What we are looking for:
Join NRC as the Global Specialist Food Security (FS)! Youโll shape and implement FS standards, tools, and guidance across our operations as the organizationโs lead expert. As we phase out the LFS Core Competency, you'll ensure quality delivery of existing grants and a responsible exit, while pioneering the use of market-based emergency food security programming. This is an innovative and high-impact role working closely with country and regional teams worldwide.
What you will do:
- Policy, Strategy and Programme Developmentย
- Responsible for ensuring compliance and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures in relation to Food Security, and a specific responsibility for the functionโs policies and procedures.ย
- Responsible for supporting the development of country/regional implementation plans in line with global policies and global and regional strategies.ย
- Work within the Global Programme Section to contribute to specific areas of innovation and development, including piloting and learning from experiences at the country office and regional level.ย
- Technical development, support, and capacity buildingย
- Responsible for providing support to colleagues with FS responsibilities, including induction and coaching of new staff to ensure they meet NRCโs standards.ย
- Provide direct support to COs and ROs through various modalities, including help desk services, a community of practice, and online platforms, ensuring the dissemination of timely technical guidance, knowledge sharing, training and peer learning opportunities.ย
- Keep informed on innovation insights and analysis related to emergency food markets and livelihoods support, and ensure it is reflected in the pilot.ย
- Quality standards, data use and learningย
- Provide strategic advice, technical support, and capacity building to Country and Regional Offices to ensure quality FS programming, including Safe and Inclusive Programming.ย
- Support and monitor compliance with the Response Policy and ensure quality oversight of core competency-related MEL.ย
- Promote and document learning activities, contributing to evaluations, and disseminating sector specific learning and good practices related to FS at all levels
- Networking and representation
- Responsible for identification, development and maintenance of relationships with relevant external stakeholders related to FS.
- Provide support to ROs and COs on the quality implementation of remaining grants.
- Provide support to ROs and COs on the responsible exit of FS programming.
- Pilot the integration of emergency food markets and livelihoods support under Cash & Market Systems.ย
Please download theย detailed job descriptionย to learn more about the position.ย
What you will bring:
- Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience in a similar position within the humanitarian field.
- Proven experience in directly supporting Country Offices, providing technical assistance, capacity building, and field-level engagement in complex and volatile contexts across different NRC regions. Experience must include substantial time spent in Country Offices.
- In-depth knowledge of and experience in FS, including market-based approaches for FS.
- Proven experience in programme quality and strategic approaches to programme development.
- Experience of developing practical tools and resources.
- Experience of programme quality assessments, programme development and delivery.
- Experience of delivering learning and development as part of quality improvement and capacity building.
- Willingness to travel to high-risk COs (including area offices and field offices).
- Willingness to keep HEAT training valid.
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal. Knowledge of Arabic, French or Spanish is considered a strong advantage.
- Understanding of and commitment to organisational learning, and the role and contribution of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning to quality management and development.
- Understanding of, and commitment to working collaboratively with technical and operational colleagues within a matrix structure, including capacity building.
- Experience with emergency food markets and livelihoods support.
What we offer:
- Duty station: Any country where NRC has an operational presence (Except Geneva & Washington DC), or through an Employer of Record (EoR) arrangement in France, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Spain, or the Netherlands. ย ย
- Contract: 2 years.ย
- Travel: Up to 20%.
- Salary/benefits: grade 9 on NRCโs national salary scale, with accompanying terms and conditions.
- NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
- We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
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Important information about the application process
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- Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.
- Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
- We receive many applications for each vacant position and so only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
If you have any questions about this role, please emailย ho.recruitment@nrc.noย with the job title as the subject line.
Why NRC?
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.
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We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:
- do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.
- join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
- be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.ย Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.ย At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.ย Together, we save lives and rebuild futures. Safeguarding is central to NRCโs work. We expect all employees to:ย โข treat everyone with respect and dignityย โข contribute to building a safe environment for allย โข never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)ย โข always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH
- Responsible for identification, development and maintenance of relationships with relevant external stakeholders related to FS.
- Networking and representation
- Quality standards, data use and learningย
- Technical development, support, and capacity buildingย