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• Keep up to date on the livelihoods and food security situation of
  NRC’s target groups in Uganda and communicate changes or alerts in a
  timely manner to the Country Management Team.
• Lead on assessment, design and analysis for LFS and multi-sectoral
  needs or other assessments;
• Support and contribute to multi sector / integrated response
  analysis and programme design;
• Assist and contribute to the LFS Refugee Response Plans (RRP) design
  and analysis;
• Assess and analyse the national and regional level context, identify
  constraints, opportunities, and priorities for the LFS core competency and
  ensure these are reflected in the LFS Strategy for NRC Uganda;
• Identify, monitor and evaluate risks, constraints and technical
  issues related to the implementation of Livelihoods and Food Security
  activities, and communicate them appropriately for timely action by
  relevant managers;
• Enable and guide the mainstreaming of gender, disability, protection
  and environment into the LFS CC strategy, project designs and operational
  practices;
• Lead on LFS components of concept notes, proposals and budget
  development;
• Support in quality checks of LFS narrative and financial donor
  reports before submission;
• Support and contribute to multi sector proposal and budget developments;
  
• Support and contribute to multi sector donor reports, narrative and
  financial;
• Identify relevant donor opportunities relevant to the country
  programme;
• Represent NRC Uganda LFS CC in relevant networks and coordination
  fora, at relevant Consortium Technical Working Group meetings and others
  as requested;
• Promote a culture of shared learning within the LFS core competency
  and across core competencies.

• The applicant for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Livelihoods
  and Food Security (LFS) Specialist job placement should hold a Bachelor’s
  degree
• At least four years of experience at Programme Manager or similar
  level within Food Security and/or Livelihoods programming in a
  humanitarian/ recovery context;
• Solid experience form managing and implementing livelihoods and food
  security related responses including cash based programming, in both
  volatile and recovery contexts;
• Highly experienced in programme management associated to food
  assistance and socio economic recovery, particularly relating to business
  development and mentoring, financial inclusion and employment support
  including apprenticeship schemes;
• Strong capacity in leading proposal development;
• Documented experience working with donors and conversant with their
  technical frameworks, strategic priorities and reporting requirements
  (e.g. ECHO, WFP, Unicef, NMFA, Sida);
• Understanding and experience of carrying out Food Security and Cash
  & Voucher assistance monitoring and analysis, with the ability to
  devise and adapt tools to context;
• Experience from leading multi sector assessments and analysis;
• Ability to work closely together with other field staff and across
  sectors;
• High level of communication, representation, flexibility, and
  negotiation skills;
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities;

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