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PURPOSE:A CADRE OF PERSONNEL CAPABLE OF BEING DEPLOYED IN FIELD ENVIRONMENTS AS

FOOD SECURITY CLUSTER COORDINATORS OR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT OFFICERS.

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What does the FSC do?

1. Ensure predictable and accountable leadership

2. Represent the food security community in the different country level fora

3. Support coordination in assessment planning and response, strategy

4. Develop benchmarks and indicators

5. Advocacy for entire food security community, not just specific partners

6. Strengthen national/local systems

7. Ensure quality of response, promotion of appropriate standards and delivery of

services

8. Ensure shared understanding of early recovery

9. Learn and build upon best practices

10. Ensure partnership and inclusiveness

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THE IMOTo be able to:• support the FSCC by supporting the cluster with the

data, information to make programmatic decisions.• liaise, communicate with many different actors and

agencies; act as a ‘bridge’ between FS decision makers and technical IM staff.

• present information in a way that is easily understood by the cluster members.

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SCHEDULE

Day 1

• General Humanitarian

Knowldge

• Food Security Cluster

• Presentation Skills

• National Context and

Existing Structures

Day 2

• Assessment and Analysis

• Cross-Cutting Concerns

• Food Security Strategies

• Programmatic Response

Day 3

• Advocacy and

Resource Mobilization

• Negotiation & Meeting

Management

• General IM

• Achieving

Coordination

Day 4

• Leading Teams (CC)

• IM Tools and Skills (IMO)

• CC Roles and Challenges

(CC)

• IM CAP Training (IMO)

• IM Challenges (IMO)

• Open Discussion / Conclusion

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