A FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOOD COORDINATOR

Créée en 1979, Action contre la Faim est une organisation non gouvernementale internationale qui lutte contre la faim dans le monde. Sa charte des principes humanitaires – indépendance, neutralité, non-discrimination, accès libre et direct aux victimes, professionnalisme, transparence – fonde son identité depuis plus de 40 ans. Sa mission est de sauver des vies en éliminant la faim par la prévention, la détection et le traitement de la sous-nutrition, en particulier pendant et après les situations d’urgence liées aux conflits et aux catastrophes naturelles. Action contre la Faim coordonne ses programmes autour de 5 domaines d’activités : Nutrition et Santé – Santé Mentale, Pratiques de Soins, Genre et Protection – Sécurité Alimentaire et Moyens d’Existence – Eau, Assainissement et Hygiène – Plaidoyer. En 2019, Action contre la Faim est venue en aide à plus de 17 millions de personnes dans 49 pays à travers le monde. www.actioncontrelafaim.org

VOTRE POSTE ET VOS RESPONSABILITÉS

As Food Security and Livelihood (FSL) Coordinator, your role is to ensure the quality, relevance and technical innovation of the FSL strategy and interventions on the mission. You will also contribute to the definition of the country strategy while coordinating the identification of needs and the formulation of project proposals. You will also support the FSL Programme Managers in the implementation of these projects and represent the association in national and international bodies relating to your sector.
Your field of intervention will cover the following themes in particular:
– Food assistance (provision of in-kind and cash-based transfers, vouchers for food, cash for work, etc.)
– Agriculture activities (promote agroeology practices, extension services, farmer field schools, demonstration plots, staple and cash crops production, community and home gardening, low inputs and nutrition sensitive, conservation agriculture, inputs distribution, fish ponds, livestock breeding, irrigation schemes, cereal banks, etc.);
– Income generating activities; cash based interventions; nutrition sensitive food security interventions – on farm and off farm; food security surveillance’
– Disaster Risk Reduction/
– Food Security, Livelihood and Environmental Assessment Crosscutting areas: protection and gender mainstreaming, partnerships, consortia, cooperation with local NGOs and local authorities

VOTRE PROFIL

You hold a master’s degree in food security, agricultural education and extension, agricultural, applied Economics, agrobusiness management, food policy and applied food science, veterinary sciences, or related courses.You have an experience of minimum 5 years in a similar position (FSL HoD/ Technical Advisor/Technical coordinator), working with NGOs or UN agencies.
You are familiar with SAME interventions, coordination mechanisms and the main donors within international NGOs.You are familiar with technical and general needs assessment tools.You have an excellent capacity for analysis and synthesis.
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

VOS CONDITIONS D’EMPLOI

– 7 months fixed term contract under French or Burmese law.
– Remuneration package and competitive benefits.
– Closing date: 12/31/2021

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