FAO National Livelihood and Social Protection Specialist Jobs 2021 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs. FAO Ethiopia looking for “National Livelihood and Social Protection Specialist“. Applicants with a degree in Advanced University degree may apply on or before November 09, 2021.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates to “let there be bread”. It was founded in October 1945.
FAO National Livelihood and Social Protection Specialist Jobs 2021
The FAO has published a job vacancy announcement on October 26, 2021 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of National Livelihood and Social Protection Specialist to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Recruiter | Food and Agriculture Organization |
Position | National Livelihood and Social Protection Specialist |
Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Country | Ethiopia |
Total Vacant Post | N/A |
Qualification | Advanced University degree |
Experience Required | Minimum Seven years |
Application Deadline | November 09, 2021 |
FAO Job Vacancy 2021
Tasks and responsibilities:
The National Livelihoods and Social Protection Specialist will have the mandate to carry out the following tasks:
Cash / Voucher:
- Review and ensure inclusion of minimum FAO quality standards on cash and voucher interventions in the narrative and budget of new cash and voucher projects;
- Develop ToR for selection of Financial Service Providers, monitor bids, support the technical evaluation of bidders, and contribute to draft the contract;
- In collaboration with the humanitarian and procurement teams, undertake field missions to identify agro-dealers participating in FAO voucher or electronic voucher interventions;
- Contribute to developing Letter of Agreements (i.e. contracts with relevant partners), monitor their implementation and deliverables, ensure reporting and payment on time;
- Support partner training and the use of the promoted technologies for cash and voucher for beneficiary selection, registration and cash and inputs distribution;
- Support the cash and voucher operational plan in collaboration with the humanitarian team and the relevant partners;
Position in Organization:
- Job Posting: 25/Oct/2021
- Closure Date: 09/Nov/2021, 4:29:00 AM
- Organizational Unit: FRETH
- Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
- Type of Requisition: NPP (National Project Personnel)
- Grade Level: N/A
- Primary Location: Ethiopia-Addis Ababa
- Duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension based on performance and availability of funds)
- Post Number: N/A
- IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device.
Qualification:
- Advanced University degree in agriculture, agricultural economics, rural development, livelihood, or related discipline, or any area related to the work of the Organization;
Experience
- Minimum of 7 years experience working in livelihoods, value chain development, business development, social protection, humanitarian, resilience projects;
- Working knowledge of English and good knowledge of the local language(s) used at the duty station is required.
Technical/Functional Skills
- Proven capacity to design proposals with a to cash-based interventions, Livelihood, resilience interventions, etc.
- Proven capacity to conduct needs and market assessment or value chain analysis to identify Livelihood opportunities and response;
- Proven cost-benefit / cost-effectiveness analytical skills;
- Advanced knowledge in using Excel;
- Excellent statistics skills fordata extraction, cleaning, interpretation and presentation;
- Capacity to design voucher intervention livelihood interventions.
- Possesion of a cooperative spirit, flexibility and openness to work in an international environment, including tact and courtesy and a strong capacity for establishing and maintain effective working relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
How to Apply FAO National Livelihood and Social Protection Specialist Jobs 2021
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2102886
The Closing Date: November 09, 2021.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
Particulars | Details Link |
Job Advertisement | Download |
Official Website | www.fao.org |
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