Solidarités is seeking to recruit:Position: Food Security Supervisors 3 (three)
Line Manager: Field Coordinator / food security project manager
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Starting date: 1st of December 2008
Duration of the contract: 9 months
Solidarités is an international humanitarian aid organization which provides assistance to populations who are victims of armed conflict or natural disasters. For 28 years, Solidarités has concentrated its action on meeting three vital needs: water, food and shelter. By carrying out emergency programs, Solidarités has acquired experience end expertise in the fields of access to drinking water and sanitation.
In the Horn of Africa, Solidarités is currently implementing food security, water and sanitation projects in Kenya, South Sudan and Somalia.
1. Program description:
This program is currently in its second phase. The first phase was implemented between January and June 2008, following the post election violence in Kenya.
Main activities to be implemented are:
- Urban agriculture through the growing of vegetables in organic sacks
- Simple food processing techniques
- Household poultry units for the most vulnerable
The Food security supervisor will:
- ensure achievement of the objectives within the timeframe of the program
- Monitor day to day activities in the slums
- Regularly report on the progress of the activities on a weekly basis
Under the authority of: the field coordinator / food security project manager:
Each food security supervisor will oversee the activities of the following staffs:
- 6 Community mobilisers
4. Keys responsibilities:
Note : this list gives the framework of your activities but it is not exhaustive. You may be asked to complete other duties.
Program realisation
- To plan activities and resources in time, according to the objectives of the Program
- To ensure that activities are implemented as per the program schedule
- To motivate and manage the team
- To organize the collection of information with his team
- To organize for exchange visits within slums that Solidarites is implementing some activities
- To be responsible of the progress and the quality of the work for the food security activities
- To be responsible of program reporting to program manager according to Solidarités and donor reporting regulations.
- To contribute to the capitalisation of tools and reports
- To advice the project manager on the evolution of the program and events that require particular attention
- To Prepare purchases’ requests for his field (tools and materials) in link with the filed coordinator / food security project manager concerning food security activities
The Food Security supervisor will oversee the evolution of the following activities in liaison with the project manager:
Urban Agriculture component
- Establishment of vegetable nursery beds within 3 Nairobi slums
- Distribution of seeds for planting in nursery beds
- Management and monitoring of seedlings at nurseries
- Training on efficient and innovative urban agriculture concept
- Timely uprooting of seedlings from Nursery beds
- Distribution of seedlings to beneficiaries
- Monitoring of crops
- Data collection on beneficiary profiles, production, income generated etc
- Setting up criteria for selection of beneficiaries
- Training and community awareness on the need of simple processing as an income generating activity and a source of vital nutrients
- Training and capacity building of beneficiaries
- Identification of appropriate processing activities for different vulnerable communities
- Collection of data on beneficiaries
- Monitoring and reporting of progress on the component
- Setting up criteria for selection of beneficiaries
- Construction of household kitchen units for the most vulnerable people in the slums
- Training on poultry husbandry using simple techniques
- Monitoring of impact of poultry households units
- Monitor regularly the nutritional and food security situation and report accordingly
- Participate in data entry, analysis and reporting of different studies in the slums (KAP survey, Mid Term Evaluation etc)
- Share with the managing team every information about security, activities, logistic or administrative needs
- Participate in the formulation of weekly situation report
- Write final and intermediary activity reports
- Participate to the monthly general planning of the program
Qualification: Diploma in a field relevant with Food Security, Agriculture or community work
Experience :
- Minimum 2 years of experience in food security project management or community mobilization
- Minimum 2 years of experience within an NGO or similar Agencies
- Proven experience of working directly with communities
- Experience in team management and planning
- Proven experience in project management
- Previous experience in the same area of intervention is an added advantage
Skills and competences
- Good knowledge of the project management cycle and methodology
- Understanding and interest in emergency humanitarian situations
- Knowledge and Understanding of the humanitarian actors
- Ability to analyze complex geopolitics contexts
- Team leader and coordination ability
- Ability to propose and put into action new ideas
- Ability to negotiate with communities
- Good communicator
- Excellent writing capacity
- Fluency in English and Kiswahili
- Excellent Computer skills (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Kenyan nationality
- Calm and diplomatic
- Strong working capacity,
- Able to plan and work with minimal supervision
- Sense of initiative
- Ability to work in a multicultural team
Please send you CV, cover letter, copies of testimonials, certificate of works, 3 contact references to rha2.solidarites @ yahoo.fr.
The closing date for application for this post is 21st November 2008.
Please indicate the position you are applying for in the title of your email. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for tests and interviews.
