DIAGNOSTIC AND PROJECT CONCEPTION

• Under the supervision of their line manager and in collaboration with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Accountability (MEAL) team, take part in the identification of villages and stakeholder mapping where work is to be carried out.
• Conduct assessments, survey and focus groups discussions to identify food security and livelihoods needs and priorities of target communities.
• Communicate with the community as per the strategy defined by the management and make sure that the projects and the selection criteria are well understood and accepted by the communities.
• Identify relevant stakeholders, community leaders, activities in target areas, and ensure their active participation.
• Facilitate community mobilization and organization to ensure community participation at all stage of project cycle.
• Report any relevant additional information collected or observed in the field that could be of relevance for the decision making and the implementation of the activities.
• Participate to analysis of the local environment and understand needs, requests, technical or contextual limitations that might have an impact on the field operations.
• Ensure that activities under his/her responsibility are followed up
• Participate in consultancy missions.
• Carries out the activities as defined in weekly meetings with the line management, and as per the work plan communicated.
• Support the preparation of BoQs, Purchase Link (PL) when requested.
• Ensure accurate follow-up and monitoring of the activities in the field, using the SI’s standards and tools and provide technical support to beneficiaries, if needed.
• Adhere to SI’s standard operational procedures.
• Anticipate difficulties in the carrying out of the activities, propose adjustments according to the field understanding and the possible feedback from the community.
• Provide technical support to beneficiaries in the areas of interest (agriculture, income generation, value chain development, financial inclusion, etc…).
• Coordinate the implementation with relevant partners and stakeholders.
• Communicate with anticipation to the Line Manager on needs that engage the support department.
• Ensure positive relationship and good communication practices with different support departments.
• Ensure the data collected and reports are safely archived/handed to the Line Manager.
• Establish safety and security measures for each activity and ensure that these rules are respected by workforce under his/her supervision and by beneficiaries.
• Keep monitoring tools and file archived at the Solidarités International office.
• Provide weekly and monthly reports on the challenges faced, lessons learned and progress made including explanations on deviations with targets.
• Report to Supervisor on the progress of activities and specific tasks assigned, problem encountered, the quality of relations with beneficiaries.
• Analyse the humanitarian situation, taking protection problems into consideration/Do no Harm to the population.
• Collaborate with local administration and authorities and follow up on all required approvals.
• Conduct field nutrition-specific needs assessments and surveys among pregnant and lactating women (PLWs) and children under 12, in close collaboration with the MEAL team and FSL Officers.
• Deliver community-level awareness sessions on maternal nutrition, and basic hygiene practices, in coordination with community health actors.
• Identify and refer cases of acute malnutrition and other nutrition-related conditions to appropriate health/nutrition service providers, following referral SOPs.
• Monitor the nutritional outcomes of food assistance among PLWs and children and provide recommendations for adaptation of activities to improve nutrition impact.
• Support FSL distributions (cash or in-kind) only in terms of nutrition-focused messaging and monitoring, while FSL Officers remain responsible for operational delivery.
• Prepare nutrition-specific reports highlighting key challenges, lessons learned, and recommendations related to maternal and child nutrition.

IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATIONAL FOLLOW-UP

                 Under instruction of the Line Manager:

REPORTING / COMMUNICATION

PROJECT SPECIFIC TASKS:

The FSL Officer is part of a program aiming at Supporting communities and vulnerable households in Northeast Syria through nutrition-focused program and strengthened referral mechanisms to improve maternal and child nutrition outcomes in targeted areas.

In addition to the responsibilities mentioned above, the FSL officer is expected to: