Project Officer (Open Somali Nationals only)
Action Against Hunger, Somalia
Job Description
Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 24 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 50 countries, our 8,300 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.
Action Against Hunger USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network. As an independent NGO, Action Against Hunger USA currently manages operations in 8 countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia and Haiti. Action Against Hunger-USA has over $100 million in programs, and approximately 1,800 permanent staff based in New York City, Washington D.C, Nairobi, and country offices. Additional growth is anticipated.
Summary of Position
Action Against Hunger Somalia is looking for suitable candidates to fill the position of project officer. The position will be based in Hudur district. The project officer reports hierarchically amp; technically to the FSL Programme Manager for Bakool region. The Project Officer will take charge the implementation of the project activities under the strategic guidance of the FSL program manager. The officer ensures the day-to-day running of the project related matters, including visibility of the project, information sharing and monitoring. He/she will contribute to the execution and assurance of project success. He/she will work collaboratively with all team members but most closely with FSL program manager. The officer will be required to work in a changing and dynamic environment with multiple priorities and pressing demands.
Purpose: The project officer will be responsible for the overall implementation of project deliverables as per the organizational and donor standards. He/she will work to ensure that professional standards of work are maintained and activities are completed on time and budget. He/she will ensure reporting on project deliverables in a timely manner. The project officer will develop methods of project initiation, execution and delivery and will ensure proper coordination and integration with other departments.
Engagement: He/she will closely engage with other project team members, relevant implementing stakeholders, community structures. He/she will ensure project coordination and information sharing at the district level.
Delivery: The project officer will develop work plans as per the detailed implementation plans and will produce BoQs, FRs, monitoring and trainings plans. He/she will prepare cash requests and other requisitions to facilitate project implementation, keeping accurate records for accountability purposes.
Essential job duties
Objective 1: Social mobilization and need assessment in the field
- The project officer facilitates community mobilization activities to support targeting and registration of beneficiaries and improve food, security and livelihood/cash based Intervention knowledge, attitudes and practices.
- Assist in the preparation of monthly progress report, plans and provide leadership to the FSL team in Hudur.
- Contribute, participate, and lead the registration of cash beneficiaries and answering technical questions.
- Contribute, participate, and lead the distribution and implementation of cash and agriculture activities that include cash, seed and tools distribution, cash and Agro-related training, and Agro-related interventions among others.
- Organize and support running of agriculture activities in the target district.
Objective 2: Support field level FSL coordination elaboration
- Coordinate closely with the FSL PM to ensure that FSL related activities in the assigned areas of operation are implemented harmoniously and with quality.
- Provide inputs to the design amp; utilization of project information gathering tools amp; project activity manuals.
- Work with the other program team members on cross-learning and beneficiary capacity building initiatives especially in relation to FSL.
- Participate in FSL related data collection together with the MEAL team.
- Work in close collaboration with Nutrition, WASH, and Health teams on ensuring field level integration and synergy.
- Build capacity of other staff members in relation to project activities.
- Other relevant duties as directed by the PM, Specialist or HOD or Specific responsibilities.
Objective 3: Spearhead community facilitation activities:
- Contribute to the development of viable community mobilization strategies for targeting, registration, and follow-up of