The Brooke is a leading UK equine welfare charity which has been working in Ethiopia since 2006 with a country office in Addis Ababa. The Brooke aims to improve the welfare of working equines, together with the livelihoods of people dependant on these animals. Brooke Ethiopia (B-Eth) is entering a new Strategic phase and by the year 2020, the Brooke Ethiopia will sustainably improve the equine welfare of some of the neediest rural and urban equines in Ethiopia.

Brooke’s work across Africa, Asia, and Latin America is transforming the lives of animals and people in the communities we serve. We are partway through our 2022-25 global strategy.

The Brooke has been working in Ethiopia since 2006 with a country office in Addis Ababa. The Brooke aims to improve the welfare of working equines, together with the livelihoods of people dependent on these animals. Currently, we are working in 4 regions and 5 veterinary teaching institutions, and with partnerships. 

Our vision is of a world in which working horses, donkeys, and mules are free from suffering and have a life worth living.

Our mission is to achieve immediate and lasting change to the lives of working horses, donkeys, and mules and the communities that depend on them.

The Livelihood and Project Manager will be responsible for supporting the Country programme to further develop and embed livelihood-related interventions into the Brooke Ethiopia existing AW interventions, as outlined in the JD role. 

Main purpose of the job:

The Livelihood and Gender Project manager focuses on integrating gender equality in designing, planning, implementing, and monitoring programmes to promote gender equality and sustainable livelihoods to improve animal welfare. This role supports Brooke’s gender transformative approach to animal welfare. The manager will innovate and adopt best practices and adapt strategies to meet evolving challenges in meeting animal welfare. This position offers the opportunity to drive systemic change and engage directly with staff and communities to build resilient futures, empowering and creating equity for better animal welfare and livelihoods. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Integrated Program Design & Implementation 

• Conduct gender sensitive vulnerability, context, and trend analysis that affects animal welfare and resilient livelihoods of equine-reliant women and men communities. 

• Conduct gender and livelihood gap analysis, and integrate gender and livelihood into existing AW programmes 

• Co-design gender responsive and inclusive approaches to empower women, young women, men, and persons with disabilities who rely on working with equines for their livelihoods.  Ensure that they have equal and equitable opportunities to access resources and services that contribute to their animals' welfare and their livelihoods. 

• Demonstrate that livelihood initiatives and diversified income-generating activities have direct implications on animal welfare and contribute to gender equality to achieve sustainable outcomes. 

• Ensures that the necessary support is provided to projects in the process of developing annual plans and through the implementation process.

• Facilitating participatory approaches to programme planning, implementation, and monitoring is used when working with communities. 

• Conduct training sessions and workshops to strengthen the capacity of local partners and staff in gender transformative programming in animal welfare or livestock projects/programmes. 

2. Technical Leadership and Capacity Building in Livelihoods and Gender, and Animal Welfare 

• Train staff and communities on the promotion of alternative livelihoods to improve resilience to various shocks and hazards 

• Provide guidance on livelihoods approaches, value chain development, and financial inclusion. 

• Conduct capacity-building trainings on livelihood methodologies.   

• Conduct capacity-building trainings on gender equality key concepts, theories, and methodologies.   

• Integrate disaster risk reduction (DRR programming into AW interventions activities through equine-dependent communities’ participation.  

• Adapt global tools into local contexts.

•   Act as a focal point for livelihoods-related working groups and initiatives 

3. Stakeholder Coordination and Engagement

• Coordinate Livelihoods integration activities with local and national initiatives like animal health services, agriculture and extension departments, Ministry of Women and social affairs, private sector actors, and partners NGOs with which Brooke has an engagement.

•  Develop advocate materials for animal welfare policies in national livelihood strategies.  

4. Monitoring and Reporting

• Track process and impact indicators on income diversification from equine and non-equine related enterprises.  

• Demonstrate how these are translated into addressing gender inequality, better livelihoods, and AW improvements

• Quarterly document success stories related to the role

• Draft donor reports and ensure compliance.  

5. General

• Perform such additional tasks as may reasonably be required by the Head of Programme

• In undertaking the role, comply with all Brooke Global and country policies and procedures.

• The role requires regular in-country travel. 

• It requires flexibility, cultural sensitivity, and a commitment to improving the lives of equines and vulnerable equine-reliant communities

• This list of tasks may not be exhaustive and will be reviewed from time to time. 

6. Personal Specification

Only Women applicants who meet the requirements below are encouraged to apply

Job Requirements

Knowledge and Experience

 Essential

• Degree or Master’s degree in Development Studies, Gender, Agriculture, Economics, Monitoring and Evaluation or related field

• 5+ years in livelihoods and gender programming (humanitarian or development settings with animal welfare components)

• Technical knowledge on  policy changes and trends in gender, livelihood and animal welfare focused programming.

• Technical knowledge of livestock value chains and emergency response

• Proven experience in programme/project development

• Proven experience in report writing

• Ability to work independently and think innovatively and strategically, as well as work collaboratively

• Proven experience of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and its application within annual planning processes

• Commitment and enthusiasm for the Brooke’s mission and values in promoting equine welfare.

• Knowledge of basic Animal Welfare (AW) concepts and the importance of working equines to households / the economy.                      

• Knowledge of human behaviour change approach to support sustainable behaviour change 

 Desirable

• Knowledge of human behaviour change approach to support sustainable behaviour change

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent IT skills, especially MS Word, Excel and other MS Office applications

• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage complex and sensitive organisational relationships.

• Fluency in English and Amharic (spoken and written).

How to Apply

Interested applicants who meet the minimum requirements should send ONLY an updated, detailed CV and Application letter within 10 days of the announcement through the THIS LINK.