Agriculture and Livelihoods Deputy Program Manager

Agriculture and Livelihoods Deputy Program Manager

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JOB Vacancy Announcement #: 8075

Job Title: Agriculture and Livelihoods Deputy Program Manager

Application deadline: 08.03.2023

Duty Station: Hassaka

Job Requirements:

Female candidates are highly encouraged.

Essential:

  • Graduate from university in Agriculture, economy, knowledge in food security with adequate knowledge in nutrition.
  • A minimum of 3 years practical experience in the implementation of a livelihood/nutrition/WASH project focusing mainly on home gardening /animal husbandry and nutrition projects
  • Good knowledge of spoken and written English
  • Good computer knowledge
  • Local social experience and knowledge
  • Commitment to humanitarian principles, standards and rules to guide NGO actions.
  • Ability to work under stressful conditions, tight deadlines and sometimes odd hours as required.
  • Ability to support, follow-up, encourages and supervises her/his staff to provide quality work and high levels of performance.
  • Must be capable of working both individually and as part of a team.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, stressful environment.
  • Must be flexible, willing to perform other duties and work irregular hours.
  • The deputy food security and livelihood program manager demonstrate a good understanding of the needs of rural communities, particularly in a high-risk conflict environment.
  • Excellent project monitoring and quality control skills.
  • Ability to listen, sensitivity to people and discerning
  • Problem & conflict resolution skills
  • Good training management, coordination and facilitation skills
  • Good leadership and management skills (including technical , administrative and logistical)
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Sound technical understanding of the programmatic demands of livelihood and food security.
  • To travel between SI HASSAKE and RAQQA offices considering that SI have targets in both districts

Desirable

  • Knowledge of general agriculture
  • Knowledge of cash distribution program management
  • Knowledge of Livelihood approach
  • The ability to think/analyse a situation critically and be able to come up with possible solutions/improvements

Job Description:

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

DIAGNOSTIC AND PROJECT CONCEPTION

  • Contribute in the identification of new needs and new areas of intervention and support the preparation and implementation of diagnostics/assessments related to Agriculture, local farming practices and livelihood.
  • Elaborate and supervise preliminary assessments, data entry and analysis
  • In collaboration with MEAL and IM team, s/he is in charge to design evaluations and analysis of data.
  • Participate in beneficiaries’ needs identification and ensure that beneficiaries are selected according to relevant criteria, defined with the communities and the Program Manager (PM)
  • Provide technical and contextual support to the PM on local farming systems and related issues, in order to ensure a comprehensive and relevant intervention and suitable implementation methods
  • Participate actively in the design of AL activities and the identification of suitable implementation methods.
  • Ensure a good communication toward the project and make sure that the projects’ objectives meet the acceptance of the local institutional and technical services, and are discussed and well understood by the communities.

IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATIONNAL FOLLOW-UP

According to the objectives fixed with the Program Manager (PM):

  • Help the Supervisors and FSL & HP officers defining priorities for the weekly planning, as per work plan and objectives
  • Be proactive in the identification of needs, beneficiaries and in the setup of the activities
  • Supervise the implementation and monitor each stage of the activities
  • Ensure continuous follow-up of the results of activities by using the SI management and monitoring tools
  • Anticipate the possible challenges or issues that could create delays or bring difficulties, and contribute to their solving
  • Assess the relevance of activities, the effectiveness of intervention and communicate to the PM any changing circumstances, communities’ feedbacks or relevant information related to the project
  • Communicate the weekly findings and progress to the PM and propose relevant adjustments of activities and workplan if deemed necessary to improve the quality and the positive effects of the project for beneficiaries.
  • Support the identification of relevant quality criteria and monitoring indicators for the AL/agriculture activities.
  • Prepare Bill of Quantities (BoQ) and PL (purchase order through LINK) with anticipation for the implementation of the activities, and follow-up the orders with the Logistics/supply department
  • Organize and supervise the preparation and the implementation of distribution of livelihoods related items (inputs, tools, vouchers…).
  • Link with local partners, institutions or service providers in order to ensure respect of SI guidelines and quality in terms of vocational trainings, farming practices and systems.

CAPITALIZATION

  • Participate in the writing process of capitalization documents in accordance with SI tools
  • Contribute to the preparation of the training manuals to be used by the AL training facilitators
  • Contribute to lessons learnt and internal workshops linked to the project
  • Contribute to the development and update of SI technical documentation.
  • To ensure that activities documents are complete, regularly uploaded in the SI sharepoint as well as saved to the base external hard drive. Similarly, the hard copies of the documents are put into a dedicated folders with proper labels. Prepare handover reports if employment contract or professional experience with SI come to an end

HR MANAGEMENT

  • Be part of the recruitment of the national technical staff for the AL activities
  • Welcome and brief new employees or volunteers working under his/her responsibility
  • Identify and report any training needs for the AL team to the PM
  • Assist the PM with the implementation of training and capacity building sessions
  • Manage and support the team under his/her responsibility
  • Evaluate with relevance the performance of the staff and define measurable and time-bound actions plan
  • Identify team members’ potential for advancement and/or specific HR case issues, and communicate this information to the PM
  • Make sure the team follows the safety and security rules
  • Ensure direct supervision of the field teams/officers in case of absence of the supervisor

LOGISTICS AND ADMINISTRATION

  • Consolidate cash needs for weekly daily workers and contractors, liaise with the PM for cash supply
  • Anticipate and communicate logistics needs (transports, material…) to the PM
  • Supports procurement and distribution of AL materials in the field
  • Ensures that the AL materials are in stock and/or in appropriate location in the field

REPORTING / COORDINATION / COMMUNICATION / REPRESENTATION

  • Ensure compliance with reporting guidelines
  • Communicate and write regular reports concerning the progress of the activities under his/her responsibility
  • Write reports and annexes concerning his/her activity(ies) for donor reports and/or amendment, local authorities and for internal purposes (weekly and monthly reports) by compiling all the operational data before sending them to the FSL PM.
  • Regular use and update of SI monitoring and follow-up tools (PFU,AFU, OFU…)
  • Report to Line Manager and relevant focal point information related to AL and distribution activities and security context or any event that may affect SI activities and security
  • Ensure close and positive coordination with logistics and administrative departments in compliance with SI’s rules and procedures
  • Participates in Team and General Meetings and any other meeting related to the carrying-out of activities and to project objectives upon request
  • In his/her assignment area, might be appointed to represent SI at meeting or forums concerning to the activities,
  • Establish and maintain good relations with the local participants, communities and follows activities implemented by other organizations in SI’s area of intervention and reports to the AL PM
  • Assist the PM in writing and translating the administrative documents to be signed (MoU, handover…)

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