Food Security & Livelihoods Project Officer

Action Against Hunger is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-political, non-denominational and non-profit making organisation working in the Palestinian Territory since 2002.

Action Against Hunger is recruiting for its Hebron office one

Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL) Project Officer

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For a period of six months with possibility of renewal  

The Candidate will:

• Facilitate introductory meetings to be held with the community, village councils, local committees, cooperatives and project personnel.
• Participate in the design and implementation of food security assessments and project identification studies.
• Define vulnerability characteristics, identify the needs of the most vulnerable populations and propose responses to these needs.
• Participate in information gathering from other NGOs, institutions, ministries, and local partners about the FSL situation in West Bank Governorates.   
• Follow up the provision of materials with end beneficiaries and suppliers through signed receipts/handover.
• Check quality assurance of the materials distributed in coordination with logistics.
• Lead the final definition of each business plan budget.  
• Prepare monthly treasury forecast for the project's procurements.
• Manage and submit all payments to line manager.
• Contribute to the planning, preparations, and management of various procurement activities.
• Liaise with local partners' staff and line ministries’ staff for the coordination and execution of activities.
• Ensure the efficient delivery of project's outputs (results).
• Monitor project through periodic visits and provide relevant professional advice to the Head of Project as appropriate.
• Collect the baseline\ endline data for monitoring of results and objectives indicators using different sources of data.
• Ensure field work complies with project timeframe, identify challenges and propose timely corrective actions and alternatives.
• Ensure the quality control procedures are applied to project's inputs.

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Profile of the Candidate:

• Bachelor degree in economics, business administration, or related fields
• Knowledge in Food Security and Livelihoods, and specifically in income generation projects for female headed households,
• Minimum 2-3 years of relevant experience preferably in development projects.
• Excellent knowledge of poverty context in the West Bank.
• Proven good technical expertise in the income generation and economic feasibility analyses.
• Analytical thinking skills and ability to influence others.
• Flexibility and ability to work under pressure.
• Team worker.
• Valid driving license and proven driving skills.
• Ability to work in complex environments with challenges.
• Reading, writing and speaking both Arabic and English
• Good knowledge in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet
• Ability to travel in West Bank and stay overnight

Action Against Hunger is an equal opportunities employer. Women are encouraged to apply for this position

Interested candidates should send a letter of motivation and their updated CV including at least two professional references covering the last two supervisors for their last two jobs to [email protected]

Applicants who applied for the first time will not be considered.

Applications will be accepted up to and including the 18th July 2018.

PLEASE indicate the reference FPO/TTPP/18/13 in all correspondence.

Only those candidates pre-selected for a test and an interview will be contacted.