Job ID
47656
Job Title
Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Manager - Idleb Syria
To work for
GOAL
Country
Syria
City
Edleb
Field of Work
Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
Job purpose:
Under the supervision of the Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Coordinator, the Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Manager will be responsible for ensuring the high-quality, integrated implementation of GOAL’s Food Security, CVA, Basic Needs, and Livelihoods programmes. This includes oversight of emergency, regular Food Security/MPC/CVA, basic needs interventions, market-based programming, and livelihoods activities such as Economic Recovery and Market System (ERMS) and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) support, graduation approach, and market systems development. The FSL Manager will lead the operational planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of all FSL activities in the field, ensuring alignment with GOAL’s strategic direction, donor requirements, and humanitarian standards. The role also involves direct line management of field-based FSL staff and close coordination with MEAL, Finance, and other departments.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Leadership & Programme Development (25%)
Contribute to the design and adaptation of integrated FSL programming in line with the FSL Coordinator’s strategic guidance, including emergency CVA, MPC, basic needs, livelihoods, and ERMS interventions.
Support the FSL Coordinator in the development of concept notes, proposals, and donor reports by providing field-level insights, data, and activity updates.
Participate in context and market assessments to inform programme design, including market functionality assessments, vendor mapping, and livelihoods gap analyses.
Ensure that cross-cutting themes (gender, protection, safeguarding, accountability) are integrated into all FSL activities.
2. Programme Management & Quality Assurance (30%)
Lead the end-to-end implementation of FSL activities in GOAL’s Areas of Operations, including beneficiary targeting, registration, distribution (cash, voucher, in-kind), vendor onboarding, cash grant transfers, and technical assistance for livelihood activities.
Develop and monitor weekly, monthly, and annual activity plans in line with the Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) and budget.
Oversee the implementation of MPC and basic needs assistance, ensuring compliance with GOAL’s SOPs and industry standards (SPHERE, CaLP).
Manage livelihood interventions, including but not limited to graduation approach, ERMS/SME support, VSLA, vocational training, apprenticeship linkages, and market systems strengthening.
Coordinate with the Nutrition department to ensure integrated CVA for nutrition and nutrition supplements as required.
Ensure timely and accurate vendor payments, Money Transfer Agents coordination, and resolution of e-card technical issues.
Track progress against plans, identify bottlenecks, and propose evidence-based solutions to ensure timely and quality implementation.
Conduct frequent field visits to programme locations to directly monitor activities, provide feedback to staff, and ensure adherence to SOPs.
3. Coordination and Integration (25%)
Foster strong integration between CVA, basic needs, markets, and livelihoods components, ensuring that market data transfer values and that beneficiaries are linked to appropriate livelihoods support.
Coordinate closely with the MEAL department to ensure robust beneficiary selection, verification, post-distribution monitoring, and data management.
Liaise with the Accountability department to ensure feedback and complaints mechanisms are operational and responsive.
Maintain regular communication with the FSL Coordinator, providing updates on progress, challenges, and risks.
Coordinate with internal departments (HR, Finance, Logistics, Compliance) to ensure timely support for programme activities.
Represent GOAL in sector coordination meetings (e.g., FSS, CWG, ERL Cluster) at the field level as delegated by the FSL Coordinator.
4. Team Management and Capacity Building (15%)
Directly line manage FSL field staff, including performance management, leave planning, and professional development.
Identify capacity gaps within the team and facilitate training on CVA, livelihoods, market assessments, data management, and GOAL’s policies.
Ensure the team adheres to GOAL’s Code of Conduct, Child Protection Policy, and Safeguarding protocols.
5. Monitoring, Reporting, and Compliance (5%)
Ensure accurate and timely collection, analysis, and reporting of activity data, including beneficiary counts, distributions, market prices, and livelihoods outcomes.
Support the development and review of monitoring tools (baseline, endline, PDM, SRI index) in coordination with MEAL.
