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The Food Security and Livelihood (FSL) Officer is responsible for the daily technical planning, implementation, supervision, monitoring, and reporting of FSL activities (agriculture and livestock input distribution and conduction of training) under Child Rescue Project funded by WV-Germany, and for ensuring proper coordination with stakeholders. S/he will be responsible for timeously implementation and reporting of agriculture and livestock assistance activities in the respective targeting areas of the project.

 The FSL officer will liaise closely with FSL Technical Coordinator of WVA for technical backstopping support throughout the project period. The incumbent will be responsible for providing supervision to Community Based Facilitators/CBFs. H/She performs under the leadership of project coordinator and guidance of Zonal Manager.

Major Responsibilities

Technical Support and Guidance 

• beneficiary selection, beneficiary verification and beneficiary registration with MEAL unit and project manager
• Provide relevant technical guidance on agriculture and livestock /Income generation activities, including leading participatory community livelihoods assessments and supporting beneficiaries develop viable business plans for the activities.
• Engaging and building strong relationships with community members, analysing data collected to identify Income generation opportunities, support targeted beneficiaries prepare simple business plans
• Prepare distribution and implementation plans, take the necessary approvals from the various units including project coordinator, security manager and zone manager
• Facilitate trainings /orientation on Savings for Transformation (S4T) and organise beneficiaries of business start-up capitals/grants to initiate viable Income Generation activities (IGAs) for self-reliance
• Participate in Markets Assessment and monthly price monitoring
• Participate in baselines surveys and vulnerability assessment with MEAL unit to identify the vulnerable households for cash assistance.
• Coordinate closely with the project coordinator to ensure timely implementation of the project activities and get readiness for timely distribution of cash for the target communities.
• Ensure that all FSL activities are in line with WVA endorsed SOPs and procedures.
• Ensure that proper community development practices and “Do No Harm” practices are incorporated and upheld throughout the implementation of the project.
• Document field achievements, innovations, failures, and lessons learned to integrate into project activities and inform project strategy.

Stakeholder coordination

• Travel regularly to all project sites to ensure proper implementation and quality of project activities
• Conducting coordination meeting with community elders and line departments on cash distribution activities.
• Conduct regular meeting with local whole seller and retailers.
• Conduct market linkage between Community and local Provincial and zonal market.
•  Maintain excellent working relations with project stakeholder, partners and other contractors.

Data collection and reporting

• Regular field visit, monitor, document and report work progress to the FSL Project Manager on daily and weekly basis.

• Participate in preparation of project reports as per WVA and donor guideline

Administrative tasks in relevant to project activities

• Logistical planning of distributions and other field activities (procurement, transport, cash advance etc.
• Provide the project coordinator  and monitoring team with relevant information for project reports and surveys;
• Compile data collected from assessment and surveys with close coordination of the MEAL department for reporting purposes;
• Arrange all necessary logistics for activities of projects including workshops and trainings;

Other

• Adhere to WV Child and Adult Safeguarding policy and standards.
• Adhere to WV accountability standards.
• To be aware and prepared to implement WV Afghanistan Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs plan