Nigeria: Food Security Project Manager

Aug 6, 2018 | Premiere Urgence Internationale
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Première Urgence Internationale is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious international NGO. It helps civilians who are marginalised or excluded as a result of natural disasters, war and economic collapse. Its mission is to defend basic human rights, such as those set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.

Under the management of the Deputy Field Coordinator for Programs (DFCP) and the technical supervision of the Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Coordinator, the Food Security Project and Livelihoods Manager (FSL) is in charge of ensuring the good implementation of PUI Cash Based Intervention on Food Security activities in Maiduguri. The component under the FSL PM supervision, part of PUI integrated response to the Bolori II population needs, aims at managing and monitoring monthly provision of food assistance to the most vulnerable households of the area of intervention (Bolori II Ward of Maiduguri) through an e-voucher system. This component is covered by several grants including one which is part of a consortium with other humanitarian actors. The FSL PM main responsibilities include:

• Planning all steps of monthly food cash transfer (including financial components)
• Ensuring qualitative monitoring of the projects’ activities and impact
• Supervising continuous assessment of population needs (including current caseload, new arrivals and newly identified vulnerable households), in link with the Protection and Community Outreach (PCO) team, in order to integrate most vulnerable households into the projects

MAIN ACTIVITIES

• Project planning and implementation: He/she ensures the proper implementation and monitoring of the food security activities, with a strong focus on qualitative aspects.
• Information sharing, assessments and referral system: As per the Integrated Community based approach developed by PUI in the area of intervention, he/she participates to the development and follow up of the internal and external referrals system linked with Food Security activities. He/she ensures an in depth analysis of data collected by the FS teams, and shares analysis and data with the relevant departments.
• Team management and capacity building: He/she supervises the ‘Food Security team’. He/she supervises capacity building support to the project team as appropriate and training activities on the basis of identified needs. He/she suggests modifications in terms of FS team structuring and responsibilities’ split.
• Capitalization, reporting and development:He/she is responsible for the qualitative production of internal and external activities’ reports. He/she supports the DFCP and/or FC and the Grants Officer in providing sufficient and detailed information for program reporting for donors and PUI HQ. He/she contributes to ongoing capitalization efforts regarding program methodologies, lessons learnt and challenges. He/she drafts specific Activity Forms as per the mission’s learning strategy in direct link with the MEAL department. He/she contributes to the adjustment of current intervention or/and development of new interventions on the basis of identified needs.
• Representation and coordination: She/he ensures an efficient coordination with the other departments of the base. She/he ensures field representation and coordination with local stakeholder and partners. Part of the activities managed by the FS PM is within a consortium with other organizations. The FS will support the DFCP, Field Coordinator and technical coordinators in the overall coordination aspects linked to the running of the partnership consortium.
• Logistics and Finance:She/he coordinates with the Logs and Admin/Finance teams to mobilize effectively the resources allocated to the program supervised, including forecasting any adjustments needed, taking into consideration determined budget and compliance with logistics and administrative procedures. He/she is responsible for the activity budget lines of his/her project budget and for following-up on the expenditures while providing monthly budget forecast.
• Safety and Security: He/she contributes to compliance with safety rules within the mission, especially by the program team under his/her management and communicates any security/safety-related information to the base Security Focal Point.