Senior Livelihood Project Officer

Quality Resilience and Livelihood programme Implementation and sustainability

• Develop annual project activity plans, updated quarterly in collaboration with key departments and external stakeholders, and oversee implementation to high standards by scope and timelines
• Mobilizes and guides the farmers to form groups/Saving and Development Cluster i.e. establishing the leadership structure, constitutions, by-laws, registration with the Community Development Office
• Mobilizes field Project officers to carry out the VSLA and business skills trainings for the targeted beneficiaries’ groups and build their capacity through mentoring and coaching.
• Organizing weekly field planning meetings with Project officers to guide routine implementation
• Represent the Project in Zonal livelihood working group meetings
• Guides together with POs, Trainer of Trainers farmer groups through long learning programs/activities.
• Plans for and implements project activities;

Stakeholders engagement and advocacy

• Take overall lead in the coordination of field level activities
• Facilitate the engagements of stakeholders during planning and development meetings, workshops and other fora.
• Develop the farmer's capacity to improve production and productivity of selected enterprises of desired quality by the market through demonstrations to farmer's
• Organize quarterly review meetings for partners and communities at the project sites to reflect on programmes/projects approaches, tools, impact of interventions, best practices, exit and sustainability strategies as well as create spaces and opportunities for action-learning and debate
• Ensure Integration of the project with other Resilience and Livelihood on going activities including that of World Vision and governments.

Documentation, Reporting and knowledge management

• Writes and submits comprehensive monthly progress reports, and specific activity reports, and any other reports when necessary to his/her supervisor in a timely manner.
• Reporting - monthly and quarterly financial reporting, including realization of activities versus budget utilization; (Providing input to) narrative and financial programme reporting;
• Annual review of progress towards project objectives;
• Take lead in documentation and sharing of 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.