Objective 1: Coordinate FSL program according to ACF strategy and technical protocols and effectively manage teams
Ensure a close and regular coordination with other technical departments (nutrition, WASH) in overall program coherence; and support departments (logistics, administration and human resources) in procurement planning and follow-up, cash forecasts and budget follow-ups, human resources planning and overall staff management Supervise FSL field PMs and conduct regular field visits Motivate and coordinate the FSL staff and within the rest of the team Provide continuous technical and organizational support and capacity building to PMs and their technical teams Ensure harmonization and coherence of FSL approach and activities across all program bases with the development of project implementation plans and regular follow-up Define objectives, update PM job descriptions and facilitate regular performance appraisals Identify training needs and work with HR department to develop and implement relevant training plans Ensure compliance of FSL program standards to achieve grant/funding objectives Work in close relation with FSL technical counterpart in HQ Promote an integrated approach among the WaSH, Nutrition and FSL sectors wherever feasible and justified Facilitate mainstreaming of DRM, gender and protection aspects Ensure accountability standards are mainstreamed across programs and build capacity among field staff where needed Objective 2: Ensure continuous analysis of the overall humanitarian context and define ACF technical positioning
Support the analysis of the humanitarian context in South Sudan, malnutrition causal factors and linkages through regular high quality field assessments, consultation with stakeholders and collection of secondary data Contribute to the integrated surveillance program through input on development of tools, analysis and interpretation, etc. Develop strategic positioning for the department as part of the ACF annual country strategy process in close consultation with field teams and other technical departments Collaborate with other technical coordinators to develop an integrated technical strategy; and support integrated program definition and implementation Draw from the strategic plan, other mission documents and broader analysis to identify new geographical areas of interest and or confirm existing areas Identify, propose and develop new program orientations, strategies and activities Serve as lead on new proposal development Objective 3: Provide leadership on Monitoring, Evaluation, Documentation and Reporting activities
Ensure the appropriate development and application of high quality technical monitoring systems, indicators and supporting tools to monitor the impact and outcome of FSL programs; ensure their harmonization across bases and build capacity of field teams on their implementation and regular timely use Provide direct support to program managers on program planning and monitoring (procurement planning, budget forecast and follow-up, monthly reports, technical reports, etc.) Ensure high quality technical and donor reporting across all program activities to ACF and donor standards Support learning and application of innovative approaches at field level in collaboration with other ACF technical departments and external partners Ensure documentation and capitalization of lessons learnt and good practices; and contribute to the preparation of publications, where applicable Objective 4: Represent ACF externally in the South Sudan humanitarian community
Represent ACF externally and coordinate with government authorities, NGOs, UN agencies and donor representatives as necessary Actively participate in national FSL coordination meetings Actively participate in the LAF, IPC Southern Sudan and SIFSIA working group, and other Government/UN forum Ensure active presence at the GOSS level meetings of various technical working groups, e.g. agriculture crop group, fisheries group etc. Ensure ACF’s strong presence at quarterly Livelihoods Analysis Forum (LAF) meeting and provide updates on the FSL situation and ACF interventions Develop a strong state and county level relationship with the Ministry of Agriculture/Animal Resources/Fisheries/Forestry Create links with various FSL actors working in the same geographical areas of intervention and develop partnerships where relevant and appropriate Ensure that relevant stakeholders have a clear understanding of ACF charter, background, program objectives and activities in the field Qualifications
Minimum Masters degree in International Development, Rural Development, International Humanitarian Assistance, Agriculture, Livestock or related studies Minimum 5 years work experience in similar setting and responsibility Skills and Experience
Essential:
Excellent communication, writing and analytical skills Excellent management and representation competencies Excellent influencing and negotiation skills Experience in humanitarian settings delivering agriculture, livestock, cash or other livelihoods based programming, preferable in complex emergency and post conflict settings Experience designing an delivering training for national teams with low educational level Experience with major institutional and UN donors and donor procedures (ECHO/EC, OFDA/USAID, CIDA, SDC, etc.) Familiarity with ACF and acceptance of ACF’s principles Preferred:
Experience in South Sudan/Sudan Arabic an advantage Skills on statistical software (SPSS, SAS, etc.)
Action Against Hunger-USA Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator
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