Description du poste

MISSION

SOLIDARITES is a humanitarian organisation which provides aid and assistance to victims of war or natural disaster. For over 25 years the association has concentrated its action on meeting three vital needs - water, food and shelter - by carrying out emergency programmes followed by reconstruction projects. Whilst fully respecting the assisted populations' customs and culture, SOLIDARITES' programmes are implemented through the joint expertise of around 150 expatriates and 1500 local managerial staff and employees. Nowadays, SOLIDARITES is present in Africa (Burundi, Central African Republic, Southern Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Liberia, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Zimbabwe), and Asia (Afghanistan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Myanmar). Context Somalia Somalia in general and South Somalia in particular, has been experiencing a situation of emergency crisis for the past 17 years. Context Kenya Kenya is a world of contrasts: in one hand, it can be considered to have one of the strongest industrial and commercial farming bases in sub-Saharan Africa, and caters for a significant share of Africa’s tourist trade; on the other hand, huge parts of Kenya, notably in the North, are beset with dire humanitarian needs. Kenya regularly suffers from drought, floods and ensuing outbreaks of epidemics, marginalizing populations that are already vulnerable to abject, chronic poverty. Kenya is also home to an estimated 238 000 refugees mainly from Sudan and Somalia. Kenya is recovering from important post-election violence which erupted in December 2008

FONCTIONS

The Food security coordinator will be based at Nairobi with frequent visits to basis in Kenya and Somalia. He is under the direct responsibility of the Country Director. Objectives of this position The Food security coordinator is the responsible for the proper implementation and quality of the food security component in all Kenya and Somalia programs. He is a technical focal point and an advisor for food security for the Kenya / Somalia team. Tasks of this position Responsible for the quality for food security activities • Guaranty that food security activities are implemented according to the standardized methodology, with a participatory approach Capitalization / Technical Advisor • Organize workshops and regular communications in purpose to share experiences and develop capacity building strategies among different field teams • Check the relevancy of technical designs or solutions proposed at the proposal level or during the course of the project Representation • Represent Solidarites in different food security coordination meetings Monitoring of the humanitarian situation/ Assessments • Monitor constantly the food security humanitarian situation in Kenya and Somalia • Develop early effective warning systems and tools to monitor the humanitarian situation and report to the coordination team Direct support of the field team • Support field teams in the design and the implementation of the food security activities • Support field teams in the drafting of proposals and reports Elaborate and guide the sectorial strategy • Carry out, analyse and capitalise humanitarian assessments done by Solidarités and other partners related with food security issues. • Elaborate our intervention strategy in accordance with the proposals if any, for each area and each context. Reporting : • Prepare and is responsible of reporting related to food security programs.