Action Against Hunger (ACF) Recruits Assistant Food Security & Livelihoods Coordinator

Action Against Hunger (ACF)-USA is part of the ACF-International Network which 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.

Job Title: Assistant Food Security & Livelihoods Coordinator

Location: Abuja
Travel:  (12months) based in Abuja with 50% field visit

Main Responsibilities:

• Assist FSL Coordinator to refine the FSL Strategy, develop programming and an operational plan of action for the Nigeria mission
• Assist FSL Coordinator to oversee field teams to ensure compliance, technical quality and coherence FSL Interventions
• Recruitment, capacity building and coaching of national personnel
• Contribute to the tracking and reporting of technical activities
• Actively participate in internal & external coordination within the technical sector at the county and state level
• Ensure proper and timely implementation of PQA activities

Essential Qualifications & Skills:

• University Degree preferred in FSL related studies, e.g. agro-economy, natural resource management, economics.
• Two years relevant work experience
• Experience in managing multi sector teams
• Humanitarian and development capacity
• Experience in multi-sector and participatory assessments and data collection tools.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize
• Excellent communication, writing and analytical skills (English).

Preffered Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience in humanitarian PQA or M&E.
• Skills on statistical and other software (SPSS, SPHINX, STATA, EPI Info, ENA for SMART, GIS, etc.)
• Familiarity with Management Information Systems (Databases) and GIS.
• Local Languages (i.e. Hausa) are highly valued
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible, culturally sensitive

Application Closing Date
Friday, 29th November 2013

Method of Application:
Applications, including CV and Letter of Motivation, should be sent as follows:

By email to: recruitment.ng@acf-international.org
Please note that email subject MUST be the position title being applied to.

Or dropped off to:
No 1, Jerry Gana Close
Utako, Abuja FCT