Livelihood Officer

Activation Date: 10 February, 2022   Announced Date: 10 February, 2022   Expire Date: 19 February,
2022

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Job Jawzjan
Location:

Nationality: National

Category: Program

Employment Full Time

Type:

Salary: As per
organization
salary scale

Vacancy 22000123
Number:

No. Of Jobs: 1

City: Sheberghan

Organization: Save the Children

 Years of 2+ years of
Experience: experience in
livelihood
projects

Contract Fixed term

Duration:

Gender: Female

Education: University degree

in development
studies, social
science or related
field

Close date: 2022-02-19

 
About Save the Children:
The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground
in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better
healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the
highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by
2030:

•             No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday

•             All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

•             Violence against children is no longer tolerated

 We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play
a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people
and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and
inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

SCI - Afghanistan

 Save the Children has worked in Afghanistan since 1976. Our way of working close
to people and on their own terms has enabled us to deliver lasting change to tens
of thousands of children in the country. The UN Convention of the Rights of the
Child is the basis of our work.

We are helping children get a better education, we make it possible for more boys
and girls to attend school, we help children protect themselves and influence their
own conditions. We work with families, communities and health workers in homes,
clinics and hospitals to promote basic health in order to save lives of children and
mothers.

 
Job Description:
ROLE PURPOSE: 
Save the Children is an international independent non-governmental, non- profit,
organisation founded in 1919. We work in over 120 countries worldwide. We are the
world’s leading independent organisation for Children. Our vision is a world in which
every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our
mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve
immediate and lasting change in their lives. 

Save the Children has worked in Afghanistan since 1976. Our way of working close to
people and on their own terms has enabled us to deliver lasting change to tens of
thousands of children in the country. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is
the basis of our work.

We are helping children get a better education, we make it possible for more boys and
girls to attend school, we help children protect themselves and influence their own
conditions. We work with families, communities and health workers in homes, clinics and
hospitals to promote basic health in order to save lives of children and mothers.

The Livelihood Officer with support from Livelihood Project Coordinator will implement
the livelihood activities planned under Save the Children’s OFDA FFP grant. The post
holder along with livelihood assistants will closely work with project beneficiaries to
provide beneficiaries with capacity building and livelihood assistance.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

The main areas of accountability and responsibility of this post is to implement the
livelihood component of Save the Children’s OFDA FFP grant in designated province
(Kandahar, Nangarhar and Jawzjan Province). Details are below.

    Support capacity building of livelihood assistants and livelihood beneficiaries.

    Support in development of project monitoring tools and livelihood related training
materials.
    In support from other project staff, finalize the project locations and project
beneficiaries targeting strategy and criteria.
    Have the ability of villages selection and community mapping to set up village
committee/empower the village committee.
    Have the ability and knowledge on cash based programing and interveoitn for food
security and livelihood.
    Support cash tranfering program and cash distribution in the field for the targeted
benefieiasrs in the area.
    Take part in community-based mobilization and sensitization meetings and
introcude the livelihood component of the project to target communities.
    Take part in the process of beneficiary identification and registration. Based on the
skills and knowledge of beneficiaries, recommende feasible income generation activities
to beneficiaries.
    Support the Livelihood Project Coordinator in development of project procurement
plan and project detailed implementation plan.
    Support Save the Children’s procurement team in procurement of required goods
that will be distributed to selected beneficiaries.
    Support market assessment and price monitoring in the project that will take place
in the implementation province.
    Conduct beneficiary selection, verification and registration of CT beneficiaries (incl.
community mobilization, sensitization, training of community committees).
    Support implementation of project baseline, mid-term, and final evaluation.
    Collaborate with Project Coordinator, officers (community mobilizers) and MEAL
staff to design community mobilization strategy and project implementation plans -
including all technical specifications.
    Develop project weekly and monthly narrative reports and submit them to
Livelihood Project Coordinator timely.
    Assist joint monitoring visits with the government officials (Provincial/district
relevant authorities) to the project sites.
    Establish positive working relationships with local communities, provincial/district
government officials such as line departments, UNHCR, UNOCHA and NGO
representatives.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning

    Ensure that all projects are equipped with MEAL systems like quality benchmarks,
billboards,  posters to exhibit MEAL messages for activities 
    Ensure action plans from quality monitoring and accountability systems are
generated and implemented in timely manner collaboration with MEAL team
    Contribute to generation of lessons through finalizing issues for Operations
Research and participating in lessons learnt workshops and provide report. 
    Ensure that projects are reported against the M&E Plan

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:
    holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
    holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving
them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary
development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when
results are not achieved.
Ambition:
    sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes
responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the
same
    widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates
others
    future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
    builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members
and external partners and supporters
    values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
    approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
    develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
    willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
    honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of
integrity
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder
may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of
skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities 
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal
Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous
background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and
Safety policies and procedures.
 

 
Job Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONS  
University degree in development studies, social science, or any other relevant technical
credential

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential
    Strong expertise in livelihood programming for returnees and IDPs
    Maturity and confidence in dealing with the staff of government institutions, and
communities.
    Excellent communication (both oral and written) in English and local languages,
people skill for conflict resolution and negotiation;
    Computer proficiency, especially related to professional office software packages
(Microsoft Office);

 
Submission Guideline:
Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position by filling in the
online application form. In addition to the online application form, they can also attach
their CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications
received through the online portal will be considered for this position.
Applicants can login to the online application system by copying and pasting the
following link intro their web browser. Returning users will need to enter their username
and password, first time users will need to create a user account.

It is recommended that you save your username and password for future job
applications through the online system.

Job Description - Livelihood Officer (22000123) (taleo.net)

Save the Children International provides an equal employment opportunity and

does not ask for money at any stage of recruitment.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to
the protection of children from abuse

“Save the Children strongly encourages applications from women. Minimum country
requirements for potential female applicants will be followed.”

 
Submission Email:
https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=22000123&tz=GMT
%2B04%3A30&tzname=Asia%2FKabul