Action Against Hunger FSL Deputy Program Managers Jobs Vacancies in Nigeria

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Against Hunger | ACF-International works to save lives by combating hunger and
diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition,
food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.

We
are recruiiting to fill the position below:

Job
Title: FSL
Deputy Program Manager
Location: Damaturu, Yobe

Job
Summary

The
Food Security Livelihood Deputy Program Manager will be based in Damaturu,
Yobe State and report to the Food Security and Livelihood Program Manager.
The
FSL DPM will be also be responsible for implementing the FSL activities in
the Integrated Basic Humanitarian Response Project (INP) through cash
based interventions and capacity building to improve skills or production
in pre-existing livelihood assets.

The
specific objectives includes but are not limited to:

Ensuring
adherence to program quality and objectives, including respect of Action
Against Hunger technical guidelines, systems, and established deadlines.
Providing
support to program budget design and updates, budget monitoring and cash
projections.
Contributing
to organizational and sector-wide learning through documentation of
lessons learnt, best practices, evaluations etc. from the FSL component of
the program.
Supporting
detailed planning and implementation of FSL activities in collaboration
with the FSL PM with the Multi sectorial PM.
Identifying
program implementation modalities that enhance partnership &
coordination with government official and local communities, internal
integration within sectors and other programs (Nutrition, WASH).
Supporting
the FSL PM in the development of project procurement and FSL program work
plans.
Ensuring
harmonization of program operating plans and protocols across the program
with the technical support from Regional Coordinators, review tools and
approaches, and ensure technical standards, guidelines and methodologies
are communicated and understood.
Conducting
regular field visits, providing advice and regular technical support to
field-based program team (FSL Officers and FSL Assistants).
Monthly
compilation of FSL program technical reports with an overview of
activities and contextual updates, and quantitative indicator follow-up
and submit to FSL PM for consolidation.
Ensuring
all program-related data and information is correct, updated, organized
and accessible to the country program heads, HQ and other key
stakeholders, and lessons learnt and best practice are documented.

Requirements
The successful candidate will:

Have
a minimum of bachelor’s degree in FSL related studies e.g. Agro-economy,
Natural Resource Management, Anthropology, Disaster Risk Management etc.
Higher level degree will be an added advantage.
Possess
excellent team management skills, budget and project management and
representation competencies.
Be
willing to travel regularly to remote areas, where services are limited.
Have
a minimum two years’ work experience in humanitarian contexts, with at
least 1 year in conflict/insecure contexts as well as FSL related program
and managing inteventions (cash base transfer, IGA, agriculture/livelihoods)
Have
experience in implementing programs on behalf of donor (i.e. USAID, ECHO,
DFID, SIDA) funded activities.
Have
excellent Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
Be
fluent in Hausa and English.