FOOD SECURITY OFFICER
Source: Intermón Oxfam - Spain
| Deadline: | 02 Nov 2007 |
| Organisation: | Intermón Oxfam - Spain |
| Location: | Sudan |
| Type: | contract |
| Salary: | TBA (000's USD) |
| Description: | Intermon Oxfam is looking to fill the position of Food Security Officer for the International Cooperation Department.
Intermon Oxfam believes in justice, solidarity, and peace, and we work to change the world. We believe that the best way of helping people in the poorest countries is to promote self-sufficiency and thus achieve their right to a life of dignity.
The complexity of the world in which we live calls for comprehensive action. To achieve this, we cooperate in more than 500 development and humanitarian action programmes in over 50 countries in Africa, the Americas, and Asia. We act in emergencies; we promote fair trade and carry out consciousness-raising and social-mobilization campaigns.
To achieve greater efficiency in our work of fighting poverty and injustice in the world, we join forces with 12 other NGOs (non-governmental organisations) in different countries, with whom we share ethical principles and common objectives, forming Oxfam International.
All this is possible thanks to an extensive team of more than 1,900 professionals - volunteer and paid - and the collaboration of more than 210,000 private individuals, groups, and institutions that believe and trust in our work. Across the world, Oxfam International has the support of almost 2,000,000 members and donors.
JOB'S DESCRIPTION
Reporting to the Field Coordinator and with the support of the Food Security Technician in the Barcelona Central Office (RWHS), the person selected will be in charge of the humanitarian response for the food security activities by Intermón Oxfam in the champ of Boro Medina in South Sudan.
The person's key functions will be:
-Participation in evaluating and designing the reply to emergency along with the team.
-To lead and to update the food security situation analysis of the response area Preparation, planning and implementation of activities and initiatives for the Food Security. -To participate in the proposal and follow-up of the budget and to place orders for materials and equipment for the health and hygiene and community participation promotion activities, respecting all logistic and financial procedures and controls. -To ensure that the activities aspire to meeting Sphere standards and comply with the steps and protocols of Oxfam International. -To define and to implement monitoring systems in order to supervise the Food Security activities. -To guarantee a good inputs stock management. -To ensure the community participation to all Food Security Activities. REQUIRED PROFILE -Professional experience in project management for nutrition, food security, livelihoods or rural development. -Minimum of 2 years experience in developing countries in humanitarian programmes for the Food. Experience in emergency programmes is mandatory. -Languages: English. -Result orientated and organisational capacity. Team work and collaboration. -High flexibility and adaptation to change and proven analysis capacity. -Indispensable immediate availability: incorporation at November/beginning of December. WORK CONDITIONS Contract of employment: Contract of 4 months. Salary: According to the Intermón Oxfam's country salary scale. Social benefits: Medical, life and accident insurance and children' benefit. Holidays: 30 natural days per year. Working place: Raga - Boro Medina (South Sudan) HOW TO APPLY Interested candidates can send their CV to humanitarianstaff@intermonoxfam.org or via post to Intermón Oxfam- Área de Recursos humanos, C/ Roger de Lluria, 15, 08010 Barcelona (Spain), indicating the reference "Ref: 134/07-08 - Food Security Officer - Sudan Emergency". The closing date for submitting applications is 2th of December 2007. Only pre-selected candidates will be contacted. |
