Manager - General Food Assistance
Job Description
Title: Manager - General Food Assistance
Company Name: World Vision Bangladesh - Cox's Bazar Special Zone
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Cox's Bazar Sadar)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's/Master's Degree in Social Sciences/Food or Nutrition/Development Studies/Agriculture or equivalent
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Manages the food sector programming;
∎ Leads in planning of the food sector including strategies and approach;
∎ Ensure all program designs are based on needs assessment findings (primary & secondary data) and analysis, targets the most vulnerable/chronically vulnerable and is operationally viable;
∎ Ensure all programs refer to technical standards, consider government standards and are aligned with Strategic Guidance and Do-Assure Don't Do (DADDs) for the Emergency Responses and Sector Packages;
∎ Collaborate with the other INGOs, NGOs and the government to ensure programs are within the standards;
∎ Provide updates or reports to the response management and to the food sector cluster;
∎ Participate to deliberate that concerns the food sector;
∎ Ensure Cash Based Transfer reporting (CTMR, Ct RSR, CT CSS) by 18th of every month in the Disaster Grants Database (DGDB) under the GC-Disaster Management Team (DMT).
∎ Ensure Cash Transfer Summery statements are submitted to Support Offices theorugh the DGDB by 20th of the following month.
∎ Leads producer groups in participatory value chain analysis
∎ Facilitates meetings between producer groups and other actors
∎ Researches producers, producer capacity, existing products, markets and value chains, in the target area
∎ Strong understanding of value chains and ability to lead research team to undertake value chain analysis
∎ Identifies market solutions to gaps, such as quality, quantities, packaging or transport and actual potential orders that are likely to lead producers to conduct more profitable transactions
∎ Produces research reports and regular monitoring reports
∎ Shares research findings and information with programme staff
∎ Assists in developing a framework that will be effective in measuring the impact and 'return on investment' on part, or all, of the initiatives
∎ Plays a leading role in community workshops.
∎ Ensure that the Blockchain platform is operational with technical support from Donor in Farmer Market.
∎ Plays active role in Food Security Sector / Donor Driven Market Assessments.
∎ Provide technical advice in the grant acquisition, design and implementation of food assistance programme
∎ To advise that food assistance initiatives are well integrated into the overall response strategy
∎ Food-based programming:
∎ Be part for the negotiation with donors and Support Offices in new opportunity
∎ Lead the development of detailed budget and negotiate acceptable fee / rate with donor
∎ Lead the development of detailed distribution plan and reflect it in the budget
∎ In coordination with the Programme team, design the food security and livelihood programme to ensure it fits with the overall response strategy.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Must have knowledge and skills of project implementation
∎ Specialization in Market System Development
∎ Understands business principles and market-based approaches
∎ Strong understanding of local economic development and ability to diagnose and assess local economies
∎ Familiar with the principles and practice of the value chain analysis and development
∎ Excellent facilitation skills
∎ Good training skills
∎ Strong presentation and communication skills to individuals and groups
∎ Analytical thinking and problem solving ability
∎ Ability to translate analysis into activities
∎ Strong abilities to persuade, network and negotiate
∎ Proven capacity to plan and organise complex operations
∎ Oral and written communication skills in English and Bengali
∎ Experience in conducting training in EFS&VL, including cash transfer programs and livelihood inputs.
∎ Proven experience in designing, implementing and monitoring large food security and livelihood programmes. This includes designing all necessary formats and training staff in the implementation.
∎ Basic computer literacy using of Microsoft Office Microsoft Word, Excel, MS Power Point, SPSS & other database program.
∎ Minimum 3 years' experience with NGOs or international development organisations in food security/nutrition/emergency project or programme
∎ 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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