Food Security Officer

SupportFinity™; East London; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A humanitarian organization seeks an individual to manage Food Security and Livelihoods activities as part of the BRAVE Humanitarian Programme. The role involves planning and monitoring project implementation while ensuring all activities comply with safeguarding and gender equality policies. The ideal candidate should have a relevant BSc and at least 3 years of relevant experience. This role is critical in supporting vulnerable communities and advancing children's rights.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of related working experience.
• Knowledge of Plan policies and procedures.
• Good understanding of external operating environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement and monitor Food Security and Livelihoods activities.
• Manage emergency activities of the BRAVE Humanitarian Programme.
• Ensure adherence to Safeguarding and Gender Equality policies.

Skills

Knowledge of early warning concepts

Agricultural practice

Disaster risk management

Knowledge of gender-nutrition sensitive food security programmes

Education

BSc in related fields

Job description

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries. We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

The position holder shall be in charge of planning, quality implementation and monitoring and reporting of the assigned Project Food Security and Livelihoods activities in the intervention area. The main purpose of the job is to implement emergency activities of the BRAVE Humanitarian Programme funded by Finland Foreign Affairs (MFA) in the Lasta woreda of the Amhara region.

The Individual

• BSc in Food Security, Crop Production and Agronomy Disaster Risk Management, Agricultural Extension, Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Agribusiness Management, Development studies, Sociology or other related fields AND a minimum of 3 years of related working experience.
• Knowledge and awareness of Early warning concepts; agriculture, Disaster risk management practice and know‑how; integrated WASH, food security and livelihoods framework and gender‑nutrition sensitive food security programmes.
• Knowledge of Plan policies and procedures, Sphere and the Red Cross/NGO Code of Conduct.
• Knowledge of child rights programming.
• Good knowledge of field‑level realities of humanitarian NGO work.
• Knowledge of FSL, CTP (cash and voucher assistance), Agriculture, EWS, DRR and DCM.
• Good understanding of the external operating environment, including government policies, strategies, guidelines and operating procedures in managing emergencies and disasters in the country. Will perform multiple, non‑technical tasks and may need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions.

Safeguarding Children and Program Participants (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed per the appropriate procedures.
• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies.
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day‑to‑day work.
• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

Location

Lalibela, Ethiopia

Type of Role

BRAVE Project until December 31, 2026

Reports to

Project Coordinator

Grade

C1

Closing Date

December 30, 2025

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for. We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas. We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion. Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk. A range of pre‑employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter‑Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation at the time the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.