South Sudan: Food Assistance Cash for Assets/Food for Assets (CFA/FFA) Specialist

Dec 5, 2016 | World Vision
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World Vision is a humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world. Our 45,000+ staff members working in more than 90 countries are united through our ethos, mission and shared desire for all individuals, especially children, to overcome poverty, inequality and injustice.

Here’s where you come in:

As Food Assistance Cash for Assets/Food for Assets (CFA/FFA) Specialist you will provide leadership and technical support in project design, implementation, and management Cash/Food for Assets(C/FFA) projects under the Food Assistance Programme at zonal level.

You will provide the coordination and supervision of the Food Assistance Program with all modalities General Food Distribution(GFD)/Blanket Supplementary Feeding Project (BSFP)/Food for Education(FFE)/Food for Assets/Cash for Assets(CFA) within Greater Bahr Ghazal Zone.

Requirements include:

  • University degree or qualification in Agri business, Food Security, Rural Development, Social Science, other related field.
  • 3-5 years proven experience in Emergency programmes or Social Development with at least 2 years of that experience in Cash and CFA programming.
  • Experience in working with clusters and working groups/community of practice an added advantage.
  • Understanding of basic Economics i.e. elasticity of demand and supply and substitution effects.
  • Excellent English communication skills (oral and written).
  • Knowledge of Arabic communication skills an added advantage.
  • Ability to travel in country to all states and across the border for training, assessment, regular monitoring and evaluation a must.

Is this the job for you?

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position online and apply by the closing date 12 December 2016. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org. Due to the number of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.