Prepare high-quality internal and donor reports as requested by the FSL Coordinator.
Ensure all programme documentation (beneficiary lists, distribution records, vendor contracts, training attendance) is properly filed and archived.
Support investigations related to minor infractions by vendors or beneficiaries in line with GOAL’s policies.
Other
Perform any other tasks as requested by the FSL Coordinator.
Under the supervision of the Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Coordinator, the Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Manager will be responsible for ensuring the high-quality, integrated implementation of GOAL’s Food Security, CVA, Basic Needs, and Livelihoods programmes. This includes oversight of emergency, regular Food Security/MPC/CVA, basic needs interventions, market-based programming, and livelihoods activities such as Economic Recovery and Market System (ERMS) and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) support, graduation approach, and market systems development. The FSL Manager will lead the operational planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of all FSL activities in the field, ensuring alignment with GOAL’s strategic direction, donor requirements, and humanitarian standards. The role also involves direct line management of field-based FSL staff and close coordination with MEAL, Finance, and other departments.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Leadership & Programme Development (25%)
Contribute to the design and adaptation of integrated FSL programming in line with the FSL Coordinator’s strategic guidance, including emergency CVA, MPC, basic needs, livelihoods, and ERMS interventions.
Support the FSL Coordinator in the development of concept notes, proposals, and donor reports by providing field-level insights, data, and activity updates.
Participate in context and market assessments to inform programme design, including market functionality assessments, vendor mapping, and livelihoods gap analyses.
Ensure that cross-cutting themes (gender, protection, safeguarding, accountability) are integrated into all FSL activities.
2. Programme Management & Quality Assurance (30%)
Lead the end-to-end implementation of FSL activities in GOAL’s Areas of Operations, including beneficiary targeting, registration, distribution (cash, voucher, in-kind), vendor onboarding, cash grant transfers, and technical assistance for livelihood activities.
Develop and monitor weekly, monthly, and annual activity plans in line with the Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) and budget.
Oversee the implementation of MPC and basic needs assistance, ensuring compliance with GOAL’s SOPs and industry standards (SPHERE, CaLP).
Manage livelihood interventions, including but not limited to graduation approach, ERMS/SME support, VSLA, vocational training, apprenticeship linkages, and market systems strengthening.
Coordinate with the Nutrition department to ensure integrated CVA for nutrition and nutrition supplements as required.
Ensure timely and accurate vendor payments, Money Transfer Agents coordination, and resolution of e-card technical issues.
Track progress against plans, identify bottlenecks, and propose evidence-based solutions to ensure timely and quality implementation.
Conduct frequent field visits to programme locations to directly monitor activities, provide feedback to staff, and ensure adherence to SOPs.
3. Coordination and Integration (25%)
Foster strong integration between CVA, basic needs, markets, and livelihoods components, ensuring that market data transfer values and that beneficiaries are linked to appropriate livelihoods support.
Coordinate closely with the MEAL department to ensure robust beneficiary selection, verification, post-distribution monitoring, and data management.
Liaise with the Accountability department to ensure feedback and complaints mechanisms are operational and responsive.
Maintain regular communication with the FSL Coordinator, providing updates on progress, challenges, and risks.
Coordinate with internal departments (HR, Finance, Logistics, Compliance) to ensure timely support for programme activities.
Represent GOAL in sector coordination meetings (e.g., FSS, CWG, ERL Cluster) at the field level as delegated by the FSL Coordinator.
4. Team Management and Capacity Building (15%)
Directly line manage FSL field staff, including performance management, leave planning, and professional development.
Identify capacity gaps within the team and facilitate training on CVA, livelihoods, market assessments, data management, and GOAL’s policies.
Ensure the team adheres to GOAL’s Code of Conduct, Child Protection Policy, and Safeguarding protocols.
5. Monitoring, Reporting, and Compliance (5%)
Ensure accurate and timely collection, analysis, and reporting of activity data, including beneficiary counts, distributions, market prices, and livelihoods outcomes.
