The Livelihood Specialist will provide strategic direction and advice to ensure systematic planning and implementation of project activities under the Economic Opportunity interventions of the DRDIP II. The role involves offering technical support in programme execution at national, local government, and community levels to ensure maximum benefit to project beneficiaries.
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Livelihood Specialist
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Office of the Prime Minister
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Description (Public)
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide technical support to the development of agricultural value chains in DRDIP II implementing districts
- Collaborate with the private sector on improving market access for farmers and promoting sustainable livelihoods, ensuring long-term sustainability and resilience for project beneficiaries
- Support the Deputy Project Coordinator in planning, budgeting, implementing and management of the project.
- Consolidate and harmonise component work plans and budgets and formulate appropriate implementation schedules in line with the funds withdrawal plan.
- Guide end-user requirements to support MIS configuration and maintenance to ensure appropriate workflow and capability to generate data and reports.
- Analyse technical and policy issues, strategies and programmes to support the development, competitiveness, inclusiveness and improved impacts of agribusiness, food systems and value chain development
- Contribute to the appraisal of capacity needs of beneficiaries and implementing districts related agribusiness and value chain development
- Review sub-project requests submitted by Districts/Cities to ensure accuracy, completeness, viability, sustainability and compliance with relevant sector norms and standards before financing.
- Ensure compliance with the project design and guidelines as well as sector norms and standards.
- Carry out supervision visits and provide technical support to Local Governments, Capacity Building Partners and Lower Local Governments throughout project implementation.
- Prepare component periodic progress reports (quarterly, half-year and annual) including programme achievements, implementation challenges, lessons learned and accountability of project resources.
- Participate in the preparation of Terms of Reference (ToRs) for consultancies under the Economic Opportunity component.
- Develop a plan for component-related capacity enhancement for project implementers and beneficiary communities.
- Perform any other duties assigned by management.
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
Person Specifications / Qualifications:
- An Honours Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics. Agri-business, Social Sciences or any other relevant field from a recognised institution.
- A Master's Degree in any of the above fields from a recognised institution is required.
- At least 8 years of relevant progressive professional experience, 5 of which should have been at a Specialist/Managerial/Supervisory level in government or externally financed livelihood projects, multilateral agencies or comparable large-scale public programmes.
- Facilitating livelihood development processes including community mobilisation, target group formation, training, business plan development, management and monitoring of livelihood sub- projects.
- Strong understanding of value chain analysis and development, agribusiness and market development.
- High level of interpersonal skills and ability to work with teams.
- Strong understanding of economic inclusion strategies for rural communities.
- Proficiency in using digital data collection systems and MIS tools.
Application status
This is an archived notice. Applications through this advert are closed.
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