The Cash and Livelihood Officer is responsible for the overall multipurpose cash activities planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the Life-saving Response to Communities impacted by severe hunger in the Eastern Zone of the Tigray region, Ethiopia. This project encompasses activities in the Raya Azebo and Raya Chercher woredas and the officer will be responsible for establishing selection and complaint handling committees, set up right-holders targeting criteria, select and verify cash right-holders, conduct multipurpose cash post-distribution monitoring as well as continuously collect data in the eastern zone of Tigray to serve as an input for the upcoming development project. 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide technical support in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the LWF cash transfer activities

• Design and coordinate baseline surveys, and market assessments, conduct feasibility studies for livelihoods, food security and cash transfer programming

• Provide technical direction, leadership and training/capacity building to the livelihoods, food security cash transfer right-holders on climate-smart agriculture, adaptation strategies, business planning, income generation, group savings and loans, revolving funds, vocational skills training and strengthening of small-scale businesses for the right holders to enhance their self-reliance and resilience

• Participate in proposal development and budgeting for new projects in accordance with the provided LWF guidelines and standards

• Select target communities and project priority groups jointly with project staff, local government representatives, communities and other relevant stakeholders

• Set up right-holders targeting criteria, validate the selection criteria with local partners (including selection and verification committees) and verify the preliminary selected cash right-holders, take right-holders photo in the registration and distribution lists 

• Prepare procurement documents activity and budget requests for the project

• Conduct regular data collection process on project progress, and compile monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on the projects

• Continuously share project data, right-holders registration and distribution lists to regional and country offices 

• Support the project manager overseeing the budget by analyzing budgeted versus actual expenditures in monthly financial reports, identifying discrepancies, and communicating findings to the finance team. Document and share regular significant success and human-interest stories, best practices and photos;

• Responsible for overseeing the implementation of multipurpose cash and livelihood project activities in accordance with approved work plan time schedules and budgets

• Keep record of all required documents both in hard and soft copy related to cash program and livelihoods, right-holders selection, distribution and post distribution monitoring.

• Conduct training on relevant thematic areas and other project interventions

• Provide technical backstopping to the fellow community development facilitators and facilitate good working relationships in the project areas with local partners and community members to ensure the achievement of objectives in a timely and cost-effective manner  

• Work closely with partners, represent LWF in the local cluster-based stakeholders’ meetings and cash working group related issues, 

• Identify livelihoods and environmental constraints/concerns and suggest possible recommendations to the Regional Coordinator /team leader/Program Officer

• Facilitate regular meetings are conducted with the local partners, community structures and project staffs and reports of the meetings are prepared and submitted to the regional office

• Ensure core humanitarian standards (CHS) are adhered to in the implementation of the livelihoods and climate resilience activities;

• Promote accountability to affected populations using the LWF accountability framework;

• Represent LWF in cash and livelihood working groups/taskforces or other related platforms;

• Perform any other duties and responsibilities assigned by the supervisor or designate.

Job Requirements

Required Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Natural Science, Rural development, agronomy, community development, climate, plant science or other relevant disciplines from a recognized University/College. 

• Minimum of three years of proven work experience in emergency projects including cash distribution, and livelihood programming preferably in an international NGO.

• Experience with and knowledge of national Livelihood strategy and Humanitarian principles and standards.

• Proven program & project cycle management skills - proposal and report writing skills; monitoring and evaluation skills and experience;

• Experience in managing cash transfer programming;

• A strong understanding of Market systems development and livelihoods programming

• Works well in and promotes teamwork 

• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize well and meet deadlines;

• Ability to travel extensively, especially to remote areas;

• Experience in and the ability to train, coach, and mentor people.

• Knowledge of Tigrigna is mandatory.

• Fluent written and spoken English

How to Apply

Interested candidates who meet the above requirement can send ONLY a detailed CV and application letter through THIS LINK

Women are encouraged to apply and only short-listed applicants will be contacted.