Relief International Consultancy for conducting Needs Assessment for RI Jobs in South Sudan

Maiwut, Longechok and Maban Counties Upper Nile state South Sudan

Duration; 21 days

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Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.

Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact. Our signature approach — which we call the RI Way—emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships, and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.

Relief International is seeking to engage services of a consultant to carry out needs assessment to identify the main underlying causes of food insecurity and risks to livelihoods across a range of settings to identify responses that will save lives and preserve and reinforce the livelihoods of vulnerable population.

This needs assessment is intended to lead to formulation of projects that address identified gaps. The assessment will provide the basis for strategic interventions ascertaining food insecurity specific demographics in order to develop context specific programs or projects that are relevant and driven by the needs of the communities.

Veral Objective of the Assessment

The overall objective of the assessment is to assess changes in food availability and food access, analyze the underlying causes of food insecurity and threats to livelihoods.

Recommend an appropriate response to address food insecurity in the short to medium term and/or support and protect livelihoods in the long term.

Specific Objectives