Livelihood Officer

Base Location: Peshawar

Number of Positions: 02

Gender: Male & Female

Reports to: Senior Project Officer

Job Purpose: This project is based on Scaling-up Extreme Poverty Graduation and Climate Change Resilience in Disaster Vulnerable Communities.

The position holder will plan & implement all On-farm and Off-Farm vocational and enterprise development/micro-enterprises activities under project and support Senior Project Officer in developing community led strategy for implementation of the development project such as FSL & Climate Change adaptation to reduce poverty

Key Accountabilities:

• The job holder is accountable for fulfilling his or her roles and responsibilities in line with organization values and principles of fairness, humanity, honesty, respect and fair treatment of his/her colleagues and staff.
• The following are the main responsibilities that the role holder will be accountable for:
• To assist Senior Project officer in development of Business process such as Detailed Implementation Plan, Procurement and Communication plan
• To ensure that activities are aligned with Detailed Implementation Plan, Procurement and Communication plan.
• To develop beneficiaries tracking sheet
• To conduct households surveys in collaboration with Community organizations to ascertain household vulnerability and wellbeing.
• To develop needs assessments report of the operational areas for livelihood interventions.
• To analysed family’s choice and interest on different adaptive livelihoods options and opportunities considering physical facilities and abilities with support of MEAL.
• To Identify and register climate vulnerable extreme poor individuals/households for vocational trainings and enterprise support.
• To implement On-farm and Off-farm trainings and micro enterprise activities under the project plan.
• To Document all progress, challenges, and learning for future implementation of the similar projects and accountability.
• To conduct regular field visits to verify quality/ progress of Livelihood program interventions and provide technical guidance and advices
• To establish technical and vocational skills centre in rural and urban areas.
• Design training course content and tool kits for different trades with consultation of various stakeholders
• Conduct market assessment for vocational trainings / tool kits and to develop market linkages
• To lead all On-farm & Off Farm vocational / enterprise development activities under project.
• To ensure business plans are developed of identified right holders.
• To review grants packages inform of Cash or inkind for different enterprises developed by Assistant livelihood officer.
• To identify resource person/institute for trainings.
• Follow up of enterprises supported by the project interventions.
• To develop linkages and networking with Government line departments such as Agriculture, livestock, TVET and Other technical service providers   
• To demonstrate good practices on adaptive livelihoods/IGAs activities such as climate smart agriculture practices.
• To Initiated Farmer Field Labs (Demonstration plots on different climate smart crop-varieties)
• To assess seasonal food insecurity, seasonality of income/employment and production lean season analysed and prepared seasonal map
• To design and develop sustenance allowance package for immediate food security or to cope up with lean season.
• To ensure community-based Self-help groups and apex bodies comprising of selected families are formed.
• To develop capacities of extension services in the target areas.
• Any duty assign by line manager

Person Specification

• It is essential that the post holder shows a good understanding and sympathy with the organizational values & principles, vision and mission as well as commitment to its SEAH (sexual exploitation abuse and harassment) protocols. We have zero tolerance policy towards SEAH and doesn’t support any action that promote or encourage SEAH.

Qualification: 

• MSc in agriculture, livestock, development studies and economics
• Diploma in Technical and Vocational Skills (desirable)
• Motivation and technical skills 
• Evidence of trainings on Micro enterprise development skills.
• Evidence in development and experience in Business Development Plans for different trades
• Evidence in Market assessment for vocational trades / toolkits
• Good interpersonal skills

Experience:

• Relevant Experience 3 Years with Masters and 5 Years with Bachelors in national/International organizations/Private Sector/Government Preferably in Development Project.

Language: 

• Urdu, English and local languages

Key Personal Qualities:

• Responsible
• Time management and ability to deliver results with tight deadlines.
• Experience of establishing strong working relationships with colleagues from different functions and cultures
• Documentation, budgeting and report writing skill

Please note, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to live and work in the Pakistan. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship. 

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

The organisation is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom the organisation engages. The organisation expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. The organisation also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with organization will be subject to the following checks:

• Screening clearance
• Receipt of satisfactory references

We are an equal opportunities employer.

DECLARATION:

By applying for this position with the organisation;

Declarations # 1: “I hereby confirm that I have never been involved and/or charged in violation of SEAH (Sexual Exploitation Abuse & Harassment) related concerns in my career.”

Declarations # 2: “I confirm that the above information in the CV/Application is complete and correct and that any untrue or misleading information will give my employer the right to terminate any employment contract offered.”

Declarations # 3: “I agree that information contained within this application and supporting documents (including "sensitive information”) may be accessed, stored and used and by the organization in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.”