Spain: FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS COORDINATOR FOR THE EMERGENCY TEAM

Who are we?

Action against Hunger is an international humanitarian organization committed to saving the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.

Why joining the Emergency Team (ER)?

The primary objective of the ER pool is to address international humanitarian crisis either in countries where we are present or in countries with no Action against Hunger presence. Besides crisis situations, the ER may be requested to organize exploratory missions in order to initiate new country programs. In order to promote crisis and disaster readiness, ER pool members will provide guidelines, training and preparation to strengthen capacity reaction to a potential crisis. ER Pool members may also bring precise support to existing teams in order to achieve mission objectives.

General Objectives:

• Improve access in conflict-affected countries to allow adequate provision of services to beneficiaries, with better management and control of risk.

• More effective interventions, with structures adapted to the local context and in line with the international strategy.

• Increase long-term and lasting solutions to hunger

You'll contribute to ending world hunger by...

· Coordinating, supporting and guiding the organization, to optimize the resources and to guarantee the maximum impact of our interventions and emergency strategies.

• Providing sufficient information for decision making.
• Determine the severity of an emergency situation, ensuring a response tailored to the needs of the population
• Define the strategic priorities of intervention and formulate a plan of action, determining the necessary resources for doing so.

Your role will be focus in:

Monitoring and early alert: Monitoring the humanitarian situation in the assigned geographical areas (focal point). Identification, updating and capitalization of sources of information (direct and / or indirect) on Food Security and Livelihoods, with special emphasis on the assigned geographical areas.

Preparation for disasters: Identify strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities in the area of Food Security and Livelihoods between the missions and the organization's global emergency response system. Leading the implementation and / or updating of the contingency plans in the missions of the assigned geographical areas, according to the methodology designed by the Emergency Pool.

Define the strategic priorities of intervention and formulate a plan of action, determining the necessary resources. Elaborating analysis of the Food Security and Livelihoods intervention that includes recommendations and suggestions for future interventions should be presented at the end of the field mission.

Emergency Context and interventions: Contact with actors related to the areas of Food Security and Livelihoods in the field. Identification of priority areas for intervention, the vulnerable population and unmet needs. Design of the intervention strategy in Food Security and Livelihoods.**Coordination** with the emergency team, donors, country directors and rest of the actors that take part in the activity about Food Security and Livelihoods.

Support and technical development.

This is your position if you:

· You have a minimum 3 years humanitarian work in an emergency and/or a development context

· You have a Bachelor degree in Economics, Agriculture or Business Administration

· You have at least 3 years of senior management experience

· You have worked previously in Emergency context

· You have advance knowledge of donor guidelines and procedures (ECHO, EU, UNICEF, DFID, BPRM, GAC and others.)

· You speak the following languages: Spanish, French and English (at least two)

· You have a Computing domain with an advanced user level

· You Have physic and psychological resistance

· You have availability to get to the field immediately in case of emergency

And what do we offer?

We offer immediate incorporation to a dynamic international network with an international career development

A two years contract

A competitive remuneration package plus other attractive and specific benefits as part of the Emergency Team

The position based in Madrid with frequent displacements to field. When travelling to the field on a mission, transfer, accommodations, maintenance and per diem expenses are covered.

25 working days of paid leave per year

Meal Vouchers

Do you meet the required criteria?

· Are you passionate about leading ambitious programming that has impact?

· Do you have rapid capacity of analysis and strategic integrated vision?

· Are you resistance to stress, have flexibility, adjustment and strong motivation to commit with the objectives?

As we will only consider the candidacies received by our online service, please click in the following link to accede to the service:

https://employ.acf-e.org/

Applications deadline: Friday 18 August

Note. - Given the urgency of this position, the vacancy may close before the deadline. For more information about this position, visit our Website www.accioncontraelhambre.org

in case of not find it published here means that the selection process has been closed.