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Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Programme Manager
About this role
The role is for a Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Programme Manager based in Maiduguri, Borno, working under Action Against Hunger. The manager provides technical and programmatic leadership for the FSL components of the NADIA project and supports consortium activities, budgeting, reporting and coordination with partners, government, and other sectors. The position involves implementing cash-based transfers, livelihoods activities, and cross-program integration with Nutrition and WASH, as well as staff supervision and external representation. It targets candidates with a background in agriculture or related fields and substantial experience in managing FSL projects in challenging contexts. The employer focuses on responding to hunger and promoting livelihoods through a range of FSL interventions and partnerships in northeast Nigeria.
What you would do
- Lead the FSL component of the NADIA project and coordinate with field teams and technical staff
- Develop planning and implementation strategies for Cash-based Transfer, IGA, FFS, CFW, VSLA and Agricultural livelihoods activities
- Coordinate beneficiary selection, cash disbursement, training, and monitoring of cash usage and livelihoods activities
- Identify and strengthen partnerships with government, communities and other programmes; ensure cross-program linkages
- Ensure adherence to ACF Nigeria guidelines, quality standards and deadlines; contribute to budget design and monitoring
- Document lessons learned, best practices and evaluations; contribute to internal and external reports
- Represent ACF Nigeria in FSL-related coordination, donor meetings and field visits at state level
- Oversee budget planning, expenditure tracking and financial forecasting for FSL activities
- Coordinate HR, logistics, and finance aspects for FSL recruitment, trainings and workshops
- Provide leadership and supervision to the FSL team, including performance management and reporting
What they are asking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Animal Husbandry, Soil Science, Forestry or related field; Master’s degree in Food Security and Livelihoods for non-related first degrees
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in managing FSL projects at a supervisory level
- Strong knowledge of agricultural production systems and livelihoods interventions (cash for work, IGA, agro-forestry, etc)
- Experience in insecure or fragile contexts
- Ability to produce high quality project reports and understand policy and institutional frameworks relevant to social protection and livelihoods in Northeast Nigeria
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