ROLE PURPOSE:

Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Project Planning & Management, Community Development or closely related field from a reputable and recognized University /College.

Experience and Skills

• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience in a related job & also in relief and development work.

Other Competencies/Attributes:

• Project Officer must have good time management, multitasking skills
• Good team work and leadership skills are essential in order to motivate different groups of people to fulfill their responsibilities within a given time frame.
• Basic to Intermediate English language and fluency in local languages spoken in the working area.
• Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as negotiation skills;
• Must demonstrate a willingness to mentor and teach others;
• Excellent analytical skills, particularly in the realm of grant management; 

Required skills:

• Practical experience in managing data bases LMMS.
• Practical experience in handling cash distributions
• Good knowledge of SPHERE standards.
• Computer literacy in MS Word, MS Excel and Power point Packages.
• Experience in community based participatory development approaches strongly desired
• Proven track record on Food/Livelihood security project management and project implementation
• Good technical Knowledge on needs assessment, project formulation and Monitoring.
• Good capacity analysis.
• Report writing
• Capacity to organize and supervise the team
• Skills in Budget management
• Capacity to establish and develop a network of professional contacts
• Good Computer skill
• Good working knowledge of English (read, write and speak) capacity to respect deadlines, willing to share information and communicate transparently.
• Team player. Willingness to work under pressure and extra hours, extremely flexible, able to work independently, have the ability to cope with stressful situations, good organizational and interpersonal skills, ability and willingness to work in remote areas.
• Good knowledge in food security, cash and Voucher, and innovative agricultural activity.
• Knowing of local language is advantageous and English language is compulsory

Additional job responsibilities

• The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience

Equal Opportunities

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures;

Child Safeguarding:

• We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

• The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.