Food Security & Livelihoods Program Manager
Job Description
Job Posting Organization:
Solidarités International (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association that has been operational for over 40 years. The organization focuses on providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters, addressing their basic needs for food, water, and shelter. SI is particularly dedicated to combating diseases linked to unsafe water, which is a leading cause of death globally. The organization operates in 26 countries and employs approximately 3,200 individuals, including expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at headquarters, and volunteers. SI is committed to professionalism and cultural respect in its interventions.
Job Overview:
The security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL) Program Manager plays a crucial role in supporting donor proposal development and managing the project cycle. The manager is responsible for ensuring that FSL activities are relevant, of high quality, and appropriate to the needs of affected populations, aligning with SI's objectives and humanitarian standards. The role involves adapting programs, ensuring quality start-ups, monitoring progress, representing the organization, facilitating institutional learning, and building the capacity of the FSL team, including support to various bases and sub-bases. The FSL Program Manager is expected to develop and review FSL strategies in line with SI priorities and the context, lead assessments to identify needs and vulnerabilities, and coordinate with partners and stakeholders to ensure effective design" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">program design and implementation.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The FSL Program Manager has a wide range of responsibilities, including: developing and reviewing FSL strategies, leading assessments to identify needs and vulnerabilities, liaising with partners and stakeholders, supporting the development of donor proposals, ensuring program design is relevant and compliant with standards, defining technical approaches and assessment mechanisms, planning and overseeing FSL activities, ensuring program objectives and quality standards are met, coordinating with support departments on planning and monitoring, integrating security and protection measures, monitoring program effectiveness, recruiting and managing national FSL staff, identifying training needs, applying knowledge-building tools, documenting lessons learned, providing timely reporting, and representing SI in relevant meetings and working groups.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Food Security, Agriculture/Agronomy, Economics, Development Studies, Humanitarian Action, Livelihoods, Rural Development, International Development, or a related field. Additionally, candidates should have 3 to 4 years of experience in the humanitarian sector and in a similar position, demonstrating strong technical expertise in FSL programming, including food security and market analysis, cash-based programming, and resilience building.
Educational Background:
A Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields such as Food Security, Agriculture/Agronomy, Economics, Development Studies, Humanitarian Action, Livelihoods, Rural Development, or International Development is required for this position. This educational background is essential to ensure that the candidate has the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical understanding of the complexities involved in food security and livelihoods programming.
Experience:
The position requires candidates to have 3 to 4 years of experience in the humanitarian sector, with a specific focus on roles similar to that of a Food Security & Livelihoods Program Manager. This experience should encompass the full project cycle, from assessment and design to implementation, monitoring, reporting, and learning, demonstrating adaptability to evolving contexts and challenges.
Languages:
The primary language for communication, report writing, and key job deliverables is English. Proficiency in Arabic is considered an asset, as it facilitates communication with colleagues and beneficiaries, enhancing the effectiveness of program implementation and stakeholder engagement.
Additional Notes:
The position is a salaried role with a monthly gross salary of 2,070 USD, along with a comprehensive benefits package. It is important to note that the proposed salary is subject to taxation and social security deductions in accordance with Syrian local laws. The contract is fixed-term and subject to renewal based on organizational needs, availability of funding, and satisfactory performance. The desired start date for this position is December 1, 202
Solidarités International (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association that has been operational for over 40 years. The organization focuses on providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters, addressing their basic needs for food, water, and shelter. SI is particularly dedicated to combating diseases linked to unsafe water, which is a leading cause of death globally. The organization operates in 26 countries and employs approximately 3,200 individuals, including expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at headquarters, and volunteers. SI is committed to professionalism and cultural respect in its interventions.
Job Overview:
The security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL) Program Manager plays a crucial role in supporting donor proposal development and managing the project cycle. The manager is responsible for ensuring that FSL activities are relevant, of high quality, and appropriate to the needs of affected populations, aligning with SI's objectives and humanitarian standards. The role involves adapting programs, ensuring quality start-ups, monitoring progress, representing the organization, facilitating institutional learning, and building the capacity of the FSL team, including support to various bases and sub-bases. The FSL Program Manager is expected to develop and review FSL strategies in line with SI priorities and the context, lead assessments to identify needs and vulnerabilities, and coordinate with partners and stakeholders to ensure effective design" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">program design and implementation.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The FSL Program Manager has a wide range of responsibilities, including: developing and reviewing FSL strategies, leading assessments to identify needs and vulnerabilities, liaising with partners and stakeholders, supporting the development of donor proposals, ensuring program design is relevant and compliant with standards, defining technical approaches and assessment mechanisms, planning and overseeing FSL activities, ensuring program objectives and quality standards are met, coordinating with support departments on planning and monitoring, integrating security and protection measures, monitoring program effectiveness, recruiting and managing national FSL staff, identifying training needs, applying knowledge-building tools, documenting lessons learned, providing timely reporting, and representing SI in relevant meetings and working groups.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Food Security, Agriculture/Agronomy, Economics, Development Studies, Humanitarian Action, Livelihoods, Rural Development, International Development, or a related field. Additionally, candidates should have 3 to 4 years of experience in the humanitarian sector and in a similar position, demonstrating strong technical expertise in FSL programming, including food security and market analysis, cash-based programming, and resilience building.
Educational Background:
A Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields such as Food Security, Agriculture/Agronomy, Economics, Development Studies, Humanitarian Action, Livelihoods, Rural Development, or International Development is required for this position. This educational background is essential to ensure that the candidate has the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical understanding of the complexities involved in food security and livelihoods programming.
Experience:
The position requires candidates to have 3 to 4 years of experience in the humanitarian sector, with a specific focus on roles similar to that of a Food Security & Livelihoods Program Manager. This experience should encompass the full project cycle, from assessment and design to implementation, monitoring, reporting, and learning, demonstrating adaptability to evolving contexts and challenges.
Languages:
The primary language for communication, report writing, and key job deliverables is English. Proficiency in Arabic is considered an asset, as it facilitates communication with colleagues and beneficiaries, enhancing the effectiveness of program implementation and stakeholder engagement.
Additional Notes:
The position is a salaried role with a monthly gross salary of 2,070 USD, along with a comprehensive benefits package. It is important to note that the proposed salary is subject to taxation and social security deductions in accordance with Syrian local laws. The contract is fixed-term and subject to renewal based on organizational needs, availability of funding, and satisfactory performance. The desired start date for this position is December 1, 202
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