Livelihood and Food Security Technical Assistant Ukraine Lviv (Ukrainian Nationals)

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  • Added Date: Tuesday, 19 December 2023
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  1. Role and responsibilities

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    NRCโ€™s Livelihoods and Food Security programming works to improve food security, access to livelihood opportunities and strengthen the resilience of vulnerable households affected by conflict and displacement in West Ukraine. In line with this objective, the groups targeted for assistance will include IDPs, returnees and non-displaced people.ย 

    The purpose of the LFS technical assistant position is to assist the Livelihoods and Food Security team in the day-to-day activity implementation, conducting field visits to the targeted areas in west Ukraine, meeting and interviewing the project participants, conducting data collection and contributing to improve the project quality.

    Generic responsibilitiesย 

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  2. Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines.
  3. Implement delegated LFS project portfolio according to plan of action
  4. Ensure proper archiving of all field information and filing of documents
  5. Promote and share ideas for technical improvementย 
  6. Responsible for organization and delivery of tasks in line with priorities and standards assigned
  7. Use initiative in day-to-day problem-solving in line with agreed procedures, priorities and standards for the area of work
  8. Ensure that the security plan and procedure is adhered to in all operations, including staffย โ€Žmovements, etc

    Specific responsibilitiesย 

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  9. Provide input in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of food security, and livelihoods activities.
  10. Identification of project participants for different activities as per agreed criteria and processesย 
  11. Supervise the data collectors implementing LFS activities on a daily basis.
  12. Preparation of procurement requests for required project activities and materials when needed.
  13. Implementation of LFS activities under the guidance of the project coordinator.ย 
  14. Conduct community engagement meetings with project participants and community on project interventions and collect and report feedback from the community.
  15. Assist the LFS project coordinator in the planning, design and implementation of assessments and surveys when needed
  16. Liaise with the data entry and database team on archiving of project technical documents and project data(project participant lists, registration data, baselines/end lines, PDM and other relevant data)
  17. Provide regular updates to the LFS coordinator on the progress of project implementation and challenges for support in the field
  18. Ensure that LFS activities are implemented in accordance with local regulations and in coordination with local authorities
  19. Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

    Critical interfaces

    By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

  20. Project planning and implementation:ย  LFS team, LFS Coordinator, LFS Project Manager, Finance, Logistics and Security departments
  21. M&E: Data Entry/database officer, CFM, and M&E team.
  22. External stakeholders; local authorities and stakeholders e.g. investment offices, coordination centres, employment centres, NGOs and other humanitarian actors
  23. Competencies

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    1. Professional competenciesย 

    ๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

    โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

    Generic professional competencies:ย 

  24. University degree, preferably in economy, social sciences, agriculture, agro-economy, development studies or other relevant discipline.
  25. Proven experience working in a humanitarian/recovery context.
  26. Documented results related to the positionโ€™s responsibilities.
  27. Ability and willingness to travel extensively to the field.
  28. Skills in solving problems is highly desired
  29. Responsibility, independence, attentiveness, ability to handle stress, diligence, and attention to detail.

    Context-related skills, knowledge, and experience

  30. Solid knowledge of Ukraine context.
  31. Strong analytical skills with a critical-thinking mindset
  32. Good computer skills.
  33. Fluency in Ukrainian language with an intermediate level English language.

    2. Behavioural competencies (max 6)

  34. Handling insecure environment
  35. Planning and delivering results
  36. Coping with changes
  37. Empowering and building trust
  38. Communicating with impact and respect

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  39. Performance Management

    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:ย 

    โ€ข ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  The Job Descriptionย 

    โ€ข ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  The Work and Development Planย 

    โ€ข ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  The Mid-term/End-of-trial and End-term Period Performance Review Template

    โ€ข ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  The NRC Competency Framework

    Key Information - Please Take Note When Applying

  40. Learn more aboutย NRC here
  41. To apply as an internal candidate, please click on the suitcase icon โ€œI am an employeeโ€ on the top right of the page to be redirected to NRCโ€™s internal career site.
Apply by completing all the system-required fields of your experience, employment history, and education in your application. Ensure to attach your latest CV. Submit your application and CV in English. When creating your profile, include your full name as per your passport. Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position.

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