Fresher Livelihoods and Food Security / Cash and Voucher Assistance Officer NGO Jobs – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Job Title: Livelihoods and Food Security / Cash and Voucher Assistance Officer (Fresher Jobs)
Organization: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About NRC:
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 30 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP is a global provider of expertise that contributes to solving challenges in the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. Our ultimate goal is to strengthen the resilience, and protect the lives, rights and livelihoods of vulnerable people and communities. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.
Job Summary: The Livelihoods and Food Security / Cash and Voucher Assistance Officer will support the day to day implementation of the LFS / CVA activities on the Sida HUM Project in Isingiro.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Mobilize and sensitize communities on multipurpose cash distributions as per context of affected persons.
- Participate in the selection of beneficiaries targeted to benefit from the project with guidance from the community, the district and the Field Coordinator//Education coordinator/Education Manager/Area Manager.
- Identify implementation opportunities for cash based interventions and market based programmes and support staff implement quality timely programmes
- Contribute to creating an enabling environment for the implementation of cash based interventions, working with support teams in the institutionalization of cash.
- Participate in designing criteria for multipurpose cash distribution as per context of the beneficiaries and support the distribution process.
- In liaison with M&E team, conduct Post-distribution monitoring to collect accurate project related information/Data for reporting.
- Ensure collection and documentation of project significant impact stories.
- Ensure weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual documentation of project Reports are submitted in time as per expected timelines of the project.
- Represent NRC in coordination meetings organized by the district or other implementing partners.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Livelihoods and Food Security / Cash and Voucher Assistance Officer job must hold a Bachelor of Agribusiness/Social Sciences/Community Based Education/Cash Programming.
- At least two years of experience working on Cash and Livelihoods/Food security project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context.
- Experience working in a project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Previous experience from working with Cash & Voucher Assistance systems and tools (market assessment, cash monitoring…)
- Experience with community-based projects/activities
- Experience with multi-sectoral and integrated Cash and Livelihoods programming
- Professional knowledge of cash transfer modalities/systems.
- Experience with early recovery /reconstruction projects is an asset.
- Experience working with vulnerable groups in particular IDPs; able to demonstrate conflict-sensitivity, compassion, discretion and protection aspects.
- Skills in monitoring and evaluation would be beneficial.
- Skills and knowledge of market analysis and cash based interventions
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
- Should be able to speak the local language commonly used by the beneficiaries.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates who wish to join NRC in the aforementioned capacity should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 16th April 2020