Emergency Food Security Livelihood Specialist at Plan International

Plan International

Position: Emergency Food Security Livelihood Specialist

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Addis Abeba - Ethiopia

Posted date: 1 month ago

Deadline: Submition date is over

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working with children, young people, supporters, and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until adulthood and enable them 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.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

The role of the post holder is to lead, guide, and strategize the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all PIE-initiated livelihood interventions in emergency/humanitarian response, post-emergency recovery, disaster risk reduction, mitigation, and resilience-building programs. proactively engage in influencing policies, strategies, and practices, and also build the institutional capacity of Pie and its partners to effectively respond to livelihood-related needs; with the overall objective of protecting, promoting, and enhancing the livelihoods of children and their families recovering from disasters and to ensure that children and their families affected live in a more disaster resilient environment

The Individual

• B.Sc in Agriculture/ Agriculture Economics/Development Economics/, Rural Development, Development and Humanitarian Practices/, Food Security/Livelihoods or other related fields. MSc is preferred.
• At least 5 years of progressive experience at the advisory/supervisory level in the fields of FSL, recovery, and resilience in similar organizations out of which at least 2 years of experience in senior management level with roles including direct supervision and line management of staff

Languages required:

• Fluency in the English language is essential
• In addition to Amharic other local Knowledge of Local Languages is desirable

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 under the appropriate procedures.
• Ensures that all staff sign safeguarding policies;
• Implement Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.

Location: Addis Ababa, Country Office

Type of Role: FAO and SNO Project

Reports to: Thematic Sector Lead, Food Security

Grade: D1