Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods Advisor at Save the Children Nigeria

Save the Children is a leading international organization helping children in need around the world. First established in the UK in 1919, separate national organizations have been set up in more than twenty-eight countries, sharing the aim of improving the lives of children through education, health care and economic opportunities, as well as emergency aid in cases of natural disasters, war and conflict.

In Nigeria, Save the Children has been working since 2001. The early focus was on getting children actively involved in shaping the decisions that affect their lives. Today, Save the Children is working in seven federal states - Zamfara, Yobe, Jigawa, Katsina, Kano, Bauchi and Kaduna - focusing on providing basic healthcare and protecting children.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods Advisor

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Contract length: 6 months

The Role

• The EFSL Advisor will be expected to lead on sectoral assessment, programme design and master budgeting, coordination, and support fundraising, recruitment and procurement. In most circumstances, the post holder will be expected to mentor and/or capacity building existing country programme staff.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Significant management experience working in emergency response, including direct experience in implementing cash transfer programmes, market analysis and economic recovery.
• Previous first phase emergency response experience is essential
• Education to MSc/MA/ level in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience
• Previous experience of managing a team
• Previous experience of project management
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
• Demonstrated monitoring and evaluation skills
• Ability to work both in an advisory and a hands on implementation capacity
• Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff
• Experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
• Experience of preparing successful funding proposals for donors
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
• Excellent communication skills with a high level of written and spoken English
• Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support

Desirable:

• Language skills in Hausa
• Knowledge and / or experience in using HEA, COD and EMMA / MIFIRA
• Familiarity with nutrition surveys
• Experience or knowledge of working and living in Northeast Nigeria
• Specific experience of designing and managing DFID, USAID, EU and ECHO projects
• Specific experience of working in consortia projects.

Application Closing Date
24th November, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications and CV's to: [email protected]