Field Officer (FSL) – Siargao (Filipino Nationals Only) At Acción contra el Hambre España

Duration : 3 months
Start date : ASAP

You’ll contribute to ending world hunger by …

• Serve as the primary individual responsible for overseeing, coordinating, and executing all Community Livelihood Adaptation and Mitigation Projects and other assigned tasks with the municipal LGU and community partners.
• Develop a work plan, provide regular reports, capitalization reports, and submit them to the Project Officer for consolidation.
• Arrange and/or take part in meetings, seminars, conferences, and activities related to the project.
• Act as the main on-site focal point in the assigned intervention area / community of the Resilient IsLA project.

Key activities in your role will include

Objective 1: Act as the focal person in managing, coordinating, and implementing all activities to LGU and community partners specific to Action Against Hunger Results

• Lead in the coordination of local partners (municipality and Barangay) and other shareholders and ensure timely implementation of the planned activities in coordination with Head of Project.
• Lead in the implementation of the Project’s key results in all covered areas
• Support the Head of Project in the development and or review and conduct of capacity building modules and other technical trainings and orientations among LGUs and community partners.
• Support Project level advocacy initiatives related to DRR and Climate Change, Agriculture / Fisheries and Food Security and Livelihoods.
• Any other task required to achieve the Project objectives.

Objective 2: Prepare work plan, regular reports, capitalization reports and lead in consolidating documents

• Prepare monthly plans and updates/progress report on achievements.
• Develop and Maintain database of Photos, Videos and other multi-media document related to the project.
• Contribute to the donor interim and final reports following the Mission Reporting System
• Contribute to preparing meeting minutes including Project team monthly meeting, training proceedings and other reports requested by the Head of Project.
• Assist the Head of Project in capitalization of the experience in various activities of the Project

Objective 3: Organize/participate in Trainings, Workshop, Conferences and Meetings

• Under proper authorization, represent Action Against Hunger and actively participate in related events in projects areas or elsewhere.
• Actively search for local capacities with potential to give and add value to the project (NGO, institutions universities etc.)
• Organize/ participate in trainings

Do you meet the profile required criteria?

• University degree in allied health, social sciences, economics, business management, agriculture and fisheries, agro-economy. Trained on ecosystems-based Approach to DRR, nature-based solutions, cash and voucher assistance will be prioritized.
• Essential knowledge and understanding of RA 10121 and Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction, Food Security and Livelihoods, Agriculture and Fisheries, Marketing, knowledge on local government processes, basic knowledge on FBEA/ Anticipatory Action, Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), Community cash transfers, Community savings groups, climate resilient field schools
• At least 2 years’ experience in Community Organizing, DRR and FSL-related work, work with local government units and other stakeholders, implementing group cash transfers, community savings groups, community resilient field schools, Community Livelihoods Adaptation and Mitigation Projects, especially through Nature-based Solutions (mangroves reforestation, mangroves nursery, etc.)
• Language: Filipino, English, and/or vernacular (spoken and written) and with good technical writing skills
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office computer programs including Word Excel & Powerpoint and Share Point
• Valuable prior experience in issues related to the promotion of and personal commitment to gender equality, child rights, and disability inclusion.

Our remuneration package:

• Compensation: based on Action Against Hunger grid.
• Benefits: health insurance, accident and life insurance, leave entitlement, government-mandated benefits
• Project-based employment

Action against Hunger is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work such as but not limited to sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and/or financial misconduct; We expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through endorsing our code of conduct and other related policies and only those who share our values and code of conduct will be recruited to work for us.