Food Security and Livelihood (FSL) Officer

DUTY STATION: Kyangwali & Nakivale Bases, UG
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DESCRIPTION
Under the supervision of the Program Manager (PM), the Food Security and Livelihood (FSL) Officer is responsible for the daily technical planning, implementation, supervision, monitoring, and reporting of food security activities, and for ensuring proper coordination with stake holders.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
1.Provide technical support to the implementation of FSL interventions (50%)
Technically support planning and implementation of FSL interventions i.e. agricultural livelihoods, business and skills development, financial inclusion and environmental protection.
Actively promote value chain development of selected enterprises through provision of productive assets, technical trainings, value addition and market linkages.
Ensure the coherence & linkage of the different program activities ranging from health seeking, nutrition support, FSL support, business development & linkage.
Ensure active participation of the various categories of beneficiaries in project interventions.
Implement all the planned field based activities in respective areas of project implementation in planned time and coherent manner.
Support the PM to identify key stakeholders involved in the value chain and conduct discussions with them to identify area of supports to develop linkages and collaborative way of working.
Coordinate relevant stakeholders and service providers to deliver trainings to project beneficiaries such as financial literacy trainings, agriculture loans, inputs, quality control and management, etc.
Conduct market studies and advise on best implementation strategies that would ensure that targeted farmers and farmer groups have profitable agribusiness ventures.
Develop a sustainable marketing structure, including an umbrella commodity marketing associations to enhance market access
Support teams prepare weekly and monthly individual work plans and submit to the team with clear deliverables and targets.
2. Build the capacity of FSL Extension Workers to effectively implement FSL activities (30%)

Conduct detailed induction and orientation of new staff under your supervision ensuring that all relevant documents and tools of work are shared with new staff
Identify training needs and build capacity of FSL Extension workers in all key technical programme aspects (OLUM, Block farming, Agroforestry, Farmer field schools, Soil & water conservation, business skills development, enterprise development, VSLA Methodology.
Provide capacity development training and support to the key stakeholders & project staff to effectively mobilize and deliver agri-business development services to beneficiaries (social mobilizing, identification of interest groups, business planning, and strengthening market linkages).

4. Coordination and representation (5 %)
Participate in appropriate multi-district activities related to FSL for example; field days, workshops, seminars, agricultural shows, and field monitoring visits.
Ensure that stakeholders are sensitized on program accountability and have information on beneficiary feedback mechanism.
Work closely with relevant district departments (Production, Animal production, Operation Wealth Creation & Natural resources) and NARO to share relevant information.
Participate in internal and external meetings as per the PM guidance
Coordinate with other sections of Action Against Hunger and all other stakeholders in the response.
Attend donor meetings and field visits as required.
Deliver diligently in any other duties as assigned from time to time

REQUIREMENTS
o Bachelor degree (honors) in Agricultural sciences, business economics or any other relevant field with at least 4 years’ continuous experience implementing food security and livelihoods related activities.

Previous work with a busy multi-sectoral setting in a refugee setting is an asset
Knowledge and practical experience in value chain development.
Knowledge and practical experience in public private partnerships.
Previous work experience with farmer organizations.
Capacity building of organizations and individuals
Participatory training methodologies
Network of private sector contacts