Project Assistant - Food Security and Livelihoods (3 Positions) at DanChurchAid (DCA)

Job Summary

The Project Assistant is responsible for offering technical support to the incentive workers and will work jointly with other DCA staff in promoting the Humanitarian /Development Nexus as well as working closely with the financial Inclusion Project Assistants to support linkage between Food Security and Livelihoods with Financial Inclusion interventions. The PA-FSL will also support and facilitate innovative programming initiatives in the relevant projects. The PA-FSL will assist in the implementation, monitoring, and data collection for DCA’s Food Security and Livelihoods Project/s to ensure self-reliance and resilience building especially for the vulnerable and disaster affected refugees and host communities in Turkana West.

The main responsibilities of the Project Assistant – Food Security and Livelihoods are:

• Provide technical support to DCA incentive staff in the implementation of Food Security and Livelihoods projects activities.
• Train communities on appropriate Food security and Livelihood’s skills necessary for the success of the projects.
• Work closely with Financial Inclusion team and LIFT field officers/mentors to facilitate and support relevant cash-based interventions, business groups formation and monitoring of DCA food security & livelihoods projects.
• Assist in supporting development of innovation in the sector of food security & livelihoods.
• Ensure effective selection, mobilization, and sensitization of all the relevant project stakeholders.
• Promote adoption of insect farming value chain (Black Soldier Fly and Crickets) and utilization including capacity building of project beneficiaries and incentive workers. This includes creating linkages with community leadership, local partners, and the relevant private sector players to promote breeding and utilization of insects for human food and animal feed.
• Train, mentor and facilitate incentive staff and project beneficiaries to ensure successful implementation of project activities.
• Prepare and submit project reports to the Project Officer on food security and livelihoods aspects.
• Facilitate the incentive staff to prepare individual project implementation plans.
• Participate in project monitoring and learning initiatives.
• Share relevant information on project activities with the project beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
• Support routine day to day monitoring and data collection and management actions.
• Undertake any other duties as may be assigned by the direct supervisor.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role we expect you to have the following:

• University degree in agriculture, social sciences, business management or other relevant field, or undergraduate degree with demonstrated strong experience. Diploma holders with over 5 years’ experience will be considered.
• Relevant professional experience of not less than 2 (two) years.
• Experience or education in livelihoods in ASAL and refugee settings would be an asset.
• Familiarity/prior experience in the NGO sector and with persons of concern would be a distinct advantage.
• Familiarity with digital data collection and relevant computer skills.
• A working knowledge of refugee programming and/or programming in pastoral & agro-pastoralist settings is an added advantage.
• Experience in implementing graduation model in programming is an added advantage
• Knowledge of the rights-based approach & Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) is an added advantage.
• Good interpersonal skills and a proven team player. Self-driven, analytical and results orientated in challenging rural working environments.

Competencies:

• A person of high integrity that will model DCA’s core values.
• A strong commitment to the aims, objectives, and values of DCA
• Excellent communication skills
• Patient and good communication skills.
• Ability to work in a multicultural context as a flexible and respectful team member and ability to work under pressure.
• Licensed and willingness to ride a motorcycle will be a distinct advantage.
• Full respect for organization confidentiality