UNHCR Associate Food Security Officer Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs. UNHCR Ethiopia looking for “Associate Food Security Officer“. Applicants with a degree in Undergraduate Degree may apply on or before 17th March 2023.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a UN agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with over 17,300 staff working in 135 countries.
UNHCR Associate Food Security Officer Jobs 2023
The UNHCR has published a job vacancy announcement on 6th March 2023 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Associate Food Security Officer to be based in Melkadida, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| Position | Associate Food Security Officer |
| Location | Melkadida, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Undergraduate Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Three years |
| Application Deadline | 17th March 2023 |
UNHCR Job Vacancy 2023
Responsibilities:
- Support coordination as part of the LEI unit of food security activities for Persons of Concern (POC) and advocate on their behalf in support of government and in conjunction with other government,
- UN agencies, donors, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other humanitarian partners including development actors to ensure food security is in line with the Global Compact on Refugees
- and in support of the Sustainable Development goals, including SDG 2.
- Provide technical market linkage guidance to food security and livelihood interventions. This includes technical support to the LEI unit to support mixed agriculture cooperatives (refugees and host communities) in the process of adapting climate smart practices in crop production using a market systems development approach that seeks to increase competitiveness, inclusivity, and
- resilience towards local food security and improved nutrition. Additionally, provide technical support to enable mixed agriculture cooperatives to adapt sustainable business models that improve profitability and promote local food systems (the availability, accessibility, and affordability of safe and desirous food in the local food environment) as part of the IFC transition.
- Coordinate the development and implementation of a community engagement strategy and action plan to support a shift towards in food production for local markets for improved food security and sustainable livelihood opportunities as part of IFC transition.
- Conduct necessary market and value chain assessments to identify priority food and feed crops to ensure informed crop enterprise selection processes by cooperatives.
- Technical lead to develop and pilot crop enterprise selection guidance and tools for existing agricultural cooperatives to shift towards meet local food market needs.
- Identify key actions on supporting improved market linkages as part of mixed agriculture cooperatives capacity development plans.
- Manage the implementation of market linkage actions with cooperatives in close coordination with key staff, units, partners and stakeholders.
- Work closely with the LEI unit in coordinating and developing capacity of relevant regional and local government authorities to support agriculture and livestock cooperatives and improved market linkages as part of UNHCR’s role in the implementation of the Somali Region 10-year development plan.
- Conduct rapid assessment to identify priority agriculture and livestock market linkages and development activities with relevant regional and local level authorities in line with UNHCR’s facilitation and technical support role. Key government authorities are agriculture bureau, cooperation promotion agency, irrigation bureau and woredas.
- Lead on the implementation of identified market linkage capacity development activities through LEI unit and in close coordination with key staff, units, partners and stakeholders.
- Identify, support development and implementation of partnerships in line with GCR approach that ensure improved market linkages of agriculture and livestock cooperatives to meet local consumer food needs.
- Provide specialized technical support to ensure SOMEL strategy on food security and livelihood integrates market linkage and value chain assessments as part of context-specific needs assessment with due consideration to multi-sectoral linkages, links to existing food security, livelihoods and social protection programmes, and identifying strategic priority partners.
- Coordinate the market linkage component with the LEI unit on the joint WFP-UNHCR initiative to support both existing and new cooperatives.
- Provide technical guidance and support for expansion of agricultural initiatives including the in line with Somali Region strategy and as part of UNHCR’s facilitation and technical support role.
- Provide support to LEI unit to develop monitoring, evaluation and learning strategies and tools to track the progress, evaluate impact and facilitate learning on market linkages for sustainable local food systems for improved food security and nutrition outcomes.
- Other duties as required by the supervising officer.
Position in Organization:
- Associate Food Security Officer
- Melkadida, Ethiopia
- Time type: Full time
- JR2313150
- Deadline: 17th March 2023
Qualification & Experience:
- Undergraduate degree.
- 3 years relevant experience.
How to Apply UNHCR Associate Food Security Officer Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://unhcr.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/details/Associate-Food-Security-Officer–market-linkages-_JR2313150?q=Ethiopia
The Closing Date: 17th March 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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