Food Security & Livelihoods Programme Manager

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Area Manager

Staff Directly reporting to: FSL team

Budget responsibility: As per SoD

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme Management:

• Responsible for the implementation of Save the Children’s FSL interventions (including employability program, cash-for-work, community support projects, MSME program, conditional cash programme, and youth livelihoods activities), ensuring that the highest technical standards are respected

• Lead, manage and motivate staff under direct line management, ensuring that they have clear objectives and receive meaningful feedback on their performances

• With the support of the area manager, finalize implementation plans for each FSL project, and oversee weekly and monthly work plans in line with the implementation plan
• With the support of the area manager, lead the implementation of FSL programme through local partners including identification, assessment, capacity building, monitoring and closure of partnerships
• Liaise regularly with communities/municipalities and ensure community participation especially children, youth and women in all steps of project cycle, and grant acceptance of Save the Children’s FSL programming
• Participate in training of FSL staff (coordinators, officers and assistants) to ensure they have solid understanding of key programme documents and tools, including MEAL tools
• Oversee FSL budgets, financial reporting and forecasting of direct SCI project and partners led projects.
• Work with logistics/procurement and programming staff to select service provider of livelihoods services including private sector providers and technical consultants.
• With the support of the Area Manager, develop internal and partner’s capacity in implementing vocational training, life skills, market linkages and entrepreneurship programme
• Produce timely reports for internal use on the status of on-going programming; and contribute to donor reporting

Programme development

• Lead local market assessments to determine supply of essential goods for cash programming, or appropriate interventions for skills development/income-generation
• Work with colleagues from other sectors to ensure regular coordination at strategic and programmatic level; and ensure multi-sectorial programming
• Work closely with local partners to ensure timely and high quality implementation of activities based on with SCI and donors’ quality standards.
• With other team members (and communities), identify programme gaps and ensure appropriate action is taken

Monitoring and Evaluation

• With the support of the Area Manager, develop and operationalize monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for Save the Children food security and livelihoods projects
• Ensure clear plans in place for monitoring and evaluating project activities in relation to Save the Children and donor objectives; and that lessons learnt are shared and capitalized on
• Ensure that projects are monitored regularly, and that data is collected on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
• Analyse and evaluate monitoring data to understand impact of project and identify lessons learned for future programming
• Regularly visit project sites to ensure that teams are appropriately supported

External Relationships

• Maintain strategic links with key stakeholders such as governmental bodies, UN agencies, INGOs and other local NGOs and CBOs, identify opportunities and ensure Save the Children’s participation in key activities of the local level
• Represent Save the Children at appropriate coordination meetings

Other

Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• Degree in Economics, Finance, International Relations, Development studies or similar field
• Five years of experience of humanitarian food security and & livelihoods programming; experience in vocational trainings, MSME and entrepreneurship programming is essential
• Demonstrated experience in managing a team in a humanitarian context
• Excellent time management skills
• Strong experience in data collection and analysis, experience in Emergency Market Mapping & Analysis (EMMA) is a plus.
• Strong experience in field work and community mobilization; and in training groups of beneficiaries

• Fluency in written and spoken English

• Computer skills (especially Excel)
• Strength in interpersonal, communication and presentation skills. Previous experience of liaising with the UN, national and donor governments and NGOs as advantage.

• Flexibility and willingness to change work practices and hours, and capability to work in insecure environment 

• Available and willing to travel throughout Lebanon

Desirable

• Spoken and written Arabic
• Economic recovery programming in humanitarian response

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. 

This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

The Organisation

Save the Children works in development and humanitarian contexts with children and partners to help families, communities, and governments identify and use innovations to ensure all children survive, learn and are protected. It’s a global humanitarian organization committed to diversity and inclusion, working towards empowering and protecting children worldwide and in the countries where it operates. Save the Children highly encourages and welcomes receiving applications from qualified candidates regardless of their diverse gender, orientation, disability, marital status, race, colour, ethnic origins, religion and beliefs. Save the Children has a global policy on anti-harassment as well as zero tolerance for discrimination, bullying, sexual exploitation and abuse. All applications will be looked at and treated with the strictest confidentiality and transparency regardless of the diversity of candidates

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.  
 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.