Livelihoods and Food Security Officer (Afar)

About the role

NRC Ethiopia is recruiting a Livelihoods and Food Security Officer for its project in the Afar region (Berahile, Yalo and Megale woredas), reporting to the Livelihoods and Food Security Project Coordinator. The post covers the period from 28 October 2026 to 31 December 2026 and supervises daily workers. It combines programme management, beneficiary targeting and livelihoods support with financial accountability and reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor and report on project activities, ensure compliance with plans and NRC standards, and suggest improvements to the quality of activities.
• Support the preparation of VBT implementation plans, activity schedules and operational budgets, and coordinate VBT activities with WFP, government offices, local authorities, community representatives and humanitarian partners.
• Organize community consultations and sensitization on targeting objectives, eligibility, selection procedures and complaint mechanisms.
• Provide technical advice and training on income-generating activities and livelihoods to refugees, IDPs, returnees and hosting communities.
• Conduct or support household vulnerability assessments, registration and verification, ensuring gender, age, disability and protection risks are considered.
• Ensure beneficiary selection is based on criteria, not on political, social, ethnic, religious or personal affiliations, and that records are complete and accurate.
• Establish or support confidential complaint and feedback mechanisms and track progress against targets and indicators.
• Prepare and collate bi-weekly, monthly and quarterly reports, and contribute to annual and quarterly work plans.
• Manage financial accountability: payments to labour, goods and services, accurate financial reports and PR raising via AGRESSO.
• Represent NRC at kebele, IDP and woreda meetings and liaise with partners to ensure coherence of activities.

Required profile

• Experience as a project officer in a humanitarian or recovery context, including vulnerable-based targeting, data collection and registration.
• Previous experience in complex and volatile contexts.
• Knowledge of English, Amharic and Afar.
• Competencies: planning and delivering results, empowering and building trust, communicating with impact, managing resources, handling insecure environments, coping with change.