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Livelihoods & Food Security Programme Development Manager (short -term assignment) - Norwegian Refugee Council

Founded in 1946, today the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) works in both new and protracted crises across 31 countries. Our 6,000 employees provide life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. NRC specialises in six areas: food security, education, shelter, legal assistance, camp management, and water, sanitation and hygiene. NRC is a determined advocate for displaced people. We promote and defend their rights and dignity in local communities, with national governments and in the international arena.

NRC’s expert deployment capacity, NORCAP, boasts around 1,000 experts from all over the world who can be deployed within 72 hours. NORCAP experts help improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. 

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.

NRC started activities in Cameroon in April 2017 to assist people displaced by the armed group Boko Haram. We currently provide emergency assistance to displaced people in the three most affected divisions in Cameroon’s Far North region: Mayo Sava, Mayo Tsanaga, and Logone & Chari. As the operation evolves, we plan to expand our programming to also include education activities as well as livelihoods and food security activities. Hence, we are now looking for a Livelihoods & Food Security Programme Development Manager for a short - term assignment (2 months).

Job description

The main tasks during the 2 months period will be:

1) Assessment for strategy process and Core Competency strategy development
2) Launch the Core Competency activities for the Sida project
3) Capacity building

Please see the attached job description for additional information on the scope of work.

Qualifications

Minimum 3 years of experience from a senior level project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context
Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Relevant University degree
Technical Food Security expertise
Good knowledge of donor regulations
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
Fluency in English and French, both written and verbal
Knowledge of the context in Cameroon, an advantage

Personal qualities

Managing resources to optimize results
Managing performance and development
Empowering and building trust
Handling insecure environments
Working with People
Analysing
Initiating action and change
Strategic thinking
All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.

We offer

Commencement: As soon as possible
Duration: 2 months
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions and free housing of moderate standard.
Grade: 9
Duty station: Kousseri, with frequent travels (30 %) to the field. International staff are required to live in joint accommodation
Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start.
Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location

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