Food Security & Community Resilience Specialist at World Vision Uganda

Job Title: Food Security & Community Resilience Specialist

Company: World Vision Uganda

Job Location: Kampala, Uganda

Responsibilities

Support Strategic Planning

• Support WVU National Office in developing sustainable livelihoods security strategies and community resilience/ livelihoods security technical approaches (strategies).

Support Programs Development and Implementation

• Provide technical advice on best practices and approaches to sustainable food security and community resilience/ livelihoods programming.
• Provide technical backstopping on food security and community resilience/livelihoods intervention/program implementation and document lessons learned.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support WVU to develop and use innovative approaches to monitor and evaluate the performance, effectiveness/impacts of livelihoods interventions.
• Assist in monitoring the implementation of the food security and community resilience / livelihoods security strategies.

Support Fundraising and Networking

• Support fund raising activities through networking, proposal and concepts development (as necessary) for food security and community resilience /livelihoods interventions.
• Build and strengthen effective relations and partnerships between WVU and actors on food security and community resilience/ livelihoods for networking and cross learning to enrich WV livelihoods programs/ interventions.

Emergency Food Security and Livelihood Response

• Support food Security and livelihood response programming in emergency contexts

Capacity Building

• Identify the needs and organize trainings to develop the capacity of WVU staff and partners to increase their competence in sustainable food security and community resilience/ livelihood approaches
• Participate in the recruitment, selection and induction of food security and community resilience/ livelihoods program/project staff.
• Assist in developing terms of reference (TOR) as well as provide technical supervision to consultants for WVU for food security and community resilience/livelihoods studies/ evaluations.

Representation

• Represent WVU in food security and community resilience /livelihoods forums- meetings, workshops, conferences and contribute to technical interactions and discussions on the same.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• A Bachelor degree in Agriculture or related fields and post graduate qualification in rural economy (agricultural economics, agribusiness, or other development oriented fields)
• Project proposal writing and documentation skills
• Good communication and networking skills
• At least 5 year hands-on experience in designing and managing sustainable food security/livelihood interventions
• Training facilitation and coordination skills
• Research, monitoring and evaluation skills
• Mature Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities


How to apply:

Qualified candidates may submit their application and complete Curriculum Vitae, via email to: wvujobs@wvi.org.

Please address the application to the People and Culture Specialist (Recruitment) and do indicate the post title in the email subject line.

Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply

We do appreciate your interest in working with us. However, only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Application Deadline: 1st Nov 2013