Peace Light for Rural Development Organization (PLRDO) is a national humanitarian and development organization committed to improving the well-being, resilience, and dignity of vulnerable populations affected by conflict, displacement, poverty, and climate-related shocks. PLRDO delivers integrated and community-centered programmes across food security and livelihoods, WASH, health, nutrition, protection, education, early recovery, peacebuilding, and resilience strengthening. Learn more at www.plrdo.org 

PLRDO is currently seeking a qualified and experienced Food Security and Livelihoods Officer to support the effective delivery of programme interventions in Habila, Sudan. Position Summary Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager or Programme Coordinator, the Food Security and Livelihoods Officer will support the planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, and reporting of Food Security and Livelihoods activities in the target area. The incumbent will ensure that programme activities are delivered in a timely, accountable, and quality manner, in line with approved project documents, donor requirements, humanitarian principles, and PLRDO operational policies. The position requires strong field presence, sound technical understanding of FSL programming, and the ability to work closely with communities, local authorities, and partner teams in a complex operational environment. 

Programme Implementation 

1. Support the implementation of food security and livelihoods activities in accordance with approved workplans, budgets, and project timelines. 
2. Assist in organizing and conducting assessments, baseline studies, beneficiary identification, verification, and registration exercises. 
3. Support delivery of FSL interventions, including food assistance, agricultural support, livelihoods restoration, income-generating activities, market-based support, and resilience-building activities as applicable. 
4. Ensure activities are implemented in line with technical standards, community priorities, and donor requirements. Monitoring, Reporting, and Documentation 
5. Conduct regular field monitoring visits to track progress, quality, outputs, and implementation challenges. 
6. Collect, compile, verify, and submit accurate field data, distribution records, activity reports, and means of verification. 
7. Prepare weekly, monthly, and activity-based reports as required by the supervisor. 
8. Support post-distribution monitoring, beneficiary feedback collection, lessons learned documentation, and accountability processes. Coordination and Community Engagement 
9. Liaise with local authorities, community leaders, sector representatives, FSL cluster, and relevant stakeholders at the field level. 
10. Facilitate community mobilization, awareness raising, and participation of target communities throughout the project cycle. 
11. Support transparent communication with beneficiaries and strengthen accountability to affected populations. Safeguarding, Protection, and Compliance 
12. Ensure integration of gender, protection, inclusion, safeguarding, PSEA, and Do No Harm principles across all programme activities. 
13. Adhere to PLRDO policies, security procedures, code of conduct, and administrative regulations. 
14. Immediately report any safeguarding, fraud, misconduct, or operational risk concerns through appropriate channels. Other Responsibilities 
15. Perform any other related duties as assigned by the supervisor in support of programme objectives.

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree, Diploma (with additional certificate) in Agriculture, Food Security, Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or other relevant discipline from a recognized institution. 
• Additional professional training in humanitarian response, food security, livelihoods, or project management is an asset. 

Professional Experience 

• Minimum of three years of progressively responsible professional experience in food security and livelihoods programming, preferably with NGOs, UN agencies, or humanitarian organizations. 
• Demonstrated experience in field-level implementation of FSL interventions in conflict-affected, fragile, or displacement settings. 
• Proven experience in beneficiary targeting, distributions, monitoring, data collection, reporting, and coordination with local stakeholders. 
• Experience in cash-based programming, agricultural recovery, livelihoods support, or resilience programming is desirable. 
• Prior experience working in Sudan, especially in Darfur or similar operational contexts, is a strong advantage. 

Required Competencies 

• Good understanding of food security and livelihoods programming approaches in humanitarian and early recovery contexts 
• Strong field coordination and community engagement skills 
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and in challenging field conditions 
• Good analytical, organizational, and reporting skills 
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in multicultural teams 
• Commitment to humanitarian principles, accountability, and safeguarding standards 
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines with minimal supervision 

Language Requirements 

• Fluency in Arabic is required. 
• Working knowledge of English is required. 

Computer Skills 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Word and Excel 
• Experience with mobile data collection tools is an added advantage 

Terms and Conditions 

• The successful candidate will be offered a fixed-term contract based in Habila, Sudan, subject to funding availability, satisfactory performance, and organizational requirements. 
• The selected candidate will be expected to comply fully with PLRDO’s Human Resources policies, safeguarding framework, code of conduct, and security procedures. 
• Safeguarding and Ethical Standards PLRDO has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, fraud, corruption, and other forms of misconduct. 
• All staff are expected to uphold the highest standards of professional and personal conduct and to comply with PLRDO’s safeguarding and PSEA policies at all times. 
• Recruitment is subject to satisfactory references, background checks, and verification of academic and professional documents.