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Technical Coordinator Livelihood (Consortium)

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Arua, Northern Region, Uganda
Full-time

The Technical Coordinator Livelihoods (consortium, 75%), WV will provide overall strategic leadership and oversight to all the implementing partners on the livelihood interventions. guiding relevant programming in both development and refugee contexts across EUTF consortium partners.

The job holder will be a thought leader, driving continuous improvement in EUTF programming through their technical expertise, facilitation of learning and innovation. This leadership shall be seen both within consortium and externally with other key stakeholders across the West Nile Region, including representing the EUTF consortium in the Refugee Livelihoods & Resilience Sector Working Group.

Areas of Responsibility: 

Quality Resilience and Livelihood programme Implementation and sustainability Resilience and Livelihoods Programming:

  • Take lead in ensuring technical programming, quality assurance and compliances to donor requirements and regulations across the consortium.
  • Lead ongoing design processes related to all EUTF programmes, including strategy alignment and review processes.
  • Technical capacity building of project staff, partner staff and other key stakeholders, as required
  • Provide effective management to resilience and livelihoods technical team
  • Maintaining effective coordination and working relations with EU Trust consortium members and other relevant stakeholders at field level

Networking and Collaboration

  • Engagement with key stakeholders for influence, learning and resource development
  • Actively represent WVU in key inter-agency fora.
  • Engage and build relationships with key partners and government counterparts.
  • Work in close collaboration with Advocacy Department to advocate for policy change with national-level government stakeholders.
  • Collaborate and guide advocacy campaigns, as appropriate.
  • The applicants will undertake essential liaison with other government agencies notably MAAIF, NARO and UBTEB. District Local Governments have leadership of integrating refugees into district development plans with guidance from OPM and relevant line ministries.

Evidence, Learning and knowledge management

  • Take lead in ensuring impact measurement, learning and knowledge management across the consortium.
  • Take lead in base line, mid-term and end line studies
  • Annual review of progress towards project objectives;
  • Take lead in documentation and sharing of EUTF Consortium Impact/success stories and best practices to promote learning.

Child Protection and Wellbeing

  • Monitor the wellbeing and child abuse cases and report any incidents in line with child protection policy and guidelines.
  • Work with local leaders to protect children from child violations and abuses
  • Sensitize children including most vulnerable, guardians/parents and other stakeholders about children’s rights and responsibilities.
Educational Background: 
Post-graduate degree in development studies, agriculture, economics or other relevant field is a requirement.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Technical skills: academic and/or direct programming experience and expertise in at least three of the following thematic areas is required: financial inclusion/micro-finance, climate smart agriculture, value chain development, small enterprise development, emergency livelihoods programming, cash-based programming.
  • Experience: Minimum of 5 years’ experience in technical leadership and/or field-based programme management roles in Resilience & Livelihoods sector.
  • Experience in Uganda or similar contexts and working in refugee contexts.
  • Experience with relevant technical models such as Village Savings & Loans, Local Value Chain Development and Ultra-Poor Graduation Model.
  • Experience in Monitoring & Evaluation.
  • Track record of success in grant fundraising, including donor relations and proposal writing.
  • Strong capacity in leadership, relationship management/networking, and coordination is essential.
  • Proactive personality, self-driven and strongly motivated.
  • Demonstration of well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Proven conceptual & analytical skills, ability to take an evidence-based approach to programme design.
  • Proven facilitation skills.
  • Team player.
  • Ensure a gender perspective in the scope of work.
  • Ability to communicate clearly to the team and the other stakeholders
  • Effective in written and verbal communication in English

Organization Info

World Vision

Overview
Headquarters: 
Federal Way, WA, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1982
About Us
Mission: 

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world's most vulnerable people. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

Our mission: World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Aug 28 2019
Active Until: 
Sep 28 2019
Hiring Organization: 
World Vision
industry: 
Nonprofit