Livelihood and Food Security Assistant Mozambique Mueda

Generic responsibilities 

Under the leadership of the LFS Team Leader and guidance of the officer, the Livelihoods and Food Security Assistant (refer to as a Core Competency – CC) will ensure the support and implementation of the assigned LFS projects in Mozambique. The following is a brief description of the role.

1. Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.
2. Implement delegated LFS project portfolio according to plan of action.
3. Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
4. Ensure proper filing of documents.
5. Actively participate in capacity building trainings, workshops and seminars organized.
6. Assist in developing work plans for the technical aspects LFS activities.
7. Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need and explore and asses new and better ways to assist.
8. Establishes excellent relations with the assisted communities and local stakeholders through regular field visits and frequent contacts; represents NRC on the field in line with the code of conduct. 

   Specific responsibilities 

   1. Conduct assessments, and participate when required in focus group discussions, community meetings, and other community mobilization activities.
   2. Conduct distribution of LFS related in-puts, including seeds and tools, NFIs, cash or vouchers. 
   3. Under the mandate of the supervisor, conduct door to door visits to potential beneficiary household sites (or phone interviews if not possible) and correctly fill project related technical forms and questionnaires.
   4. Support the LFS officer on the preparation of BoQs, scope of works and any other documentation necessary for activities.
   5. Ensure correct completion of works according to the plans approved by LFS Specialist
   6. Communicate to LFS Team Leader and respond whenever possible to any LFS requests and complaints regarding project activities. Ensure proper feedback on beneficiary complaints.
   7. Perform any other task relevant to the position as requested by LFS Team Leader
   8. Regularly report project progress, difficulties, lessons learned to LFS Specialist, through the Team Leader
   9. Facilitate data for the proper flow of information required by the LFS team.
   10. Facilitate coordination of activities with logistics, finance, and M&E teams.
   11. Always ensure safe and inclusive programing work with a gender and protection lens and ensure that environmental and nutritional sensitivity are incorporated into all LFS plans and activities. 
       1. Competencies 

          1. Professional competencies 

          These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance. 

          📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

          ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

          Generic professional competencies: 

       2. Experience (minimum 2 years) from working as assistant or similar in a humanitarian/recovery context during identification of beneficiaries, distributions, community mobilization.
   12. Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
9. Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.

Context/Specific skills, knowledge and experience: 

2. Behavioural competencies

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews: