Food Security And Livelihood Field Officer

ACF, an International NGO operating in Lebanon since 2006, is looking for a Food security and Livelihood Field Officer. Please visit : http://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/en for more information on the organisation.General responsibilities The Field Officer will work directly with refugee communities and direct beneficiaries. The field officer will work in close relationship with other field officers, the monitoring and evaluation officer and field supervisor to ensure good quality of works. Specific objectives and tasks Objective 1: Distribution of relief items to beneficiaries - Organizing the distribution of e-cards: receiving the e-cards, preparing lists, identifying distribution centers, informing beneficiaries. - Distributing the e-cards during distribution days; - Represent and explain the project and its objectives correctly to beneficiaries - Distribution of other relief items upon request Objective 2: Monitoring of all field activities - Follow up on complaints; - Perform field monitoring visits to shops in order to monitor the shops performance, prices, use of e-cards, availability of good qualities and standards; - Perform household monitoring to beneficiaries; - Monitoring all activities of the e-card project; - Maintain constant contact with beneficiaries (receive their requests, provide available information, etc.); - Monitoring other activities upon request  Objective 3: Assessments on food security and livelihoods - Conduct shop assessments; - Conduct household interviews, key informant interviews and focus groups discussions upon request Objective 4: Reporting activities to enhance communication and coordination within the team - Write regular reports; - Report the progress of the work to the Field Officer Supervisor; - Report weekly activity; Other: This job description is not exhaustive and may be changed or amended by the Head of Project when necessary, depending on the program needs. Due to the emergency context, the field officer can be requested to participate to any other food security and cash related activities identified according to the humanitarian needs. Knowledge, Skills and Aptitudes Required : Adequate level of understanding of participatory approaches, good social skills, good skills in listening and reporting, good organizational skills, fluency in Arabic are required. Good computer skills in excel, word and outlook. Desirable: Adaptation capacity and flexibility in an unpredictable context. Empathetic and patient, good team spirit and ability to work in a team or independently according to the situation. Good knowledge of the area and local customs is strongly requested. Fluency in English (read/write) is highly desirable.