Senior Food Security Coordinator (Response Programme)
Job Description
Title: Senior Food Security Coordinator (Response Programme)
Company Name: World Vision Bangladesh
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Social Sciences/Food or Nutrition/Development Studies/Agriculture or related field.
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;
∎ Participates in the Food Security Sector Meetings;
∎ Collaborates with the other sector in the WVB response for a maximized programming;
∎ 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;
∎ 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.
∎ Provide advice in the grant acquisition, design and implementation of food assistance programme
∎ To advise that food assistance is well integrated into the overall response strategy
∎ 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 Value Chain / Markets Developments
∎ 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
∎ Demonstrated commitment to World Vision values and philosophy, and capacity to engage with the broader community in living these values.
Salary: Tk. 180000 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
Application Deadline: November 11, 2019
Company Information:
∎ World Vision Bangladesh
∎ Address : Abedin Tower (2nd floor), 35 Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka - 1213, P.O. Box: 9071
∎ Business : World Vision (WV) is an established international Christian humanitarian development and advocacy organization dedicated for working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their fullest potential by tackling the causes of poverty & injustice. It serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender or ability.
Being a child-focused organization, World Vision has the responsibility to ensure safety & protection of the children while they come in contact with the staff; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child Protection Policy. Persons with a history of child rights and child protection violation are discouraged to apply.
Female are specially encourage to apply.
Category: NGO/Development
Read Before Apply: 'Being a child - focused organization, World Vision has the responsibility to ensure safety & protection of the children while they come in contact with the staff; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child Protection Policy. Persons with a history of child rights and child protection violation are discouraged to apply.'Women are highly encouraged to apply. Only short listed candidates will be called up for interview.Please don't send hard copy CV.
