Job Advert: Field Agent CBT (13964)

Plan International Cameroon is a Child Centered Community Development Organization with no religious, political or governmental affiliation working in Cameroon since 1996. Plan International is a children’s organization with primary concerns on children’s rights, safety and well-being and has in its interest to create safe environments for children with more attention paid to child protection. All employees are therefore expected to comply with our Child Protection Policy. Plan International also promotes equal opportunity employment and pays special consideration to female candidates.

Plan’s Internationals’ Global Strategic Goal (2011-2015) is to reach as many children as possible, particularly those who are excluded or marginalized, with high-quality programmes that deliver long-lasting benefits. Plan aims to achieve this goal by working in partnership with others and through high performing teams whose behaviours reflect the corporate values.

Within the framework of Cash Base Transfer project, Plan International Cameroon is recruiting ten (10) Field Agents to be posted in Kousseri, Mora and Mokolo in the Far North Region. The project is about providing support to the national program of fight and prevention of malnutrition amongst Internal Displaced People (IDPs) through Cash base Transfer (CBT)  program which aim at providing cash to beneficiaries so as to enable them acquire diversified food with sufficient nutriment according to local consumption habit

DIMENSION OF THE ROLE:

The incumbents will among many other tasks perform the following:

• Ensure all logistics and related activities are prepared accordingly and submit monthly and bi-weekly plans
• Ensure effective and efficient distribution of cash transfer to beneficiaries.
• Ensure and organize door to door sensitization on ENA (Essential Nutrition Actions) with emphasis on food diversification in the household and distribution of food taking into consideration the specific need of vulnerable people(Children and women) and promote good hygiene and sanitation practices.
• Ensure and organize home visit to follow up and ensure that all the purpose of the complaint mechanism is being achieved and enabling decision-making on the project progression and development.
• Draft regular implementation plan for project reports and assist in the preparation of project monthly reports.
• Ensure transfer and food supply tracking and reporting
• Contribute to  Nutrition assessment operations  in implementing zones
• Elaborate and submit monthly reports on achievement

ABOUT YOU:

Qualification and Experience

• Social sciences related courses
• State Register Nurse will be asset
• Minimum of one (1) year work experience
• Experience of working in zones where security issues is a concern
• Experience in the management of a nutrition project
• Extensive knowledge of emergency nutrition work
• Ability to speak, read and write French or English ,speak Fulfulde fluently and proven ability and willingness to learn other local languages
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft office including words, excel, internet etc).

Physical Environment and Demands:

• Ability to work under pressure and in remote area and in zones were security issues is a concern.

NEXT STEP:

To apply for this job, kindly click on "Apply". Your application should include:

• A covering letter
• A comprehensive CV including details of two referees, one of whom should be your current of most recent supervisor

Location: Maroua Program Unit – CAMEROON (Mora and Mokolo)

Closing date: 12th August 2016

Plan international operates in an equal opportunity environment and actively encourage diversity. Only applications received in French or English will be treated and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Plan International has a Child Protection and a gender equality policies that are integral part of the recruitment process.