Senegal: EMERGENCY FOOD SECURITY AND VULNERABLE LIVELIHOODS OFFICER

Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods Officer

Contract Type: fixed term, two (02) years

Location: Dakar, Senegal

Job Grade: National D1

Reporting to: Livelihoods Coordinator

Job Ref No: 12730

WHO WE ARE

Oxfam is a global organization working to right the wrongs of poverty, hunger, and injustice. We work with people in more than 90 countries to create lasting solutions. Oxfam saves lives, develops long-term solutions to poverty, and campaigns for social change.

OXFAM has been active in Senegal for more than two decades. In recent years, our focus has been on supporting sustainable livelihoods, promoting good governance and ensuring sustainable human development in the face of crisis and human/natural disasters.

Job purpose

To provide oversight to Oxfam Food Security and Livelihoods programming in the country.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

To provide oversight to Oxfam Food Security and Livelihoods programming in the Country.

• Provides operational and strategic leadership of Oxfam’s EFSVL activities, coordinating, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Leads on program quality to ensure that Oxfam EFSVL activities meet Oxfam and international humanitarian standards.
• Designs, plans and leads the EFSVL needs assessment, including assessment and analysis of markets, as part of a multi-sector program assessment. Works with teams that include Oxfam and partner staff, together with or in coordination with other agency staff as appropriate.
• Plans and designs EFSVL activities and response strategies.
• Implements programs and projects in Oxfam’s core thematic areas of EFSVL: cash transfer programs, agriculture (crops and livestock), and food aid. Plans and implements interventions that utilize and support markets.
• Support Oxfam livelihood country programme in core thematic areas of EFSVL.
• Incorporates gender and diversity issues consistently across the EFSVL program, paying special attention to gender across all components of the program including gender analysis, gender equality, promotion and protection of human rights, empowerment of women and girls, and gender balance of staff.
• Develops log frames and robust MEAL systems for EFSVL programs with clear indicators of success, adapting the program to the M&E carried out. Puts in place accountability mechanisms.
• Contributes to and articulates policy and strategy, incorporating broader organizational policy/advocacy issues into program design and planning.
• Represents Oxfam in both affiliate and international technical Working Groups or other Forums relevant to Food security and Livelihoods
• On HR, analyzes resourcing needs of Oxfam and partners, developing staff structure and contributing to rapid decisions on resource allocations
• On Finance, develops the EFSVL program budget in line with assessment findings. Advises on partner budget management of EFSVL program.
• Manages EFSVL partner relationships, assessing capacities and leading EFSVL capacity building, developing flexible modalities for working with technical partners according to their capacity and experience.
• Plans and designs recovery food security and livelihoods activities that build resilience and are linked with long-term development.
• Leads the design, management, and communication of a responsible exit strategy.
• Holds the internal EFSVL coordination influencing

Technical Skills, Experience & Knowledge

EssentialEducation and core competencies

• A minimum of first degree in development studies, economics, agriculture or related discipline is required. A master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years field experience in a similar position in development and/or humanitarian programs in developing nations, preferably with non-governmental organizations;
• Fluency in French is required. Working knowledge of English is desirable.

Skills and experience

• Proven and substantial humanitarian management experience in leading teams, and ensuring the delivery, of EFSVL program strategy, either through partners or directly, in one or more challenging locations.
• Proven analytical skills and ability to think strategically, including the capacity to analyze the humanitarian EFSVL context and propose new interventions and changes in the program and advocacy.
• Proven knowledge in at least two of the following key analytical tools: Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA), Household economy approach (HEA), Emergency Market Mapping and Analysis (EMMA), nutrition surveys, Integrated Food security Phase Classification (IPC).
• Experience designing and implementing Cash Transfer Programs in emergencies.
• Experience assessing and analyzing markets in emergencies and knowledge of market support interventions.
• Experience designing and implementing programs in at least two of the following thematic areas: agricultural support (crops), food aid, social protection, and/or nutrition.
• Knowledge of SPHERE and other recognized humanitarian standards and principles that relate to EFSVL programs. Ability to ensure that program objectives and activities uphold key national and international frameworks, codes, and Oxfam commitments and expectations.
• An active commitment to promoting gender equity and the interests of people affected by disasters in all aspects of the organization’s work. Experience applying gender analysis and accountability standards in designing programs for women, girls, boys, and men affected by crises. Ability to communicate gender and accountability principles and influence others to apply them.
• Financial management skills to steer the operational budget.
• Experience on fundraising, especially humanitarian fundraising and humanitarian donor reporting
• Good level of IT literacy and an understanding of how new developments in technology can positively contribute to the aims of an INGO.

Desirable

Behavioral Competencies

• Understand humanitarian contexts (program phases, underlying causes of crisis, coordination mechanisms) and application of Humanitarian Principles (vulnerability, gender and diversity awareness; Humanitarian principles, codes and standards)
• Achieve results effectively (demonstrate accountability to partners and affected people; making decisions involving others; flexibility; delivery of timely and appropriate results using available resources)
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships (communication with affected people; collaboration with the team and partners; challenge decisions and behaviors that breach humanitarian principles)
• Operate safely and securely in a humanitarian response (Identify, communicate and minimise risk for the agency, yourself and others; comply and help uphold safety and security protocols; uphold the Do No Harm principle with partners and affected people)
• Manage yourself in a pressured and changing environment (ability to recognize and manage stress in yourself and others in order to remain ethical, constructive and objective focused; awareness of internal and external pressures)
• Leadership in humanitarian response (Awareness of your own skills and how they can complement those of others; demonstrate initiative, ingenuity, and tenacity in achieving solutions to fulfill objectives and motivate others to do the same; communicate humanitarian values and motivate others towards them)
• The incumbent will stay abreast of professional standards, trends and issues affecting this set of responsibilities, demonstrating continuous learning of the field in line with Oxfam’s mission.

S/he will work effectively and collaboratively to build a team-based culture of work, treating all persons with dignity and respect, and will be familiar with and committed to Oxfam mission and goals.

Equality and diversity

We are committed both to promoting equality and diversity within the organization and to Equal Opportunities in employment. We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group, religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made entirely on merit.

HOW TO APPLY:

This opportunity is for a dedicated and highly motivated professional with strong commitment to Oxfam's values and beliefs. If you believe you are qualified for this post and you are the candidate that we are looking for, please submit your cover letter and CV to:

https://app.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Job.aspx?j=ogeF5fwY

THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 7 NOVEMBER 2017.

Given the urgent need for this position, suitable candidates can be shortlisted and interviewed before the closing date.

ONLY SHORLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED