Closing date for applications:
29 Sep 2015
ACTIONAID INTERNATIONAL
DIRECTORATE: Programmes
Position: Project Manager: Agro-ecology and Resilience
Location: The Gambia or Senegal
Duration: Fixed Term Contract – May 2018
Salary: £31,617 equivalent; Grade C
(Depending on the Location of the candidate, Local terms and conditions of employment will apply)
Purpose of the Role:
To ensure successful implementation of ActionAid’s two year two country project on “Agro-Ecology and Resilience”.
The project seeks to improve the welfare of poor and vulnerable communities in the Gambia and Senegal who have been negatively impacted by recent prolonged drought. ActionAid would implement a program of locally-appropriate analysis, capacity building and training, focusing on women’s leadership, to help individuals, households, communities and their institutions to increase their resilience in preparing for and recovering from natural disasters. The proposed work will be done in partnership with local communities, organizations and government institutions. The project has three outcomes: 1) Six communities, particularly women, are able to reduce risks and participate in and deliver emergency preparedness programs, 2) Six communities, with a focus on women smallholder farmers and civil society organizations, will have enhanced food security and control over resources for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)/resilience at local level by practicing Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture (CRSA), and 3) Long-term resilience is promoted across regions through documentation, shared learning and active engagement.
