Turkey: Food Security Coordinator

General Description of the Programme:

GOAL, an International Humanitarian Organisation has had a presence in Turkey since 2013 and is contributing to the migrant response since 2016 with a focus on responding to needs in health service delivery, social safety nets and the protection of vulnerable and marginalised migrants in southern Turkey.

GOAL has been working in Syria since 2012, responding to the acute needs of conflict affected communities. GOAL operates in Idleb, Aleppo and Hama Governorates through direct implementation and through local organisations. GOAL’s programme includes Food Security, Emergency Response and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions. Food Security interventions include bakery support to over 50 bakeries in Idleb and Aleppo as well as a large-scale food distribution programme targeting 60,000 households on a monthly basis. Food Distribution is delivered either through food kits or food vouchers.

Job purpose:

Reporting to the Food Security & Nutrition Adviser, the Food Security Coordinator (FSC) will primarily be responsible for programme design, implementation and the achievement of project results for GOAL’s household food security and bakery support interventions. The FSC will be responsible for ensuring all food kit distributions and bakery programme activities are implemented in line with GOAL guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) etc. With support from GOAL’s Food Security and Nutrition Advisor and Cash and Markets Coordinator, the FSC will deliver an evidenced based programme that is informed by food security, nutrition and markets assessments as well programme data and reports and different Monitoring Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) tools, processes and mechanisms. This position will support both the Food Security and Nutrition and the bakery team in Syria to deliver high quality food security programme.

Duties, objectives and competencies

Key Responsibilities

Programme Design and Strategy

• In coordination with GOAL’s Food Security and Nutrition Advisor, Cash and Markets Coordinator and MEAL department, prioritize informational gaps and research needs and support the design, implementation, analysis and write up of food security, nutrition, wheat value chain and bakery assessments that significantly contribute to evidence based programming and the identification of new programming opportunities.
• In coordination with the Programme Quality Department, GOAL’s Global Advisors, Head of Programmes (HoP), the Food Security and Nutrition Advisor and Cash and Market’s Coordinator, contribute to the development of a household food security strategy designed specifically for the Syrian context to guide programme direction. Develop and refine a household targeting strategy as needed.
• Contribute to the development of food security and nutrition related concept notes and proposals destined for submission to donors
• Lead in the development and review of all Guidelines and SOPs pertaining to food security in kind distributions and bakery progamming and ensure mechanisms to control for aid diversion and influence by external actors are designed and included in same SOPs.
• Contribute to the development of food security and nutrition responses that are tailored to the specific needs of community based and camp-based populations
• Contribute to the development and review of vulnerability and eligibility criteria pertaining to food security programming
• Ensuring the gender, protection and safeguarding are integrated into programme design and implementation

Programme Management and Implementation

• Directly line manage Wheat Systems Manager and Senior in Kind Officer and provide support to the Food Security & bakeries team in Syria.
• Develop and implement Detailed Implementation Plans (DIPs) and report to the Food Security & Nutrition Advisor and HoP on the implementation of these
• Input into all monthly Budget Monitoring Tools (BMTs) and cash flow forecasts on all budget lines pertaining to food distribution programming
• Contribute to all donor monthly, quarterly and annual reports before submission to donors and ensure requiredinformation is gathered accurately and timely.
• Review all daily, weekly and monthly reports submitted at field level by GOAL and partners and provide timely feedback is provided on reports

Programme Quality and Compliance

• In close coordination with the Food Security and Nutrition Advisor and MEAL departments, conduct quarterly and annual reviews of learnings gleaned through programme data and reports and MEAL mechanisms
• Contribute to the development of ‘Terms of References’ (TORs) for all Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) Activities and programme evaluations for GOAL’s food security & bakery programming and support the review of all TPM reports and evaluations
• Contribute to the development of all monitoring tools, particularly all distribution and post distribution tools.
• Promote the integration of agency and industry standards and best practices in food & bakery assistance.
• Ensure all food distribution and wheat & bakery activities are implemented in line with GOAL’s Guidelines and SOPs and provide the programme team with needed training or instructions to ensure adherence.
• Support the Wheat Systems Manager to ensure robust systems are in place for bakery selection, registration and monitoring.
• Work with the Programme Quality department to ensure all programme participants are selected in line with GOAL’s vulnerability and eligibility criteria and registered in GOAL’s food security programme.
• Implement a bread price monitoring process and disseminate finds to donors and the Food Security Cluster

Procurement and Supply Chain

• Develop and implement procurement plans
• Participate in and contribute to all tender and procurement committees pertaining to the food security & bakery programme
• Ensure quality assurance of all food security items (i.e. food kits, flour, yeast) procured by ensuring all donor and GOAL standard testing is carried out in a timely manner
• Work with the Food Security and Nutrition Advisor to address all food quality issues reported at field level and ensure timely reporting of this to the HOP and donors

Human Resources and Capacity Development

• Work with the Food Security & Nutrition Advisor to develop and implement capacity building plans for the food security & bakery teams in Turkey and Syria

• Support the regular review of the Food Security organization chart and Job Descriptions (JDs) and any necessary revisions to promote effectiveness and efficiency for food security teams in both Turkey and Syria.

• Oversee timely recruitment of staff in Turkey and Syria

Representation

• Represent GOAL Syria’s food security programme nationally and regionally, as requested
• Liaise with donors and related clusters as requested

Requirements

Essential

• Degree or master’s level qualification in food security, nutrition or any other relevant field

• At least three year’s experience gained in food security and nutrition programming within the Syrian context;

• Minimum three years’ experience with an NGO including at least one year in a management role.

• Experience in donor engagement and representation.

• Proven capacity for policy development, and long-term strategic planning.

• Fluent written and spoken English and Arabic language skills.

• Strong computer skills with particular competencies with Microsoft Office applications (including MS Word and Excel).

Interested? Then apply for this position via clicking on the "apply now" button and fill out the application form. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Application deadline is 19 April 2019.

General terms and conditions

GOAL has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Child Protection Policy, which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants and children from exploitation. GOAL also has a confidentiality policy ensuring the non-disclosure of any information whatsoever relating to the practices and business of GOAL, acquired in the course of duty, to any other person or organisation without authority, except in the normal execution of duty. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to these policies any job offer made is also subject to police clearance. GOAL is an equal opportunities employer.

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document. Any published closing dates are estimated. Due to the nature of GOAL’s work we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

Thank you.

Interested? Then apply for this position via clicking on the "**apply now**" button and fill out the application form. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.