Food Security Officer

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

The Opportunity:

The position will be undertaking all tasks for project management on field level in the implementation of the Food security and agriculture  components of the programme incorporating Climate Resilient Agriculture in accordance with Plan’s Child Cemented Community Development (CCCD approach. He/she ensure that quality project deliveries are reflected within the entire project cycle and that all field program implementation is undertaken efficiently and effectively. The position holder technically works closely with the Healthy Village team at EPA, CO and supports the programme teams to ensure proactive engagement in the area of networking and collaboration, learning and knowledge management within the broader organization and with another partner organization.

The Individual:

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications/ experience essential:

• BSC degree in agriculture, or related disciplines.
• 3 to 5 years of work experience with considerable experience in managing multidimensional projects on integrated WASH, Health & Nutrition, food security  as well as hands-on experience on  food & nutrition security focusing on climate resilient agriculture, Nutrition sensitive agriculture  . NGO experience will be advantageous

Knowledge of

• Experience working on Food Security projects including supply and use of new agricultural technologies, inputs for farmers,
• Governmental food security programmes such as the Productive Safety-Net Programme (PSNP), National Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture strategy and Agricultural Growth Program (AGP)
• Governmental led nutrition programmes like National Nutrition Strategy
• Train and build skills of ADAs, community representatives, HDAs, HEWs, farmers, caregivers and local actors at cluster level in the fields of nutrition-sensitive agriculture, MUS as well as community climate change resilience.
• Experience on nutrition, small scale irrigation, homestead and school gardening, entrepreneurs selling nutrition products, and nutrition-sensitive agriculture.
• Experience in promoting the production of nutritious food and dietary diversity as well as improve food storage, and availability and intake of nutritious (micronutrient-rich) food at household and community level
• Experience in creating awareness/training about the importance of diversified production, adequate nutritional intake, meeting minimum dietary diversity for women (particularly pregnant and lactating) and adolescent girls and nutrition education households/ communities with aim to address undernutrition in PLW and future mothers, addressing the link between maternal and child health
• Strengthen skills and improve agricultural practices of farmers by building farmers’ skills by improving diversification of production and conservation in agricultural practices and farm management.
• Experience in conducting field level assessments for agriculture/food security related works.
• Experience in capacity building of partners and staff, training of zonal, woreda and kebele staff on the various agricultural practices.
• General finance, administration, information management and proficiency in information technology/computer skill.
• Excellent report writing skill
• Ability to deliver quality programs in a short term and work under stressful conditions.
• Proven ability to work in a team environment and independently.
• Excellent written, verbal communication skills in English and Local Language.

Languages required

• · Fluency in the English language is essential
• · Knowledge of Local Languages is a desirable

Qualifications/ experience desirable:

• MSc Degree in agriculture, or related disciplines.
• 3 years of work experience for master’s degree with considerable experience in managing multidimensional projects on integrated WASH, Health & Nutrition, food security  as well as hands-on experience on  food & nutrition security focusing on climate resilient agriculture, Nutrition sensitive agriculture  . NGO experience will be advantageous.

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Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understands their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day to day work.
• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

Location: TPA – Alaje

Type of Role: Food Security Officer

Reports to: Healthy Village Project Coordinator

Grade: C1

Closing Date: November 2, 2023

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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