Overview
The EFSL Officer supports the delivery of Economic and Food Security & Livelihoods (EFSL) interventions, focusing on planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of food security, livelihoods, and cash-based assistance activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting of EFSL activities.
- Provide day-to-day technical assistance for food security, livelihoods, cash-based interventions, and resilience-building initiatives.
- Aid in creating and implementing project workplans, activity schedules, procurement plans, and budgets.
- Facilitate assessments and data collection for EFSL programming.
- Support inclusive and accountable beneficiary selection processes.
- Collaborate with communities, local authorities, and partners.
- Monitor project activities and expenditures, contributing to program reviews and reports.
- Ensure proper documentation and filing of EFSL program records.
- Identify and assess operational, financial, and implementation risks.
- Conduct regular field visits to monitor implementation quality and engage with beneficiaries.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Experience
Minimum of four (4) years of relevant professional experience in Economic and Food Security & Livelihoods (EFSL), food security, livelihoods, cash-based programming, resilience, or related humanitarian/development programmes. Proven experience in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of food security and livelihoods projects, preferably within humanitarian or development contexts. Demonstrated experience in cash and voucher assistance (CVA), market-based programming, livelihoods support, income-generating activities, food security assessments, and/or resilience programming, as relevant to the project.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Economics, Development Studies, Food Security, Livelihoods, Social Sciences, International Development, or a related field. A master’s degree in a relevant field is an added advantage.