Support the development and review of monitoring tools (baseline, endline, PDM, SRI index) in coordination with MEAL.
Prepare high-quality internal and donor reports as requested by the FSL Coordinator.
Ensure all programme documentation (beneficiary lists, distribution records, vendor contracts, training attendance) is properly filed and archived.
Support investigations related to minor infractions by vendors or beneficiaries in line with GOAL’s policies.
Other
Perform any other tasks as requested by the FSL Coordinator.
Qualifications
Requirements (essential)
Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Economics, Business Administration, International Development, or a related field.
Minimum 5 years of experience in humanitarian programming, with at least 2 years in a managerial role.
Proven experience in the following: CVA/MPCA, food security, basic needs, livelihoods/ERMS (SME, graduation approach, market systems, VSLAs).
Experience in project management, including work planning, budgeting, and reporting.
Strong knowledge of market assessment tools and market-based programming.
Fluent written and spoken Arabic.
Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Ability to travel frequently to field locations in Syria under sometimes difficult conditions.
Commitment to beneficiary accountability, humanitarian principles, and GOAL’s safeguarding policies.
Requirements (desired)
Previous experience working with GOAL and in GOAL’s target areas in Idleb and Aleppo.
Technical certification in CVA (e.g., CaLP) or livelihoods.
Good level of English
Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Economics, Business Administration, International Development, or a related field.
Minimum 5 years of experience in humanitarian programming, with at least 2 years in a managerial role.
Proven experience in the following: CVA/MPCA, food security, basic needs, livelihoods/ERMS (SME, graduation approach, market systems, VSLAs).
Experience in project management, including work planning, budgeting, and reporting.
Strong knowledge of market assessment tools and market-based programming.
Fluent written and spoken Arabic.
Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Ability to travel frequently to field locations in Syria under sometimes difficult conditions.
Commitment to beneficiary accountability, humanitarian principles, and GOAL’s safeguarding policies.
Requirements (desired)
Previous experience working with GOAL and in GOAL’s target areas in Idleb and Aleppo.
Technical certification in CVA (e.g., CaLP) or livelihoods.
Good level of English
Salary and Benefits
based on GOAL Salary scale
About us
Established in 1977, GOAL is an international
humanitarian and development agency,
committed to working with communities
to achieve sustainable and innovative early
response in crises, and lasting solutions to
poverty and vulnerability. GOAL has worked in
over 60 countries and has responded to almost
every major humanitarian disaster. We are
currently operational in 18 countries.
GOAL began operations in Syria in 2013 responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL's areas of operations include but not limited to Aleppo, Idleb and Lattakia Governorates, and is expanding to new governorates in Syria. Programmes focus on Food and Nutrition Security, WASH, Shelter, Livelihoods/ERMS and Emergency Response with an emphasis on cash and voucher modalities. GOAL Syria implements its programmes directly, with over 500 staff based in Syria, and through Syrian NGO partners. GOAL's programme works at the household and community levels to improve community resilience and household coping strategies.
humanitarian and development agency,
committed to working with communities
to achieve sustainable and innovative early
response in crises, and lasting solutions to
poverty and vulnerability. GOAL has worked in
over 60 countries and has responded to almost
every major humanitarian disaster. We are
currently operational in 18 countries.
GOAL began operations in Syria in 2013 responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL's areas of operations include but not limited to Aleppo, Idleb and Lattakia Governorates, and is expanding to new governorates in Syria. Programmes focus on Food and Nutrition Security, WASH, Shelter, Livelihoods/ERMS and Emergency Response with an emphasis on cash and voucher modalities. GOAL Syria implements its programmes directly, with over 500 staff based in Syria, and through Syrian NGO partners. GOAL's programme works at the household and community levels to improve community resilience and household coping strategies.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Apr 06, 2026
Expiry Date
May 06, 2026
CV Language
English
