Job Description

The Opportunity

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In Bhutan and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and future we share. Save the Children expects that anyone associated with it abides by its Safeguarding and other Zero Tolerance Policies.

Reference Check will be done for all candidates- so the application to include reference details. The selected candidate needs to be ready to join within 24 hours of offer.

JOB TITLE: Senior Coordinator, Food Security and Livelihood TEAM/PROGRAMME: POD LOCATION: Nuwakot GRADE: 3 CONTRACT TYPE: 6 months with possible of extension Child Safeguarding Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post holder may require having a regular contact with or access to children or young people because the position holder works in the implementation of the country programme and are visiting programme frequently.

ROLE PURPOSE:

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfill their potential. We work together, with our partners from civil society and government, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

The Senior Coordinator - Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) will provide technical oversight, coordination, regular FSL situation update and reporting for food security, livelihoods, Cash and Voucher Assistance, and early recovery interventions within the emergency response and recovery. The position will ensure that affected households and communities receive timely, appropriate, and evidence-based support to address immediate food needs while strengthening recovery of livelihood. The role will support in assessments, programme design and take lead in implementation, coordination, monitoring, and recovery planning in accordance with humanitarian standards and organizational priorities.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Position reports to: Field Operations Lead

Technical Reporting: Livelihood Specialist

Staff directly reporting to this post: None.

Staff indirectly reporting to this post: None.

Scheme of Delegation:

Close coordination with:

Budget Responsibility:

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• With guidance support from Livelihood Specialist lead field assessments of food security and livelihood needs among affected households and communities to identify priority populations, geographic areas, vulnerabilities, and response gaps.
• Assess the impact of the emergency on different aspects of livelihoods such as household income, l markets, agriculture, livestock, and other productive livelihood assets.
• Collect, analyse, and regularly update data on food security conditions, livelihood disruptions, coping mechanisms, market functionality, and community priorities.
• Contribute sector-specific information and analysis to situation reports, humanitarian assessments, and programme planning processes.
• Conduct and/or oversee market assessments including Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) feasibility in coordination with relevant specialists and partners.
• Recommend appropriate interventions modality including cash assistance, food assistance, livelihood grants, agricultural production inputs, livestock support and market-based assistance.
• Provide technical guidance on the transition from immediate food-security assistance to livelihood recovery and to development
• Ensure FSL interventions are evidence-based, inclusive, gender-responsive and appropriately targeted to the most vulnerable households and contributing to children’s wellbeing.
• Participate actively in relevant FSL Cluster meetings, technical working groups, and coordination forums organized at field level and ensure Save the Children’s progress update
• Support joint assessments, analyses, and response planning initiatives with partners and coordination bodies.
• Regularly collect local market information and provide update in situation and progress update meeting
• Strengthen collaboration and information sharing among stakeholders to maximize response effectiveness and avoid duplication.
• Provide technical guidance, and mentoring to field teams, partners, and community-based groups involved in food security and livelihood interventions.
• Support to build staff and partner capacity on food security and livelihood assessments, livelihoods programming, market-based approaches, CVA, and emergency response standards.
• Ensure programmes uphold the dignity, rights, and safety of affected individuals and communities.
• Ensure FSL is integrated across the wider humanitarian response, including education, child protection, WASH, health & nutrition and shelter/settlement, and other sectoral interventions.
• Ensure field information is collected using approved tools, formats, and reporting templates.
• Verify information from multiple sources before sharing with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure sensitive information is handled appropriately and in accordance with data protection requirements and SCI’s principles
• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

Counter Fraud and Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Take all necessary and appropriate steps to prevent abuse, exploitation, neglect, harm and modern slavery within their areas of responsibility, and in the way they conduct themselves, report and respond to all incidents and concerns whether online or in person, and comply with the Safeguarding Policy and Procedure.
• Take all necessary and appropriate steps to prevent fraud, bribery, and corruption within their areas of responsibility, report and respond to all incidents and concerns and comply with the Counter-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy and Procedure. All types of fraud, bribery, and corruption must be prevented, including where it benefits the organisation (SCI).

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically.
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks
• Honest, encourages openness and transparency

Ambition:

Collaboration:

Creativity:

Integrity:

QUALIFICATION:

• A minimum of 4 years’ (3 years for GSI ) experience in emergency food security and livelihood programming and implementation support or related areas with the master’s degree in agriculture, rural development, social science or relevant areas or 6 years ( 4 years for GSI group) of experience in food security and livelihood programming and implementation support with bachelor’s degree in agriculture, rural development, social science or relevant areas

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Strong technical expertise in emergency food security, livelihoods, and market-based programming with key expertise on CVA
• Experience coordinating with government authorities, humanitarian coordination mechanisms, and partner organizations.
• Strong experience in assessments, analysis, reporting, and information management.
• Knowledge of international child protection frameworks, safeguarding standards, and humanitarian principles.
• Ability to travel extensively to flood-affected and remote locations.
• Fluency in English and Nepali, both written and spoken
• Ability to collect and verify information under tight deadlines.
• Commitment to the aims and principles of SCI in particular, a good understanding of the SCI mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
• Ability to establish good working relationships and positively contribute to a team
• Ability to work in a stressful and changing environment with limited resources

Additional Job Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities:

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Safeguarding obligation:

We need to keep children, adult at risk and community safe. The position holder is responsible to ensure that The position holder conduct is in line with the SCI’s Safeguarding policies. Hence our selection process includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children, adult at risk and community from abuse, exploitation, and harassment.

Health and Safety:

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

Counter Fraud

The role holder is required to take all necessary and appropriate steps to prevent fraud, bribery, and corruption within their areas of responsibility, report and respond to all incidents and concerns and comply with the Counter-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy and Procedure. All types of fraud, bribery, and corruption must be prevented, including where it benefits the organisation (SCI).

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

Reference Check will be done for all candidates- so the application to include reference details. The selected candidate needs to be ready to join within 24 hours of offer.