02 FSL Project Assistants

Job Description

TITLE: ( 02 ) FSL Project Assistants – ECHO
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Food Security and Livelihood (FSL)   LOCATION: Hajjah
GRADE: 05   CONTRACT LENGTH:
Permanent  0
Fixed Term  1 08 months
CHILD SAFEGUARDING: 
Level 3:  the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE: 
Save the children is responding to the ongoing conflict areas that affected the lives and livelihoods of millions of People in Yemen. The food security and livelihoods project is focusing on addressing the immediate food gaps and livelhoods protection needs while also looking at the recovery of livelihoods activities and stabilization of the food security situation ith longer term.
The FSL project assistant will be respobnsible for ensuring the implementation of the emergency food security and livelihoods project as outlined below. The project assistant will be part of the FSL team based in Hajjah field office and will be responsible for day to day activities implementation under the supervision of the FSL officers.
The Project assistant will  be part of the FSL team based in Hajjah field office and will be responsible for the day to day implementation of project activities under the supervision of the FSL project officers .
Key roles include – community sensitization on project activities and objectives as detailed below, community mobilization, beneficiary selection and registration, facilitate community meetings, facilitate formation of project committees, post distribution monitoring,  routine monitoring of project activities and regular collection of information on humanitarian situation and provide updates to Hajjah field office.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: project officer
Staff reporting to this post: none  
Direct: 
Indirect:  
Budget Responsibilities: none
Role Dimensions: community sensitazation, beneficiaries selection, activities implementation, communication with beneficiaries

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :
Programme Support:

•   esponsible for FSL day to day activity implementation at sub-County and Ward level;
•   Sensitize communities on project objectives and activities; 
•   Work closely with the project officers, local government offices and the communities; 
•   Ensure beneficiary selection procedure and criteria are understood by the community and followed by the targeting committees; 
•   Ensure beneficiary selection procedure and criteria are understood by the community and followed by the targeting committees; 
•   Ensure any feedback from beneficiaries or target communities are shared timely to project officers and that they are responded to appropriately or raised with the Project Coordinator and Field the APM as needed;
•   Support in conducting any FSL related assessments and relevant data collection and analysis based on needs identified. 
•   Coordinate technical and logistical arrangements for the Project activities at community level, engaging community groups and structure and liaising with County government staff supporting the project through technical capacity
•   Prepare and follow up on a day to day and weekly activity plans; 
•   Provide regular report to the project officer regarding the progress of project activities in the respective operation areas; 
•   Coordinate with project officers and field finance team in the planning of cash distribution dates and locations. 
•   Ensure that beneficiaries are adequately communicated about project activities and plans, including distribution date, location, the cash delivery mechanism, required forms of verification and identification, and the amount of cash grant received and the duration of the transfers;  
Understand PDM tools and price monitoring tools and ensure that appropriate procedures, processes and quality standards are met in the collection of data; 
•   Undertake any other FSL related tasks as assigned by the line manager;Ensure correct beneficiary selection procedure and criteria are followed by Project Assistants.
•   Ensure any feedback from beneficiaries or target communities shared by Project Assistants are responded to appropriately or raised with Coordinator, Manager or Technical Advisors (CP and FSL) if needed

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General
•   Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, community cultural values, equal opportunities, fraud and other relevant policies and procedures.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
•   Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
•   Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
•   Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same;
•   Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
•   Future orientated, thinks strategically.
Collaboration:
•   Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
•   Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
•   Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
•   Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
•   Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
•   Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential:
•   University degree in Social sciences, economics, development, food security and livelihoods, nutrition, agriculture/livestock production or related field. 
•   Extensive and proven experience in implementation of Cash Transfer Programs, livestock-based livelihoods activities; Income Generating Activities;). 
•   Minimum of 2 years of experience of implementation of Food Security and Livelihoods Project in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands. 
•   Excellent planning, coordination, facilitation and reporting skills, with the ability to organize and manage substantial workload. Experience of working with and coordinating with multiple stakeholders including the government will be an added advantage.
•   Strong communication, people management and interpersonal skills, with experience in working with in a multicultural, multi-location, value driven teams.
•   Experience working in the marginalised communities and understanding of challenges facing women, youth and children. 
•   Computer literacy, particularly in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
•   Commitment to Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding and other global policies, and values.
•   Excellent understanding of child rights programming. 
Desirable 
•   Experience working on cash, voucher or other food security and livelihoods programming 
Equal Opportunities 
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
 

The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
· No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
· All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
· Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.