Lead - Food Security and Livelihoods Sector
Job Description
Title: Lead - Food Security and Livelihoods Sector
Company Name: World Vision Bangladesh - Cox's Bazar Special Zone
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in Social science, Economic and any agricultural discipline with professional background in agriculture, food security, economic development, business management, marketing, and other relevant development fields.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Lead technical and support team members in FSL program/project implementation in accordance with the standards and requirements of WV and the donors including financial and M & E functions, FSL program/project designs in line with international minimum standards and technical approaches/guidance articulated by sub-sectors and sectors.
∎ Represent WVB at the key sub-sector and sector coordination meetings, specifically, Cash Working Group, Food Security Sector/Livelihoods Working Group, and others that may arise, as appropriate and relevant to operations (ongoing and planned).
∎ Take overall lead in the coordination of field level activities by FSL team and farmer capacity building to improve production and productivity of selected enterprises of desired quality.
∎ Develop annual program/project implementation plans, update quarterly in collaboration with key departments and external stakeholders, and oversee implementation to high standards by scope and timelines.
∎ Guide project managers to mobilize field level staff to carry out the project activities for the targeted groups and to build their (managers) capacity through mentoring and coaching.
∎ Support response strategy development and revision, as timelines arise. Lead design and development of -other related strategies, based on need and in line with broader inter-agency, humanitarian responses.
∎ Represent WVB at key sub-sector and sector coordination meetings, specifically, Food Security Sector/Livelihoods and Transfer Working Groups, and others that may arise, as appropriate and relevant to operations (ongoing and planned).
∎ Contributes to the food security and livelihood sector programing;
∎ Leads development of FSL sector strategies and approaches;
∎ Ensure all program designs are based on needs assessment findings (primary & secondary data) and analysis targeting the most vulnerable/chronically vulnerable and are operationally viable;
∎ Program - Lead designing the FSL programs/projects/initiatives, in line with international minimum standards and technical approaches/guidance articulated by sub-sectors and sectors.
∎ Program - Working with Program Officer and Program Management, support to develop timely and concise concept notes/proposals, thus attaining the WV program objectives with Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox's Bazar and assuring management of FSL program/projects from the view point of technical assessments, implementation, technical monitoring, evaluation, documentation as well as reporting and accountability.
∎ M&E - Support M&E and guide FSL sectoral staff to ensure collection of data for reporting, monitoring, analysis, etc. and meeting sub-sector, sector, and donor needs. The data collected should adhere to international minimum standards, help to inform quality of ongoing interventions, and inform design of future interventions.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Understand poverty issues, development theories and holistic development
∎ Strong understanding of current developments, research and trends in the field of market development and Ultra-Poor Graduation model.
∎ Knowledge of agriculture, food security and economic development and poverty dynamics, poverty reduction issues and practices
∎ Skills to develop capacity building tools and knowledge on entrepreneurship development
∎ Knowledge on programming resources and tools for the economic development program
∎ Good time management and organizing skills
∎ Proven experience as a team player
∎ Demonstrated collaboration skills
∎ Excellent Computer skills in MS office, SPSS, Epi info, NViVO and other statistical packages
∎ Project PRO License
∎ Minimum of 5 years' experience in Livelihood related work
∎ The position requires field visits up to 20% to 30% and ability and willingness to travel response
∎ office up to 10% to 20% of the time.
∎ The position requires the holder to be able to work effectively and efficiently unsupervised and plan and manage time effectively.
∎ The holder must exercise a strong work ethic and take responsibility for his/her own actions.
∎ World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. Essential
∎ World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation. Essential
Salary: Negotiable
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
Application Deadline: 8 Dec 2020
Company Information:
∎ 4 Dec 2020
∎ World Vision Bangladesh - Cox's Bazar Special Zone
∎ Address : Abedin Tower (2nd floor), 35 Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka - 1213, P.O. Box: 9071
Hotel Bay Marina, (1st Floor) Plot# 61, Block # B, PWD Residential Area, 4700 Cox's Bazar
∎ Web : http://www.wvi.org/bangladesh
Category: Agro (Plant/Animal/Fisheries)
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