International Consultant - Food Security and Agriculture Sector Coordinator

Job Description

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)?Within delegated authority and under the supervision of the Representatives and Country Directors of WFP and FAO Lebanon, the Food Security Sector Coordinator will be responsible for the following duties:?????Contribute to the LCRP food security and agriculture sector situation analysis and the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) (when applicable) and lead the process for the FSC through identification of needs, severity, geographical scope, and Persons in Need, with the support of the IMO and in consultation with the sector/ cluster partners.????Undertake planning and strategy development by contributing to the LCRP and other response plans and lead the process for the FSC through coordinating the design of the response strategy, logframe and budget, in consultation with the sector partners. Prepare annual work plan for the sector and prioritization of activities when needed.????Lead the review of partners appeal under the LCRP, and FSC partners projects submitted on the Humanitarian Project Cycle (HPC) online system, based on the agreed inclusion criteria (if applicable).????Establish and maintain appropriate humanitarian coordination mechanisms:?ensure inclusion of key partners at national and sub-national level, organize regular sector meetings, as required.????Establish and maintain Technical Working Groups to support partners in key thematic areas (ex: agriculture cooperatives, value chains, M&E, targeting, etc.) or key thematic emergencies (e.g. emergency response in agriculture with C&V, etc.).????Participate and actively contribute to intersectoral and interagency coordination forums under the LCRP and other responses, and to other relevant sectors.?????Ensure an inclusive governance structure for the sector and according to LCRP and other responses coordination mechanisms (including co-leadership of national authorities where possible, Strategic Advisory Group, NGO co-chairing, Sector Core Group and Steering Committee, etc.). Organise and lead relevant meetings.?????Lead the field food security coordinators to ensure high quality coordination at local level.????Ensure timely, inclusive and regular information sharing and discussion with the sector partners through various modalities including meetings, email dissemination of sector products (static and interactive dashboards, maps, assessments, etc.).?????Ensure monitoring of the response implementation and reporting (including monitor and follow-up with the IMO on timely Activity Info updates; producing Quarterly and End of Year reports (Dashboards)?summarizing achievements, challenges and lessons learnt; provide inputs to end of year reports and monthly SITREPs, intersector situation analysis and business continuity plans,?among others); provide information and inputs to LCRP and other responses review and evaluations and other information sharing requests when needed.?????Facilitate needs assessment & analysis, support in conducting surveys secondary data review, and dissemination of available information (inventory/repository) to partners.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)????Ensure mainstreaming of cross-cutting and cross-sectoral issues in collaboration with relevant sectors (e.g. social stability/conflict sensitivity; protection mainstreaming including child labour in agriculture;?gender; environment, etc) .????Ensure the use and application of common standards in collaboration with relevant sectors (e.g. SPHERE standards), and harmonization of programmatic responses (SOPs on modality of delivery, composition of food parcels, minimum assistance package, C&V schemes for farmers)????Contribute to country level contingency planning?????Undertake advocacy and resource mobilization on behalf of the partners in a neutral and impartial manner. Engage different country based pooled funding schemes processes such as the Lebanon Humanitarian FUND (LHF) (identification of needs and required interventions, due diligence, review of projects, monitoring of implementation of project, etc.).????Identify capacity gaps and needs and provide training and capacity building opportunities to partners (i.e service mapping and referrals; specific themes such as child labour in agriculture)????Provide expert advice and support WFP, FAO, and its partners on matters pertaining to food security and agriculture strategies, policies, programmes.????Together with the sector IMO, support gFSC initiatives, e.g. CCPM (Cluster Coordination Performance Monitoring), global cluster annual overview, etc.????Supervise the IMO and provide guidance to the co-chair and other team members, such as field coordinators, and ensure a smooth and inclusive relationship of the team with all partners and co-leads.?????Ensure IM functions are undertaken regularly and timely by the IMO????Report regularly to co-leads including NGOs co-chair and line ministries, where existing.????Other responsibilities as requested.

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