Islamic Relief
An international humanitarian organisation with operations in over thirty countries worldwide requires a:
Regional Advisor – Food Security & Livelihoods
Salary: Please see below
Location: Nairobi, Kenya (with travel around Africa)
Contract: One Year Fixed Term (Renewable)
Ref: RA-FSL/IPD-AF/1213
Requirements:
Salary: £26,112- £29,702 (Dependent on experience) + Additional Benefits Package (Education Allowance, Accommodation Allowance, Flight Tickets, Healthcare and many more) We are currently recruiting for a Regional Advisor – Food Security & Livelihoods based in Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travel to Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia and within Kenya. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring effective design and coordination of all food security and livelihood programmes in our offices in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan. S/he will spearhead the food security and livelihood sector of IRW in East Africa. S/he will develop sectoral policies, initiate and/or review proposals, document Islamic Relief's experience and contribute to strategic planning and poverty reduction debates and policy making at National, Regional and Global levels. S/he will maintain good communication and dynamism within the team to guarantee coherence of actions and high levels of motivation of all team members.
You will ensure that the country strategies adapt the strategy and translate into projects and programmes. S/he will conduct need assessments, baseline surveys, feasibility studies ensuring that sound methodologies are employed and that the findings are presented so as to contribute to winning grant applications. We are looking for applicants ideally educated to a Masters Degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development or a relevant discipline related to the field.
The successful candidate will have high-level 5+ years experience related to Food Security and Livelihoods for International NGO's at senior level. The successful candidate will have excellent written and spoken communication skills, being IT literate with an excellent command of MS Office applications. You will have a proven track record of developing strategies, evidence-based research papers and advocacy at national level. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of successful proposal development for bilateral donors such as DFID, ECHO, Europe Aid, SIDA, CIDA & USAID. The candidate will be fluent in English in both spoken and written. Working knowledge of Arabic or the local language (Swahili, Somali or Amharic) will be a significant advantage.
National candidates are encouraged to apply but will only receive salary not benefits.
If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional, with a strong commitment to IRW's values and beliefs, please apply by downloading the application pack from our website http://www.islamic-relief.com/Vacancies/ and forward the completed form to recruitment@irworldwide.org on or before the closing date.
Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who agree with the IR values together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct. We will carry out screening checks and will take out references on your behalf if you are selected.
Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer.Closing Date: 21 April 2014
