programming.
- In collaboration with RI’s global livelihoods colleagues, maintain links to networks of technical expertise for sharing learning, experiences and evidence relevant to increasing impact.
- Ensure relevant progress and donor reporting (narrative and financial) are delivered on time.
Capacity Building - Lead the identification and facilitation of capacity building measures for RI staff and partners in relation to food security and livelihoods work.
- Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to staff under indirect management, ensuring that they have clear objectives and receive meaningful feedback on their performance and development.
- Contribute to situational analysis for identifying livelihoods protection and recovery needs, with due consideration for cross cutting issues within all interventions.
Collaboration and Representation - Along with other staff members, represent RI in coordination among donors, government authorities, relevant cluster and working groups and other stakeholders in Sudan.
- Work with other sector colleagues, staff and partners to incorporate FSL considerations in their programme activities, and to incorporate other programme considerations in FSL activities.
- Develop and maintain collaborative and effective partnerships with NGOs/CSOs and government partners.
- Ensure, together with field management, that agreements and MoU’s are in place with government, non-government, and local civil society stakeholders to enable timely project execution.
PERSON SPECIFICATION It is essential that the post holder shows a good understanding and empathy with the Islamic values and principles as well as commitment to RI's vision and mission
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Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:
SKILLS AND COMPETENCE - A degree in social sciences/agriculture/economics/community development or any other related field. Relevant Post graduate studies in the field of project planning and management, public administration, gender studies, Food security and Livelihood programming, proposal writing are an advantage
- Minimum of 5 years progressive experience in Humanitarian or development work in an international environment in similar roles
- Demonstrated experience and skills in agriculture intervention include value chain
- Demonstrated leadership and management skills and ability to work and build a good team.
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills.
- Strong commitment to social justice, promoting gender awareness and equality.
- Good communicator in English, both written and oral
- Good community participation skills.
- Strong project cycle skills: assessments, design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and strategic planning skills.
- Flexible and able to live and work in stressful and insecure environments
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