Livelihood Officer

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Post Date :2024-04-24 Close Date :2024-04-30

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Job location:	BALKH	Organization:	Moore Afghanistan
Nationality:	Afghan	Years of Experience:	At least 3-7 years’ experience
Category :	Livelihood Officer	Contract Duration:	3 Month
Employment Type:	Full Time	Gender:	Any
Salary:	$ 2,100 gross salary/ month	Education:	Bachelor’s degree in natural resource management, agricultural development, socio-economic, climatology/meteorology, water resources management, environmental sciences, disaster management, development studies, and/or related fields
Vacancy Number:	0659	Number of Available Positions:	1

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Job Summary :

Livelihood Officer 

Job Requirements :

UNDP Global Mission Statement:

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and the planet.

UNDP Afghanistan Mission Statement:

UNDP has been working in Afghanistan for more than 50 years on climate change and resilience, gender, governance, health, livelihoods, and rule of law. Under the broader framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in close coordination with other UN agencies, UNDP is supporting the Afghan people’s aspiration for peace, prosperity, and sustainability. UNDP is currently implementing its flagship crisis response programme, ABADEI (Area Based Approach to Development Emergency Initiatives), as part of the ongoing UN-led response to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and the breakdown of Afghanistan’s economy following the August 2021 shift in power. Key priorities that govern or provide direction for the position's work to show the link between the Unit priorities and position priorities/expected outcomes of an incumbent. The General Services Unit within the Operational pillar of the CO is responsible for the efficient, transparent, and cost-effective delivery of Administrative, Premises, Asset Management, and Logistics services in support of the Programme and CO operations which also includes support to other UN Agencies.

Background and Objective of the assignment:

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet. UNDP has been working in Afghanistan for more than 50 years on climate change and resilience, gender, governance, health, livelihood, and rule of law. Under the broader framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in close coordination with other UN agencies, UNDP is supporting Afghan people’s aspiration for peace, prosperity, and sustainability. UNDP is currently implementing its flagship crisis response programme, ABADEI (Area Based Approach to Development Emergency Initiatives), as part of the ongoing UN-led response to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and the breakdown of Afghanistan’s economy following the August 2021 shift in power.

The ABADEI Strategy is a tailored area-based integrated programming approach to support basic human needs, complementing short-term humanitarian life-saving assistance with the safeguarding of livelihood and the strengthening of community resilience. It is centered around addressing worsening poverty and vulnerability, supporting community resilience and social cohesion, addressing climatic vulnerability and enabling the rehabilitation of small-scale infrastructure vital for basic human needs. It supports the creation of immediate sources of income through vocational skills training, cash-for-work, cash for market, small businesses and livelihood opportunities with particular focus on agri-business and regenerative agriculture infrastructure and services (critical for food security) that are under threat. It is sensitive to the chronic and newly emerging vulnerabilities of Afghan women and girls and aims at providing them assistance in a manner that does not exacerbate their susceptibility to violence and deprivation of opportunities and rights.

The Livelihoods Officer will assist to implement the ABADEI activities in North regional office. The main responsibility will to collect the data from the field for various purpose including beneficiary/community needs, design livelihoods related projects and monitors of livelihood specific activities in north region. Also, play an important role of coordinating between UNDP and community on implementation of the activities. 

The incumbents will be assisting the Area Manager in coordination with provincial administration in such a way that implementation challenges are avoided. The incumbents will be responsible for providing full support in implementation of the UNDP ABP activities in the respective region and provide technical support in implementation of agriculture/livelihood focused activities.

Scope of work: 

The Livelihoods Officer will work under the direct supervision of the Livelihood Associate in and in close collaboration with the Area Manager.  The Livelihoods Officer will have the following duties and responsibilities:

Data Collection and Needs Assessment:

• Conduct assessments and identify needs at the community level in targeted communities in the North region.

• Conduct assessments of saving groups' capacities and maturity and provide immediate capacity development needs.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Monitor implementation and monitoring of livelihood projects, farm, non-farm and access to finance. 

• Ensure implementation of monitoring visit recommendation while on site if possible. 

• Document issues using field visit reports and other reporting tools, log issues and follow-up on implementation of recommendations. 

• Ensure GRM tools and access is provided to beneficiaries and local communities and facilitate a transparent environment to ensure that grievances are reported. 

• Ensure the project logs, knowledge products are well maintained and high-quality reports are prepared.

Capacity Development and Technical Guidance:

• Provide technical support to design livelihood projects in line with programme outputs.

• Provide technical guidance to implementing partners on market linkages, value chain development in agriculture/MSMEs, saving groups and access to finance.

• Contribute to technical documents/specifications for market surveys and beneficiary training.

• Ensure that livelihood interventions have integration, sustainability, and high value for money.

• Provide inputs to technical documents.

• Identify and develop impact and human-interest stories.

• Ensure the visibility of UNDP interventions in the field along with acceptance.

Coordination and Communication:

• Maintain good working/professional relations with partners.

• Ensure UNDP projects have synergy with other actions in the same implementation area.

• Perform any other duties as required by the supervisor.

Institutional arrangement: The incumbents will be assisting the Area Manager in coordination with provincial administration in such a way that implementation challenges are avoided. The incumbents will be responsible for providing full support in implementation of the UNDP ABP activities in the respective region and provide technical support in implementation of agriculture/livelihood focused activities.

Payment: Monthly bases

Travel Cost and DSA: The salary is inclusive of travel cost and DSA. 

Duration of the assignment: 3 Months 

Duty station: Mazar with travel to other provinces in North region.

Experience and Skills:

Bachelor’s degree in natural resource management, agricultural development, socio-economic, climatology/meteorology, water resources management, environmental sciences, disaster management, development studies, and/or related fields

Experience and Skills:

• At least 3 years practical experience in livelihood / agriculture & access to finance specific interventions  with Masters’ degree and 7 years of experience with Bachelors. 

• Proven skills to conduct assessment and analysis of market/Livelihoods related activities.

• Experience in value chain development and analysis.

• Experience in access to finance and saving groups. 

• Experience in disaster resilient / Natural resource management projects.

• Experience with national / INGO experience in the related field.

• Strong knowledge and understanding sub-national institutional contexts of Afghanistan. 

Competencies: 

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Good oral and analytical communication and writing skills 

• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.)

• Good team player, self-starter, has ability to work under minimum supervision and maintain good relationships.

Language Requirements:

Proficiency in written and spoken English and fluency in local languages, Pashto and Dari is required.

Submission Guideline :

Qualified candidates should submit a Cover Letter and Resume through jobs.af.

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