Jobs

Technical :

 Develop Oxfam in Algeria’s EFSVL Strategy in consultation with beneficiaries, partners and other team members. Gather necessary data to inform the strategy by designing and implementing research and assessments. EFSVL Strategy topics should include:

• Review food distribution activities in terms of nutritional impact, selection of product, distribution methodology and Oxfam’s value added.
• Develop strategies for emergency responses vis-à-vis food security, including product selection, size of emergency packages, etc.
• Develop concrete and deployable methodologies for market studies, including the regular quantification of MEBs and EMEBs, the average expenditure basket, and conduct regular market research to inform Oxfam’s approach and strategy.
• Monitor the manners through which Oxfam’s intervention affects local and national markets and be abreast of any situations where Oxfam’s intervention adversely affects markets.
• Regularly deploy monitoring tools to quantify food security and consumption at level of beneficiaries.
• Identify opportunities and design a pilot intervention for use of cash and voucher assistance (CVA), including developing a detailed and adapted protocol for the execution of CVA according to a market assessment;
• Development of improved monitoring tools for general and targeted distributions.
• Identify opportunities for targeted distributions.
• Support project design to scale up small holder agricultural programming, including supporting needs assessment, mapping of household gardens, determining use of innovative irrigation techniques versus traditional irrigation;
• Analyse and propose effective and adapted interventions in the field of support for livestock in the Sahrawi refugee camps
• Foster and develop relationships with the private sector to ensure that Oxfam’s budget is being spent with an eye on value for money, but also with start-ups and SMEs working on innovation in micro-agriculture.
• Review and support the improvement of various ongoing activities, including programme and project management, implementation and sustainability.
• Support the country office to design a targeted fresh food distribution intervention for 8,000 vulnerable Sahrawi refugees with disabilities or health conditions.
• Contribute to the design and proposal development for 2022-23 EFSVL programming.
• Develop a capacity building plan for the EFSVL Oxfam team in Algeria.
• Job Requirements
• Education& Experience:
• Post-graduate degree in relevant discipline (ex. Economics, Social Science, Agricultural science or relevant field).
• Fluency in at least one local language (Arabic or Spanish) and at least one foreign language (English or French) is mandatory.
• 10 years professional experience in the field with international NGOs in food security and livelihood sectors.
• Strong administrative capacity; Able to write strategies, project proposals, concise reports and develop research tools.
• Able to provide field-oriented support, including participating in primary research initiatives and discussions with stakeholders.
• Knowledge and experience of ESFVL assessment, monitoring and evaluation; project design; technical standards and best practices; thematic expertise in at least 1-2 areas including cash-transfer and market-based programming, social protection and/or resilience; agriculture and livestock; food aid; and/or nutrition.
• Demonstrated experience as an effective trainer, to build the capacity of field teams.
• Commitment to Oxfam’s equal opportunity and gender policies.

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