Back Livelihoods & Food Security Coordinator-Kerman-NRC Internals Only

*** Only NRC Internal Candidates who are National will be shortlisted***

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About NRC:

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental humanitarian organization with 75 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, food security, livelihoods, legal Assistance, and water, sanitation, and hygiene sectors. The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 6000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. NRC runs the world's largest standby roster, NORCAP, with 650 professionals ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs.  

NRC in the Islamic Republic of Iran:

NRC started operations in Iran in 2012. We currently deliver humanitarian assistance in 10 provinces in Education, Food Security and livelihoods, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter construction, as well as Information, Counseling, and Legal Assistance (ICLA). We co-lead several technical inter-agency working groups and provide capacity building to humanitarian partners in the country. Next to our programs, NRC Iran also built an advocacy unit to develop joint messages and initiatives among INGOs to improve the rights of the displaced.   Following several recent breakthroughs, NRC Iran is scaling up substantially its activities in support of the Government of Iran's efforts towards an estimated 3,6 million Afghans residing in the country and is expanding its programme unit.

Role and responsibilities

The purpose of the Livelihood and Food Security Coordinator is to implement the Livelihood and Food Security-related projects under the supervision of Area South. He/she will also provide input and ideas to LFS specialist and the Area Manager regarding the design and development of projects related to his/her core competency within NRC Iran. The following is a brief description of the role.

Generic responsibilities:

• Coordinate and implement the portfolio of Livelihood & Food Security related projects (activities, budgets and projects implementation) in line with proposals, strategies and donors’ requirements.
• Line management of all Core Competency (CC) teams.
• Contribute to proposals development and LFS strategy.
• Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Conduct regular needs assessment, M&E visits and where possible inform and involve communities
• Prepare and develop periodic progress and status reports as required
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need and with required quality
• Promote and share ideas for technical improvement, especially with regard to targeting and the inclusion of the most vulnerable beneficiaries
• Ensure proper documentation of project files
• Explore partnership options with NGOs, Government, training institutions, UN agencies, and the private sector
•  Ensure that procurement, development, and distribution of materials and equipment are timely and by NRC procedures
•  Support training of NRC and partners’ staff on LFS programming
• Investigate and facilitate the introduction of new technology, methods and approaches to improve the quality of the activities 

  Specific responsibilities 

  • Manage all phases of project’s life cycle
  • Plan and follow up the activities of the project with the team, such as field assessments, market price monitoring, and distribution of cash cards
  • Conduct regular meetings with beneficiaries, community management committees, local authorities and partners on the cash cards, distribution arrangements, vocational training and other relevant issues
  • Coordinate the implementation of program components/activities at the local level, in close collaboration with the communities, partners and local authorities
  • Break down the annual operational plans into weekly, monthly and quarterly implementation plans
  • Contribute in the identification of new projects and new areas of intervention
  • Carry out any additional study or task assigned by the supervisor
  • Coordinate and communicate with all other NRC’s program and support units, as required
  • Attend technical cooperation meetings with NRC’s counterparts in the CC field, prepare notes and undertake follow‐up action and coordination related to project implementation and monitoring
  • Perform any other business as delegated by the area manager

    Competencies

    📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

    ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

    Professional competencies

    Generic professional competencies:

    • At least 3 years of working experience in any responsibilities related to business planning/management,
    • MSME management, business model design, start‐up development, digital literacy, digital start up and vocational training, preferably in the humanitarian sector
    • Experience in projects related to the empowerment of community and self‐reliance of vulnerable families is an advantage,
    • Experience of Project planning, coordination with stakeholders, resource planning, people/ team management and report writing is needed,
    • Experience of cash assistance is an advantage
    • University bachelor’s degree preferably in Social sciences relevant to Economy, development, Sociological studies, or Business studies in Entrepreneurship, marketing, Business Administration, Industrial Management/ engineering. 
    • Familiarity with the refugee context in Iran is an advantage
    • Ability to multi‐task and work with short deadlines
    • Proficient in English and Farsi Language

      Context related skills, knowledge and experience:

      • As stated above

        Behavioural competencies

        • Planning and delivering results
        • Empowering and building trust
        • Communicating with impact and respect
        • Handling insecure environment
        • Teamwork and coping with change

           

          We Can Offer

          Contract: 3 month probation with possibility of extension

          Salary: based on NRC grade structure- This position is grade 7 of the organizational grading and structure *This position is in mid-managerial/supervisorty level of NRC*

          Duty Station: Iran-Kerman with field visit (80%) to the provinces where NRC Area South is operating (Such as other areas/towns within Kerman Province, Hormozgan, Sistan & Balouchestan and Yazd) The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.  Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.  At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.  Together, we save lives and rebuild futures. Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:  • treat everyone with respect and dignity  • contribute to building a safe environment for all  • never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)  • always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

          NRC in the Islamic Republic of Iran

          
          NRC started operations in Iran in 2012. We currently deliver humanitarian assistance in 9 provinces in the sectors of Education, Food Security and livelihoods, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter construction, as well as Information, Counseling and Legal Assistance (ICLA). We co-lead several technical inter-agency working groups and provide capacity building to humanitarian partners in country. Next to our programs, NRC Iran also built an advocacy unit to develop joint messages and initiatives among INGOs to improve rights of the displaced. Following several recent breakthroughs, NRC Iran is scaling up substantially its activities in support of the Government of Iran efforts towards an estimated 3,6 million Afghans residing in country, and is expanding its programme unit.