Emergency Food Securities and Livelihoods Manager

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.

We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.

Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.

Contract length: 10 Months

The role

Save the Children’s humanitarian mission includes providing leadership and support to emergency responses across the globe. We are seeking an Emergency Food Security & Livelihoods Manager for ten months pilot program to increase our emergency response capacity. S/he will be deployed at least 65% of the time in either emergency or non-emergency roles.

When deployed in an emergency, s/he will lead or support food security and livelihoods program implementation, assessments, especially rapid assessments and situation analysis based on interagency frameworks. Save the children is awaiting confirmation of the donor for Emergency response in Diffa region.S/he will design and seek funding for appropriate emergency food security and livelihoods interventions based on assessed needs. S/he will work with key staff in other sectors to ensure synergies in programming and maximize the impact of programming. S/he will include in program design appropriate means of reaching and positioning the most vulnerable children and families for recovery through such interventions. S/he will carry out day-to-day management and capacity-building, development of work plans, grant management and reporting. S/he will carry out relevant advocacy, coordination and external representation activities with other NGOs, UN agencies, donors and national governments, including active engagement in the UN cluster system. S/he will support evaluations of food security and livelihoods programming responses where appropriate. S/he will train key national staff in specific livelihoods competencies.


Qualifications and experience

Required:

• At least 3-5 years’ experience in managing food security and livelihoods programs in emergencies, including the use of in kind food transfers, cash transfers, cash for work and livelihood interventions
• Experience writing and carrying out food security and livelihoods assessments and designing innovative and suitable interventions
• Experience in deploying in rapid onset emergencies with a sound knowledge of the UN cluster system
• Ability to work both in an advisory and a hands on implementation capacity
• Understanding of the relationships between food security, livelihoods and nutrition and other sectors within Save the Children
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation
• Demonstrated monitoring and evaluation skills
• Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff
• Experience in budget development and management
• Ability to represent Save the Children in our food security and livelihoods work in external meetings
• Experience preparing successful funding proposals for donors, specifically US government and European donors
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports

Desirable:

• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline such as economics, nutrition, rural development, anthropology, geography or agronomy
• Language skills in French, English

Experience in household economy analysis (HEA)

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs

Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.

Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: sdiagne.11682.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com