Job Description
Job Title: Food Security and Livelihoods Officer
Status: Full-time
Duty station: Mukha-West Coast
Duration: 10 Months
No. of positions: 1
An Overview about ADO
Abs Development Organization for Women and Child (ADO) is a well-established national, humanitarian, developmental, non-profit, and non-governmental organization, founded in August 1996 by a group of Yemeni girls to provide a better life for women, children, and youths. ADO has been operating in Yemen for more than 27 years with an outstanding coverage to the deprived rural areas located on the coast of Tehama and other various areas in Yemen aiming to get rid of poverty and infectious diseases. Since its inception, ADO has implemented over 213 developmental and humanitarian projects. According to ADO latest cumulative statistics, by the end of the year 2021, a total of 6,695,412 people were benefited from these interventions. Consequently, the organization has established itself among the most effective civil society organizations in Yemen that are working on issues related to livelihood, health, education, and WASH supporting women, children, and youth. Operating from its Headquarter office in Sana’a, and through its branch offices in Al-Hodeidah, Hajjah, Abs, Raymah Taiz, and Aden, ADO provides educational, health, livelihood, and WASH services to urban and rural communities. As ADO believes that women are the essence of life, it has devoted all its activities and programs to empower and educate women who will lead to a modern and just state. ADO also believes that protecting and caring for children will result in a prosperous future; free from crime and terrorism. Furthermore, ADO believes that youth are the potential and driving force of any modern civil society.
Job objectives/ Scope
The Food Security and Livelihood (FSL) Officer is responsible for the daily technical planning, implementation, supervision, monitoring, and reporting of food security activities, and for ensuring proper coordination with stakeholders.
Reporting to: Project Manager
Duties and Responsibilities
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Planning With the support of the Project Manager, oversee the technical implementation of the project Program in Mukha and Khawkha districts, Taiz and Hodeidah governorates and ensure the timely delivery of the project activities with Quality.
- Contribute to ensure the quality and adherence to the technical specification of the delivered livelihood assets.
- Facilitate all the trainings (on-job training) including selection of specialists, monitor the vocational training.
- Contribute to identify the potential scopes of Small and microfinance enterprises.
- Manage the selection process of SME beneficiaries.
- Develop the distribution plan of financial support to SME groups.
- Manage the field activities including beneficiary identification, final lists.
- Develop the distribution plan with support of project coordinator and project manager.
- Follow-up the financial service provider with support of project coordinator.
- Assist the project coordinator in developing weekly and monthly work plan for the project and support assistant in preparing individual weekly work plans and review his/her performance on weekly and monthly basis.
- Actively contribute to the planning of field visits and supervision checklists in advance of trips and report back to the Projects team.
- In collaboration with team develops detailed implementation plan and ensure that project is being implemented according to budget, time and quality parameters of ADO.
- Ensure that activities are appropriately planned and that delays and constraints are documented and solutions identified.
- Document success stories.
- Reporting to the project management.
Career Path/ Career Cluster
Project and Programs Management
Part (2) person specification for this job
Experience and Qualifications
5-10 years
Skills
Familiar with field works, ability to work under pressure, strong communication skills.
Gender: Male or Female/ Females are encouraged.
Start Date: 01/03/2024