Livelihoods Officer (Aswan)

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one)

Level 3: t Level 3- the responsibilities of the post will require the post holder to have and direct regular contact with or access to children or young people

ROLE PURPOSE:

To provide regular technical support, coaching and training, and coaching to support Country office, livelihoods officers, coaches and mentors to ensure delivering qualified and unified livelihoods interventions including, process, system and tools.

and to ensure compliance with good practice standards and SOPs of livelihoods programme implementation, monitoring and reporting.

Other key responsibilities include: supporting, projects design, pilot and deliver programs; design and support training sessions and monitoring tools; and, participating in strategic discussions and planning meetings. The Officer will support livelihoods and management teams to make effective linkages between livelihoods and child poverty programming and other programmes, including child protection, education and health interventions, and facilitate knowledge generation and sharing.

To support the Country office in unifying the livelihoods model, methodologies in addition to implementation and tools to ensure the effective implementation of the livelihoods interventions.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Project Manager

Staff reporting to this post: 2 Livelihood Coordinator 

Field Travel: The Specialist is expected to spend at least 75% of his/ her time in the field

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Program design and implementation:

· With the support of the livelihoods Technical Advisor, collaborate with the Child Protection/Education/MHPSS Officers to develop and adapt evidence-informed content for livelihoods activities, including livelihoods model, strategies, methods and tools and awareness materials relevant to livelihoods concerns in the local community.

· Design, implement and monitor the Sudanese teachers Federation and affiliations as well as management of the community learning center capacity building to support them to ensure their effective management to the community learning centers to ensure the education process sustainably capacity building for the community child protection committee members and other

Structured livelihoods interventions for children and families:

· Participate with livelihoods TA and program manager in unifying the country office livelihoods manuals, materials and tools

· Participate in designing a comprehensive interventions capacity building plan for livelihoods teams and others stakeholders’ representatives

· Monitor quality implementation and provide ongoing identification of training and capacity support needs

· Collaborate with the refugees and migration program managers, MHPSS, Education TAs to ensure the comprehensiveness of the livelihood’s interventions

Person-focused livelihoods supports to children and families to ensure improving the socioeconomic status

· Collaborate with the livelihoods technical Advisor in the identification of relevant person-focused intervention models and packages for children and families

· Collaborate with the livelihoods Advisor and program manager in the definition of practice guidelines and SOPs livelihoods interventions

· Provide technical and operational support to livelihoods officers and coaches, management in the area of livelihoods including, wage and self-employment strategies and interventions

· Work with Child Protection/Education/ /MHPSS Officers to identify their training needs and, with the support of the livelihood’s advisor, develop and adapt relevant training modules to ensure that the officers are equipped to provide safe and effective person-focused livelihoods supports.

· Support and monitor the implementation of livelihoods interventions care plans, with special attention to risk assessment and safety concerns, and ensure proper documentation of decisions and outcomes.

· Develop and monitor the quality of the delivered seed funds to ensure the sustainability of the business

MEAL:

· Collaborate with MEAL staff to oversee the field-level implementation of robust monitoring, evaluation and learning systems for MHPSS activities.

· Oversee the safe and ethical collection, storage and reporting of Livelihood program data.

Coordination and operational support:

· Work with program, project and area managers at the field level to ensure that the necessary operational support is in place for Child Protection/Education/livelihoods /MHPSS Officers to carry out their duties.

· Provide ongoing feedback to the Livelihood Technical Advisor about operational needs and funding needs at each field location to inform proposal development and national, regional and global advocacy.

· Provide technical capacity building support including training, coaching and technical oversight to support the use of SCI’s common approaches in livelihoods creation of platforms for cross-learning based on after action reviews.

· Support in the implementation of the locally adapted models, methods, tools and approaches based on field work experience in Egypt,

Coordination and operational support:

· Work with program, project and area managers at the field level to ensure that the necessary operational support is in placelivelihoods Officers and coaches to carry out their duties.

· Provide ongoing feedback to the livelihoods Technical Advisor/specialist about operational needs and funding needs at each field location to inform proposal development and national, regional and global advocacy.

Safeguarding Policy:

· Support in the mainstreaming of Save the Children’s safeguarding policy within livelihoods and social protection programs design and implementation; including identifying and addressing risks to children that are caused/exacerbated by programme design and intervention.

· Collaborate with the Program Operations teams to ensure that activities are safe for children and adults, and that all steps are taken to ensure their meaningful and safe participation.

COMPETENCIES

Delivering results

Takes personal responsibility and holds others to account to deliver our ambitious goals for children, continually improving own performance or that of the team/ organisation. 

Applying technical and professional expertise

Applies the required technical and professional expertise to the highest standards; promotes and shares best practice within and outside the organisation.

Working effectively with others

Works collaboratively to achieve shared goals and thrives on diversity of people and perspectives; knows when to lead and when to follow and how to ensure effective cross-boundary working

Communicating with impact

Communicates clearly and confidently with others to engage and influence; promotes dialogue and ensures timely and appropriate messages, building confidence and trust with others.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

· holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

· holds the team accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

· sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

· widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

· future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

· builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and supporters

· values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

· approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

· develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

· willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

· honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor Degree in development economics, international development or a related field is required

· Minimum 5 years’ experience in livelihoods, poverty reduction programming in in a humanitarian and development program context

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EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Excellent knowledge of poverty reduction programming, with a focus on child poverty and expert knowledge of livelihoods skills development, including cash transfer programme implementation.
• Experience in designing training modules, tools and materials
• Experience in working with partners
• Excellent training and facilitation skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to think strategically to solve problems and find effective ways to accomplish goals
• Well-developed communication skills across cultures
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as a team player and independently
• Experience in representation with international bodies, government and funders
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver results with tight deadlines

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.