Food Security and Livelihood Project Manager – Food Aid (CASH)

Location: Maiduguri Start Date: 1st June, 2017. Responsibilities

The food security and livelihood project manager shall supervise the implementation of food security and livelihood programs implemented in Maiduguri.
Programmes: He/She shall ensure the proper implementation and monitoring of the food security and livelihood programme(s) for which He/She is responsible.
Human Resources: He/She shall supervise the food security and livelihood team (PUI employees and any daily-employed workers).
Logistics and administration: He/She shall ensure the logistical and administrative monitoring of project(s) for which He/She is responsible.
Representation: He/She shall represent the Association to partners, authorities and local players involved in the implementation of food security and livelihood programmes.
Safety and Security: He/She shall contribute to the observance of safety and security rules at the site and shall transmit all information relating to safety and security to his/her line-manager.

Qualities of Candidates

Ability to work independently while taking initiatives and showing a sense of responsibility
Ability to withstand pressure
Sense of diplomacy
Analytical skills
Capacity to adapt and showing organizational flexibility
Organization, rigor and ability to meet deadlines
Ability to work and manage affairs professionally and with maturity
Ability to represent the activities and the mandate of PUI before local authorities
Ability to integrate the local environment into operations, in its political, economic and historical dimensions
Ability to work with various partners, in a spirit of openness, and with adaptable communications strategies
Strong listening and negotiation skills
Good people and communication skills
Ability to remain calm and level-headed
Ability to live and work with restrictive security rules in a volatile and complex environment
General ability to resist stress and particularly in unstable circumstances

Experience:

Humanitarian
International
Technical

Knowledge and Aptitudes:

Good drafting skills
Knowledge of project management
Cash Based Intervention
Livelihoods intervention

Computer Skills:

Office Suite

Languages:

English required
French appreciated

Proposed Terms

Employed with a Fixed-Term Contract – 8.5 months

Salary Monthly gross income: from 1815 up to 2145 Euros depending on the experience in International Solidarity + 50 Euros per semester seniority with PUI. Cost Covered:

Round-trip transportation to and from home / mission, visas, vaccines…
Insurance including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/24 assistance and repatriation
Housing in collective accommodation
Daily living Expenses (« Per diem »)
Break Policy : 5 working days at 3 and 9 months + break allowance
Paid Leaves Policy : 5 weeks of paid leaves per year + return ticket every 6 months

Applicants should send their application (CV and Letter of Motivation) to Romain Gautier, Human Resources Officer for Expatriates via: recrutement@premiere-urgence.org with the following subject : “RPCASH – Nigeria”.

Apply via :

recrutement@premiere-urgence.org