Responsibilities

• Diagnosis and project design:
• Contribute to diagnosis and project design in Food Security & Livelihood (FSL) sector
• Participate in evaluations in order to identify FSL-related needs
• Contribute to determine financial, logistics and human resources for the project’s implementation
• Draft the technical chapters and appendixes of project proposals.
• Implementation and Monitoring:
• Plan and oversee the implementation of FSL activities in compliance with SI operational strategy, technical requirements, and donor criteria
• Plan activities and identify the appropriate means and resources to ensure a smooth implementation, in collaboration with the support Departments (administrative, logistics) and the local partner
• Ensure the achievement of the results on a timely manner.
• Identify relevant quality criteria and monitoring indicators for program activities and ensure the regular tracking of these indicators.
• Use SI standard tools for project progress follow-up.
• Ensure sound and continuous monitoring of program activities, and propose adjustments when necessary
• Support the Logistics team in the procurement of specific items
• Ensure program budget follow-up and initiate cash flow forecast in liaison with Finance team
• Anticipate operational problems and propose solutions to solve it
• Organize regularly evaluation meetings with team members and local partners
• Be the operational focal person for the local partner with regard to FSL activities.
• Capitalization and Lessons Learnt:
• Draft and document lessons learnt from FSL activities
• Use SI standard tools for lessons learning and institutional knowledge management,
• Ensure dissémination of SI technical documentation
• Ensure project data and information is archived and shared appropriately.
• Write handover report before the end of his/her contract.
• HR management:
• Evaluate and update human resources need, create or update job descriptions, and draft recruitment request in collaboration with Field Coordinator and Administrative Department
• Contribute to the recruitment process for staff under his/her supervision.
• Welcome and brief new employees (including the local partner’s ones under his/her responsibility)
• Manage and support the team under his/her responsibility
• Ensure regular performance appraisal of project staff under his/her management
• Develop training plan and facilitate technical trainings for project staff
• Conduct workshops and regular or ad hoc meetings with project staff
• Make sure the FSL staff follow the safety rules set by SI.
• Reporting / communication / representation:
• Share with the appropriate authority any information on the security context and any event which may have consequences on SI activities and team safety
• Carry out regular team meetings to relate individuals’ contributions to project objectives and to develop and inform members of decisions.
• Draft the reports, annexes and project amendments to donors, together with FSL and MEAL Coordinator team and field coordinator.
• Contribute to monthly and ad-hoc reports to local authorities.
• Prepare relevant documents (MOU, handover certificate, etc) to be signed with local authorities, communities and other partners, in collaboration with the Field Coordinator,
• Attend technical meetings with government departments, other aid agencies and donors, and represent the organization when required.
• Liaise with other organizations and agencies to share experiences and lessons learnt.
• Represent SI on request and/or delegation
• Maintain a local operational communication network and positive relations with the local/governmental authorities, donor representatives, UN and other international agencies in cooperation with the Program Manager and Program Coordinator.