INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

For: Food Security and Livelihoods Program Manager

Country Office: Ethiopia

Work Base: Mekelle

Availability: As Soon As Possible

Salary Scale: EMS09

Reports to: Field Coordinator

 Salary and other benefits: Gross Salary (ETB 54,037.00- ETB 70,831.00) with other organization benefits

 Insurance - (Life, Group Personal Accident, and Medical Insurances are covered upon the organization policies).

 Seniority Allowance – paid to depend on the years of service.

 Contract Duration: Six months with a high possibility of extension.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position.

About Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger-USA is a global humanitarian organization that takes decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger. We save the lives of malnourished children and we enable entire communities to be free from hunger. With more than 8,000 staff in over 50 countries, our programs reached 17 million people in 2019.

 About the Country Program in Ethiopia

Action Against Hunger has been operational in Ethiopia since 1984 responding to both chronic and acute needs through a multi-sectoral strategy where nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH, and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support activities are integrated to have a meaningful impact on people’s resilience.

Summary of position

FSL Program Manager will lead and manage cash-based interventions in Tigray. The program manager will have leadership responsibility for the overall management of the project, which will be implemented in different woredas of Tigray. He/she will provide strategic and operational leadership to overall technical and programmatic quality in intervention, compliance with donor rules and regulations, and the timely submission of all deliverables, including a detailed implementation plan, monitoring plan, and report. He/she is also responsible for budget management, reporting, and management of the team implementing the projects.

 The FSL program manager role’s purpose, engagement, and delivery are:

1. Purpose

The Food Security and Livelihood Program Manager will lead and implement FSL and Cash projects in Tigray. Provide technical and programmatic guidance in the design, planning, and effective implementation of the project including budget, project monitoring, and evaluation. 

    2. Engagement:

The Food Security and Livelihood Program Manager will collaborate closely with other departments in the base and capital teams. Externally, s/he build relationships with other organizations, clusters, regional cash working groups, local government officials, and community leaders in the program implementation area.

    3. Delivery:

The Food Security and Livelihood Program Manager will organize project execution consistent with program objectives engaging counterparts and building reputation for quality design and reliable delivery in line with donor rules, regulations, and standards.

 Essential job duties

• Collect and evaluate information on food security, livelihood, and cash assistance.
• Identify the needs of the most vulnerable populations;
• Engage on the market assessment, baseline, and end-line surveys for cash assistance and other FSL projects.
• Propose how to meet these needs;
• Participate actively in developing a food security & cash assistance project formulation;
• Contribute towards the elaboration of proposals;
• To critically follow the evolution of the cash / Livelihood Security in the area
• Define implementation modalities (identification and registration of beneficiaries, distribution, monitoring, etc.) and Plan activities for implementation and achievement of program goals in order to achieve the set objectives;
• Organize and supervise the implementation of identified activities (cash) in coordination with other departments;
• Monitoring, designing sampling strategy and methodology
• preparing questionnaire data collection, data encoding, and analyzing.
• Evaluate the relevance and appropriateness of the intervention in view of the evolution of the context and needs;
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly FSL program reports for internal and external consumption.
• Plan/forecast program budget and monitor the financial utilization of the program
• Work with field coordinator to prepare interim, intermediate, and final FSL program reports.
• Preparing program procurement request.
• Follow clearly appropriate protocols and guidelines on recording and reporting.
• Ensure that data collected are complete, reliable, relevant, timely, and valid.
• Develop monitoring and evaluation tool for the ongoing project
• Ensure that Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) and Post-Harvest Monitoring (PHM) and other monitoring exercise are carried out on a regular basis.
• Represent Action Against Hunger in regional cash working group, FSL related coordination platforms with different stakeholders such as authorities, communities, local NGOs, INGOs involved in the response and participate at regional, zonal, and woreda level meetings and workshops
• Explain the project’s activities and objectives to partners and communities as needed.
• Participate in preparation and activities related to donor visits.
• Implement other duties assigned by the direct line manager

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Direct Management: Food security officer and community facilitator.

Gender Equality Commitments  

• Foster an environment that supports the values of women and men, and equal access to information.
• Provide a work environment where women and men must be evaluated and promoted based on their skills and performance.
• Respect beneficiaries’ women, men, children (boys and girls) regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion. race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, or marital status. 
• Value and respect all cultures.  

Fiscal Responsibility 

• Budget follow up (BFU) regularly and ensure the utilization of allocated budget in a timely manner to ensure accurate and effective use of funds
• Update the monthly BFU and facilitate the monthly cash needs forecast ensuring adequate funds are available at all times.
• Ensure expenditure is within budget
• Ensure that budget is implemented in compliance with Action Against Hunger and donor regulations.
• Developing annual financial plans of the program and ensure that these financial plans are implemented in accordance with annual physical/activity plans

Physical Demands 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit for long periods and to concentrate on work, including typing, and turn out heavy volumes of work accurately, within short time frames under stressful situations in the context of a moderately noisy office with many interruptions. Must be able to proofread own work accurately so that only minor corrections are needed on an infrequent basis.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Working Conditions, Travel, and Environment

• The duties of the job require regular job attendance at least five days per week. Must be available to work outside normal office hours or on the weekends as required.
• Must be able to travel as required for standard domestic and international business purposes. While performing the duties of this job in the field, the employee may be exposed to precarious settings under high-security risks and/or very basic living conditions and outside weather conditions, as well as infectious diseases. 

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications and Professional Experience

• BA degree / Masters in Agricultural Economics, Development Studies, sociology, and social anthropology, Food Security studies with at least 5 years of experience in a humanitarian organization (NGOs) out of which one year in cash interventions.

 Required Skills & Competencies

• Computer knowledge; Excellent knowledge of English ( written and spoken); report writing skill and ability to respect deadlines; Willing to share information and communicate transparently; and capacity to develop and maintain team spirit; proven NGO related; and capacity to analyze humanitarian context.
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy.
• Proven track recording on FSL project management, project implementation, good technical skill on needs assessment, project formulation and monitoring, good knowledge in food security, and innovative agricultural activity

 Language:

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required
• Knowledge of the local language Tigrigna is advantageous

How to Apply

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

If you are interested, please send your application composed of none returnable CV, a Covering Letter with “ FSL Program Manager” written in the subject line, and three references, applicants to the following addresses: Through www.ethiojobs.net OR the applicant will drop their document also physical address: Action Against Hunger Mekelle Office, Adiawusi Sub City, Kebele 8, Backside of WFP Office 

Deadline: 25 March 2021

NB: Only shortlisted applicants will be communicated and the selection process includes a technical test and an interview.

All candidates should apply online at ethiojobs Action Against Hunger-USA provides all staff with an attractive salary & benefits package. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees & qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Action Against Hunger-USA complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.