The Senior Livelihood Officer is responsible for the livelihood and economic strengthening component of the project to improve the livelihood and business expansion/diversification of young women at Woreda and community levels.  S/he will also be responsible to facilitate & execution of the existing Academy (YES) service activities to a sustainable social enterprise network.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Support field level needs assessments; youth led community project identification, and business plan development activities

• Participate in preparation of detail implementation plan in collaboration with other project team particularly on youth economic empowerment activities 

• Establish working relationships and partnerships with government partners, private actors and other stakeholders to enhance structured opportunities on youth economic empowerment.

• Provide capacity building trainings to the coalition leaders and members on different themes, cascade different ToT trainings ensure quality of economic strengthen interventions

• Assist established youth businesses to identify and develop market linkage  for their products

• Support planning, organization and implementation of  events including workshops, awareness-raising campaigns, and experience sharing opportunities of youth economic empowerment   

• Coordinate & ensure that the YES centres are equipped and well informed to provide the necessary services and information to business starters and unemployed youths to find jobs.

• Ensure & work towards improved YES service delivery and make YES centres are green, attractive and women friendly.

• Coordinate, participate and contribute for program development and planning meetings

• Facilitate the involvement of volunteers from different sectors to support the program.

• Develop ToR and raise procurement requests (PRs) for any program related purchase in consultation with the program staff.

• Produce wereda level program plans & reports are good quality, regularly updated and timely produced and communicated to all stakeholders.

• Organize periodic (Quarterly, BI-Annually) review meetings involving all relevant SHs (including project staff, support functions and partners) to assess all project management documents and evaluate if project is being implemented on time, achieving results and quality.

• Represent the program and delivery of coaching and training activities under respective woreda with the support from regional coordinator 

• Facilitate and coordinate the components of youth workspace development activities, like facilitate trainings, provide coaching and organized mentorship for young women in business

• Facilitate the active participation of and building trust with communities and other stakeholders and work closely with TVET, youth association, private sectors, youth focused organizations, training institute

• Communicate effectively with program staff and partners to identify needs and develop alternatives business solutions.

• Produce timely and quality of periodic reports to relevant receipts

• Maintain program files and related program inputs are properly documented and available at safer places.

• Carry out other duties as requested by the Regional Coordinator.

Job Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Essential:

• ·       Minimum BA degree in fields such as social work, economics, business management,  and related courses

• ·       4 years of relevant progressive experience, out of which 2 years in Youth Livelihood program positions

• ·       Experience of working with youth livelihoods development programs in rural and urban setups

• ·       Excellent understanding of the culture of and ways of living of target operational Areas

• ·       Good written and spoken English

• ·       Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with private sectors, communities, government structure, existing NGOs…etc

• ·       Good team player and open for new ideas and learning

• ·       Good report writing skill, able to collect, document and share program records and information

• ·       Experiences of working in INGOs, Communities at grass root level, local training institutes are advantageous

• ·       Knowledge of computer applications

• ·       Ability and willingness to travel and work in rural areas where the program is implemented, within approved security frameworks

Desired

• Experience conducting trainings, and organizational capacity building especially in life skill, business development and organizing youth in formal and informal groups

• Knowledge and learning ability to integrate gender issues in livelihood interventions

• Strong ability to work collaboratively with various organizations and stakeholders.

• Experience working with private sector, government agencies and beneficiaries on livelihoods programs.

• Ability to travel throughout the focus zone, woredas, kebele and other rural areas as needed.

• Strong results orientation.

• Experience in multi-sectoral coordination.

• Proven project technical field staff management skill with professional certificate in project management is an added advantage.

• Ability to manage complex and demanding workload.

·       Experience in NGO setup.

• Experience working in the region and understanding of local context.

How to Apply

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