Senior Livelihood Officer NGO Jobs – InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU)
Job Title: Senior Livelihood Officer
Organization: InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Protection and Livelihood Manager
About US:
InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU) is a non-governmental humanitarian national organization established in 1988, and duly registered with the NGO Board and NGO Forum. IAU is actively involved in programs geared towards the protection and improvement of lives of disadvantaged people living in urban and rural areas in Uganda and in the Great Lakes Region. InterAid Uganda is focused on its thematic areas of Rights Protection, Education, Livelihood & Food Security, Health (HIV&AIDS; Malaria; Maternal and Reproductive Health), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Environment and Disaster Management and good Management and Governance systems.
Job Summary: The Senior Livelihood Officer will actively promote the economic inclusion of refugees by ensuring they have sustainable livelihood.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Process Management:
- Manage the livelihood desk and supervise all livelihood planned activities of the program.
- Take the lead in developing organizational policy and positions on livelihoods & self-reliance and its sub-sectors: microfinance, employment promotion, entrepreneurship, private sector development, local economic recovery/poverty-reduction strategies, and access to technology, agriculture & livestock, natural resource management, Vocational and Technical Education and Training
- Identify data trends that can inform the prioritization of organizational resources as well as policy
- Offer technical support to the refugees as regards their livelihoods
- Represent IAU and participate in Sector meetings and other forums
- Oversee the training of PoC and host communities in group formation and dynamics, business /Entrepreneurship skills development, advocacy among others.
- Oversee the monitoring and field visits on IGAs granted and any other livelihood activities implemented.
- Ensure that community visits and assessment of groups are done and supervised before releasing IGA funds
- Offer technical support to refugees through developing and implementing business plans for self-reliance.
- Providing technical advice and support to refugees in agricultural production for self-reliance.
- Actively participate in program planning for the livelihood section
- Provide regular reporting on indicators, achievements and challenges related to the project
- Review weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual and specific activity reports submitted by the Livelihood Officer and provide quality presentations and briefings to IAU Senior Management
Support to Staff & Other Managers:
- Oversee that relevant work plans for projects are produced and that division of responsibilities amongst team members is always clear
- Support, guide and coach team members on technical and operational issues
Risk Management:
- Identify, assess and develop strategies to mitigate against risks that may happen in the programs of the section and PoCs who are the beneficiaries.
- Monitor the implementation of mitigation strategies against risks related to work and Agriculture.
Compliance:
- Ensure that the internal process and work plans are adhered to.
- Ensure compliance to policies and procedures during designing, execution, monitoring and evaluation of the livelihood activities.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU) Senior Livelihood Officer job opportunity should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Development Studies, Socio-Economic Development Administration, Micro Finance or any business related course
- Possession of post graduate qualifications in micro-finance, banking or any business management course
- At least five years of relevant work experience in a similar role
- Prior experience in micro finance and loans management is desirable
- Ability to positively influence others, creating acceptance and support for ideas.
- Record of capacity building / delivering training and workshop facilitation in a relevant topic
- Strong initiative and self-motivated, with a strong commitment to teamwork and humanitarian principle
- Excellent communication skills, oral written and presentation.
- Excellent computer skills e.g. in Ms Word, excel and power point
- Experience with managing teams
- People centred.
- Good report writing skills
- Ability to work under a multi-cultural environment.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their cover letters, updated CVs and photo copies of their professional qualifications including three referees via E-mail to both recruitment@interaiduganda.org and iaurecruitment@interaiduganda.org addressed to:
The Executive Director,
InterAid Uganda,
Plot 1102 Block 8, Kabala Anjagala Road,
P.O. Box 737 Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 14th March 2018 by 5:00 PM
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