Livelihood Officer

Job Title:

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Job Location:

Definite period of Contract 

Opening date 

February 10, 2025

Closing date 

February 21, 2025

Job Purpose:

To provide technical support, and guidance for the implementation and management of Livelihoods or Food, Income and Market related interventions which intended to bring positive changes in the lives of target population – GHHS

Main duties & 

Responsibilities:

• Participate and lead the implementation of Livelihoods- or Food, Income and Market (FIM) program interventions in accordance with REGRADE II Project strategic plan and Project Cycle Management guidelines;
• Tailor program with mainstreaming issues identified by the donor Concern Worldwide in FIM projects during program design;
• Responsible to documentation and coordination of FIM program design;
• To assist beneficiaries and CBOs to build their capacity to play leading role in their development issues. 
• To Assist REGRADE II Project beneficiaries in East Belessa District to participate actively in all project cycles and to improve their level of poverty accordingly
• Implement FIM and early warning activities as per the plan within the agreed time table;
• Responsible to play lead role to establish/strengthen RSACCO and VSLA in all community micro watersheds in the East Belessa District, organize and facilitate training/ workshops for relevant target groups including beneficiaries’, committees and other community members, 
• Facilitate and encourage sustainable agriculture extension and farmer’s asset building to enhance the returns on asset in collaboration with the community, government and other responsible bodies; 
• Based on the livelihood security framework, participate on rural livelihood situation analysis and program designing activities.
• Provide training and technical support to program staff, for Caseworkers and supervisors; and beneficiaries and CBO leaders. 
• Participate in assessment surveys (early warning, intervention impact, baseline data, case studies, etc.) in collaboration with the responsible stakeholders;
• Introduce innovative ideas/approaches into the agriculture and other related rural livelihoods strategies and activities;
• Conduct and facilitate training on rural livelihoods intensification and diversification techniques and methodologies for field staff and project stakeholders;
• Build, in collaboration with concerned units, the capacity of key stakeholders so as to implement the pregame/project effectively and efficiently; 
• Promote and ensure community participation and initiatives through all possible methods (esp. the marginalized group) in all aspects of program activities;
• Ensure the marginalized and disadvantage target groups to be the main actors in all Program cycle management.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with woreda level Livelihood/REGRADE program stakeholders on a continuous basis. 
• Whenever possible arrange experience-sharing visits for beneficiaries, community development workers and different levels of local government staff, according to agreed plans.
• Ensure and encourage the involvement of women in all areas of the development process and decision-making activities.
• Prepare working guidelines and provide technical & methodological support to community Caseworkers and Project supervisors.
• Identify cross learning opportunities for community leaders within and outside of the project area 
• Collect and record relevant data and information about the progress and Impact of the program and share within and outside the program woreda.
• Perform any other task as assigned by the Project Coordinator

Reporting

• Prepare periodic quality progress reports (monthly, quarterly, bi-annually, annually and etc reports);

• Document all the progress of activities (at activity and output level) and maintain project data, record and documents;

• As deemed necessary conduct case studies and document and report the findings;

Financial Management

• Responsible to control the budget allocated to the sector and ensure that activities are implemented according to quality required and agreed plans.

• Ensure that annual/program budget are responsive to cost and value for money

• Responsible for ensuring proper, efficient and timely utilization of allocated project budget, including purchasing of materials;

• Prepares detailed Livelihood activities budget with monthly cash flow 

HR

• Provide technical support or coach field staff to build their capacity to perform their assigned roles and responsibilities;

• Prepare and conduct inhouse trainings for employees of the project and key stakeholders that involve in the project design, implementation, M & E;

Networking

• Create appropriate links, working procedures and information sharing with other project staff and external stakeholders.

• Integrate the livelihood activities with other project activities in partnership with staff and concerned stakeholders.

Monitoring and Evaluation (M and E)

• Participate in undertaking assessment surveys (Intervention impact, baseline data, case studies, etc.) in collaboration with the responsible stakeholders

• Develop participatory program/project monitoring plan and internalize with the action plan and implement the plan accordingly

• Evaluate the project implementation and impact in collaboration with MEAL unit and all responsible stakeholders.

• Facilitate conducting and documenting the annual learning reviews

Accountability

In line with EWNRA’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS): 

• actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E); 

• work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed; 

• Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities

Safeguarding

• Able to seek appropriate advice and report concerns, and feel confident that they have been understood.
• Understands local safeguarding structures and arrangements.
• Practices in a manner that seeks to reduce the risk of abuse, harm or neglect.
• Identifies and refers to appropriate services any other associated persons including carers, family members and children at risk.
• Able to document safeguarding concerns, and maintain appropriate record-keeping, recording the wishes and views of the adult or child at risk, differentiating between fact and opinion

Gender

• Ensure that all HR policies and procedures relating to EWNRA’s gender equality strategy are implemented 
• Ensure that all gender sensitive policies and procedures are fully adhered to during recruitment processes
• Contribute to promoting a gender sensitive working environment within EWNRA

Competency

• An awareness and ability to locate local policies and procedures and how to access support to respond to safeguarding concerns
• Ability to work with teams at distance and good team player 
• Capacity Building skills
• Ability to plan own work, set priorities, complete work under pressure or when faced with competing demands and report
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Computer proficiency,

Safeguarding: Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies

EWNRA has adopted Concern’s organizational Code of Conduct (CoC) with three Associated Policies: the Program Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of program participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the program and partner organization, and the standards of behavior expected of them. In this context, staffs have a responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with EWNRA’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with EWNRA will be expected to sign the EWNRA Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the EWNRA Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to rule themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, EWNRA is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with EWNRA is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

Women and people with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted