Food Security Officer At Estonian Refugee Council

Estonian Refugee Council (ERC) is a value-driven non-governmental EU-certified humanitarian organization. ERC was established 21 years ago and currently provides humanitarian assistance to displaced people and other vulnerable people in 5 crisis-affected countries (Ukraine, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Kenya) and different support services to beneficiaries of international protection in Estonia. Estonian Refugee Council works and provide help in Ukraine since 2014 year and now covered 9 regions with ongoing humanitarian projects and monitoring visits. Our Mission is to stand for the rights and well-being of refugees and other vulnerable groups in Estonia and abroad.

We are looking for Food Security Officer to join our international team!

Food Security Officer, based in Kyiv, Ukraine, is responsible for the daily technical planning, implementation, supervision and reporting of food security activities, and for ensuring proper coordination with local implementing partners.

Responsibilities & Key Tasks

• Contribute or lead food security assessment in targeted communities.
• Provide support to the team with designing and planning food assistance response.
• Train and support implementing partners (consortium partner CSOs) to build food and nutrition security strategies and meet the required international standards.
• Engage in the beneficiary selection process under the guidance of the overall programme.
• Design proper data collection and response analysis tools, and prepare and submit reports on food assistance provided.
• Closely coordinate with local implementing partners on provision of food parcels.
• Support the preparation of MoUs with local partners under the distribution of the food parcels.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a related technical field.
• Minimum 3 years of professional work experience in food security, humanitarian aid or other relevant field.
• Preferably previous experience in non-profit, non-governmental organization.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English, as well as in local language (Ukrainian and Russian).
• Solid organizational skills: detail-oriented, ability to multi-task, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Solid computer skills, including high proficiency in Word and Excel.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.

What do we offer offer:

• competitive salary
• medical insurance
• 28 vacation days
• international environment
• office in the very heart of Kyiv
• work from home a few days per month
• official employment
• salary transferred twice per month