Program Officer-Livelihood

Job Specifications:

• Minimum of Bachelors in Agriculture or Agribusiness or Business studies or Development studies or any other relevant discipline.
  
• Broad knowledge and understanding of resilience and self-reliance interventions like vocational training, financial inclusion, agricultural support, or business development.
  
• At least 3 (three) years’ experience working with vulnerable communities and familiarity with humanitarian programming and implementation.
  
• Experience in field-based project management roles working in resilience and livelihood with International NGOs or local government.
  
• Proven facilitation skills and experience in delivering technical trainings for various categories of participants.
  

Effective Implementation and sustainability of interventions(30%)

• Develop annual project activity plans and update quarterly in collaboration with key departments, oversee implementation to high standards by scope and timelines
  

• Participate in participant targeting processes in collaboration with the TAs coaching, monitoring and evaluation
  

• Participate in and support the design and implementation of varying Activity studies within the livelihoods technical area
  

• Plan and deliver livelihood activities including consumption support, asset transfer, VSLAs, Market oriented skills trainings including agronomy, apprenticeship and offer structured Business mentorship
  

Stakeholders engagement and collaboration(30%)

• Maintain good coordination and working relationships with OPM, UNHCR, Humanitarian Actors, and district leaders.
  

• Participate in stakeholder joint engagements, planning meetings, livelihood and environment sector working groups, monthly coordination meetings, workshops and other fora.
  

• Engage with and follow up relevant market actors with whom the Activity is collaborating under specific deal notes in collaboration with the market systems development TA.
  

Linkage, networking, collaboration and mentorship(15%)

• Work with relevant agencies, institutions and individuals to promote resilience and self-reliance for graduation of participants
  

• Network and link with other organizations and projects implementing economic inclusion and livelihoods and bring these to the attention of the relevant TA
  

• Identify and map market actors for apprenticeship training in collaboration with the market systems development TA within specific identified trades and or value chains
  

Documentation, Reporting and Knowledge Management(15%)

• Compile and submit activity reports and support preparation of quality monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports, and special reports
  

• Support quarterly reviews and reflections on progress of the project at the district level.
  

• Participate in design of monitoring tools and data collection activities together with MEAL team including assessments, monitoring, evaluation and cross sectoral learning.
  

Child Protection, gender and Disability inclusion(10%)

• Ensure inclusion and participation of vulnerable groups in project activities
  

• Liaise with WV experts to provide proficient advice on gender, protection and disability inclusion in the project.
  

• Monitor wellbeing and child abuse cases and report any incidents in line with child protection policy and guidelines.