Livelihoods and Food Security Project Manager (Darfur) – NRC
Job Description
| Organization | The Norwegian Refugee Council |
| Job Identification | 12724 |
| Job Category | Livelihood and Food Security |
| Location | Al Geneina, El Fashir |
| Apply Before | 15/11/2023, 04:00 PM |
| Job Schedule | Full time |
Your purpose as Livelihoods & Food Security Project Manager is technical development, strategic direction, and quality assurance as well as monitoring of NRC Sudan’s LFS activities and programme in Darfur region, as well as relevant staff mentoring and capacity development. The LFS Project Manager is expected to follow NRC’s standards, procedures, and guidelines for project governance applicable for the particular projects. You will be responsible for the overall planning and coordination of all LFS interventions, either directly within the LFS CC or as an integrated approach across other CCs, across the North and West Area Offices
Specific responsibilities:
- Oversee timely, efficient and quality implementation of Livelihoods & Food Security programme in Darfur ensuring all documents guiding implementation such as budgets, DIPs, cash forecasts are developed and where necessary updated and used correctly
- Ensure technical standards and quality of implemented LFS (including Resilience) activities are in line with LFS Country and Area Strategy, and that they meet the requirements of the beneficiaries
- Close cooperation with Cash & Market team in planning and delivering LFS activities through cash based modalities in Darfur Area.
- Design and develop program approaches, modalities and activities that can be piloted and then expanded to other project areas [Resilience, Market-Based Programming, etc]
- Compliance with donor regulations LFS grant management including regular reporting to donors in collaboration with LFS Specialist, Area Programme Manager or promote where appropriate an Integrated Programme approach for assessments and programme design and liaise with other Core Competency (CC) managers on same
- Work with M&E Unit in the Area regarding the Complaints Response Mechanism/Digital Community Hub for LFS projects
- Together with M&E, ensure that required M&E, including baseline, end line, Post Distribution Monitoring carried out. Ensuring adequate and critical analysis of the data, ensuring proper follow up when needed as well as relevant dissemination of produced reports and lessons learned
- Responsible for Project Cycle Management in Darfur Area, including organizing and following up on Grants Opening, Review and Closure meetings
- Strengthen LFS partnerships with local partners where relevant, building their capacity, monitoring their performance and ensuring compliance with NRC and donors regulations
- Represent NRC in technical coordination fora at Area level
- Ensure NRC procedures (Finance, Logistical) adhered to within LFS team and partners including timely development of procurement plans, recruitment plans, spending plans and ensure the same are shared with relevant support colleagues.
Your value Add: We require that you will bring
- At least 3 years’ experience in the management of humanitarian and early recovery programs
- Experience working in complex and volatile contexts
- Technical expertise in Livelihoods and Food Security
- Knowledge of the context in Sudan desirable
- Solid experience in design, planning and delivery of a wide range of LFS programmatic sectors: emergency access to food, income-generating activities, graduation schemes, entrepreneurship, market-based interventions.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility: At NRC, we think outside the box. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative
- 12 months renewable fixed term contract subject to terms and conditions
- We aim to attract internationally experienced candidates with a starting monthly fee of NOK 52,301 (currently paid in USD)
- An opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause; Learn more about NRC
- A chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields
- Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC
Internal candidates are encouraged to apply but we are also open to external applicants who can show a commitment to NRC and being part of a challenging, but important mission to make a difference.
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ABOUT US
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 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. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.
Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.
NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.
