World Vision is a relief, development and advocacy organisation devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world. Our 45,000+ staff members working in more than 90 countries are united through our ethos, mission and shared desire for all individuals, especially children, to overcome poverty, inequality and injustice.
Here’s where you come in:
As Food Security & Livelihood Cluster Co-Coordinator you will enable cluster partners to respond more effectively to the needs of the affected population than they could do individually by working together in a coordinated manner and in accordance with the Principles of Partnership. You will provide leadership and work on behalf of the cluster as a whole, facilitating all cluster activities and developing and maintaining a strategic vision and operational response plan. You will also ensures coordination with other clusters in relation to inter-cluster activities and cross-cutting issues.
Requirements include:
- The holder of this position must have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Food Security, Social Sciences or a relevant field from a recognized University.
- An advanced degree is preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Emergency Response, in designing, planning, implementing, supervising and reporting on integrated development, relief and/or advocacy projects in similar contexts.
- Technical competence in the Cluster system and Food Security and Livelihood sector.
- Work environment: Office-Based position.
- Travel: 30% domestic/international travels is required.
HOW TO APPLY:
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World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.
Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position online and apply by the closing date 18 July 2016. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org.Due to the number of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
