Livelihood and Food Security Assistant Afghanistan Kunduz

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Caution: This role is national, only National candidates from Afghanistan can be considered.

Role and responsibilities

 Job overview

The livelihood and food security Assistant will support NRC’s business startup and agriculture-based products projects, as well as other private sector and market-based livelihoods projects as needed. He/she will work under the direct supervision of livelihoods & food security (LFS) officer in the field level.

The LFS assistant will help LFS officer in conducting need assessment, Household food security assessment for small enterprise and agriculture interventions selection, distribution of cash, training of the project participants and provide mentoring to the households as required.

The LFS assistant will support project participants both in small enterprise and development activities. Provide agriculture and food production training, mentoring and coaching in the household level

The LFS assistant will work under the direct supervision of the LFS PM. He/ she will play a key role in setting up and implementing livelihoods and food security activities – as well as supporting implementation of other LFS programmes in Kunduz province). He/ she will be expected to spend up to 80% of his/ her time in the field.

Generic responsibilities:

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Adhere to NRC‘s code of conduct, standard operating procedures, and guiding principles to uphold the highest professional ethical obligations.
• Assist with the implementation of the support function portfolio according to plan of action
• Prepare status reports as required by management
• Share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities.
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function

 Specific responsibilities:

• To assist LFS team in the identification of vulnerable and eligible households for the agribusiness Food production support and other income generation activities. 
• Support the LFS team on technical as well as extension methodology and the introduction of staple food crops, off-season production as well as exploring opportunities and models for contract farming.
• Help LFS team to ensure that the poorest and most vulnerable groups in the community (including women) are targeted and included in all livelihood and food security activities
• To deliver agriculture related trainings on agribusiness management, Business development related trainings and ongoing support to the selected project participants to ensure they produce income.
• Liaise/ consult regularly with private sector actors to identify areas with high potential for small business development or employment – to properly advise beneficiaries on realistic business development opportunities.
• Maintain clear and up to date records of project participants and activities (project participant numbers, locations, contact details, activity progress) and ensure proper filing of documents
• Help the M&E and LFS teams to collect baseline and monitoring data by conducting interviews with project participants and key informants and Immediately report any challenges or implementation delays to the LFS Officer 
• The LFS assistant will also support private sector livelihood projects and Provide business and life skill trainings to project participants enrolled in small-enterprise development project, in small groups (at project participants houses or in communal spaces within the community). Helping project participants identify what type of business they want to establish, where, and with who.
• Assist LFS officer in drafting a business plan and budget for this business; spend the start-up cash grants in the most effective way.
• Ensure the inclusion of cash-based interventions and marked based programs in country and area-based strategies and their implementation across and within NRC’s core competencies
• Provide an enabling environment for the implementation of cash-based interventions, including cash for business start-up and cash for food.
• Support emergency coordinator. or PM to prioritize the emergency activities in different region such as field assessments, distribution, responses, PDM, risk monitoring, HR, Finance or Logistics and coordination.
• Performs any other task as assigned by supervisor.

Critical interfaces

• Coordinating closely with other CC in NRC Kunduz office, 
• Work closely with the M&E unit on collection and analysis of M&E data and maintaining project participants databases.

Generic professional competencies for this position: 

• Good knowledge of English.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Creativity and willingness to try new things
• Positive and collaborative attitude and willingness to work in a team
• Willingness to work in a multi-cultural environment 
• Knowledge of cash-based interventions and market-based program.

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree from, agriculture, economy or business Administration.
• Minimum 2 years of experience from working as in income generation activities, business development or similar role in a humanitarian/recovery context with i-NGOs 
• Excellent written & spoken Dari, and Pashto 
• Experience establishing and managing agriculture-based livelihood projects and a small business.
• Good knowledge on home-based livelihood intervention and good knowledge about local market.

Behavioural competencies

• Managing resources to optimize results
• Managing performance and development
• Handling insecure environments
• Empowering and building trust
• Team player & working with people
• Flexible and creative
• Long term committed, honest & straightforward thinker.

1. Performance Management

• The Job Description
• The Work and Development Plan 
• The Mid-term/End-of-trial Period Performance Review Template
• The End-term Performance Review Template
• The NRC Competency Framework

We Offer:

• Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale.
• Top up Credit card on monthly basis.
• NRC will cover staff plus four (4) depended for medical insurance.
• Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labor Law.