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18 October 2017

Terms of Reference

Livelihoods Assistant

Duty Station

This position is based in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement and will be providing support to the implementation of DRC Program. The job is field based with frequent movement within the project Area.

Position and Reporting Line:

The Livelihood Assistant is responsible and reports to the Livelihood Officer.

General Objectives:

The post refers to a trained DRC staff with vast knowledge of the contextual area of operations and responsible for the day to day operations in the beneficiary communities as outlined by the Livelihood Officer.

Specific Tasks:

Coordination / Representation

Develop relationship with a range of stakeholders in Local Governments, Private Sector and CSOs in order to facilitate the development of economic opportunities and increased incomes for the targeted beneficiaries.

Project implementation and reporting

  • Contribute in the development of Project Plans/Budgets and Livelihood funding proposals.
  • Promote Environment and Gender-Sensitive Livelihoods programming.
  • Ensure efficient and Effective program implementation.
  • Assist in meetings and training with stake holders and target groups within the settlement.
  • Regular data collection and monitoring and evaluation of program activities as directed by the Livelihood Officer.
  • Implementation of livelihood activities for PSN’s and other needs identification exercise and follow up.
  • Contribute to the central objective of Achieving the key Project Objective of enhancing Self-Reliance.
  • Participate in the Program operational and long term planning.
  • Participate in Farmers capacity building training.
  • Mobilization of Farmer groups,
  • Link farmers with potential market opportunities.
  • Organizing farmers’ field days/exchange visits.
  • Setting technical demonstration plots (TDS) for farmers.
  • Manages the day-to-day livelihood activities, including activity finances while bearing in mind DRC’s/Donor financial regulations.
  • With support from his/her Supervisor, draw work plans/Budgets.
  • Monitor and document DRC’s livelihood activities.

Staff development and management

  • Manage field based staff, volunteers, and community participants.
  • Uphold DRC’s international code of conduct.
  • Any other duty as may be assigned from time to time.

Required Qualifications and Experience

  • At least 2 years experience working with community development and livelihoods, preferably in a refugee setting
  • Ability to speak local languages
  • Proven experience managing community dialogues and working directly with beneficiaries

How to apply:

Applications should be in English and include the following:

  1. A cover letter (1 page) in which you explain why you are interested in the position and how you meet the qualities and qualifications criteria and salary expectations.
  2. Concise and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages). The CV should include information about your qualification, relevant training courses, Work experience, name and contact details of 3 relevant references.

Please send your Cover letter, CV and Academic certificates by email to [email protected] by 25th October 2017 5:00pm clearly indicating position name in the subject line. We thank applicants for their interest in the position however; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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The Danish Refugee Council is currently implementing a broad range of activities relevant to conflict affected communities and persons. The activities are categorized in ten sectors:

Shelter and Non-food Items, Food Security, Protection, Income Generation, Coordination & Operational Services, Community Infrastructure & Services, Humanitarian Mine Action, Armed Violence Reduction (AVR), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), and Education.

Here you can read some short exemplifications of what types of activities the respective sectors include:

Shelter and Non-food Items: Provision of emergency shelter, emergency cash grants, rehabilitation of housing, distribution of non-food items (NFIs) and provision of return and repatriation kits.

Food Security: Emergency food provision or food voucher programmes. Training and capacity development in agriculture, agricultural inputs (e.g. tools and seeds), agricultural grants.

Protection: Advocacy for the rights of displaced people in their context of displacement, child protection initiatives, individual protection assistance based on vulnerability, legal aid, land & property rights, sexual and gender-based violence prevention, registration services for the internally displaced and refugees, monitoring of rights and rights awareness-raising, facilitation of return and repatriation processes.

Income Generation: Business training and SME development, business grants, life-skills training, literacy and numeracy training, vocational training, micro-credit loans, savings groups, group enterprise development and facilitation.

Coordination & Operational Services: Coordination and management of refugee and IDP camps, active participation in UN cluster coordination, humanitarian surveys and studies, facilitation of NGO Networks focused on displacement solutions, capacity development, training and support to local NGOs, secondment of experts to UN emergency operations worldwide

Community Infrastructure & Services: Provision of physical infrastructure like roads, bridges, community centres, irrigation systems or other community structures, facilitation and training of infrastructure management groups at community level, facilitation and funding of community development plans, initiatives for disaster risk reduction at community level.

Humanitarian Mine Action: Manual or mechanical mine clearance, clearance of former battle areas, education for affected communities – with special focus on children on how to avoid harm from mines and UXO, surveys of expected and confirmed mined or UXO areas, explosive ordnance disposal and stockpile destruction, capacity building of national demining institutions.

Armed Violence Reduction (AVR): Education in procedures for safe storage and safe handling of small arms and light weapons (SALW), capacity building of institutions for safety, local and community level conflict management and mitigation.

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH): Emergency water supply, hygiene item distribution, hygiene information and education, construction of latrines, installation water points, wells and water storage. Water purification.

Education: Education grants and fee support, school feeding programmes, teacher training and support, school materials provision and construction or rehabilitation of school structures.

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0 USD kampala CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

18 October 2017

Terms of Reference

Livelihoods Assistant

Duty Station

This position is based in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement and will be providing support to the implementation of DRC Program. The job is field based with frequent movement within the project Area.

Position and Reporting Line:

The Livelihood Assistant is responsible and reports to the Livelihood Officer.

General Objectives:

The post refers to a trained DRC staff with vast knowledge of the contextual area of operations and responsible for the day to day operations in the beneficiary communities as outlined by the Livelihood Officer.

Specific Tasks:

Coordination / Representation

Develop relationship with a range of stakeholders in Local Governments, Private Sector and CSOs in order to facilitate the development of economic opportunities and increased incomes for the targeted beneficiaries.

Project implementation and reporting

  • Contribute in the development of Project Plans/Budgets and Livelihood funding proposals.
  • Promote Environment and Gender-Sensitive Livelihoods programming.
  • Ensure efficient and Effective program implementation.
  • Assist in meetings and training with stake holders and target groups within the settlement.
  • Regular data collection and monitoring and evaluation of program activities as directed by the Livelihood Officer.
  • Implementation of livelihood activities for PSN’s and other needs identification exercise and follow up.
  • Contribute to the central objective of Achieving the key Project Objective of enhancing Self-Reliance.
  • Participate in the Program operational and long term planning.
  • Participate in Farmers capacity building training.
  • Mobilization of Farmer groups,
  • Link farmers with potential market opportunities.
  • Organizing farmers’ field days/exchange visits.
  • Setting technical demonstration plots (TDS) for farmers.
  • Manages the day-to-day livelihood activities, including activity finances while bearing in mind DRC’s/Donor financial regulations.
  • With support from his/her Supervisor, draw work plans/Budgets.
  • Monitor and document DRC’s livelihood activities.

Staff development and management

  • Manage field based staff, volunteers, and community participants.
  • Uphold DRC’s international code of conduct.
  • Any other duty as may be assigned from time to time.

Required Qualifications and Experience

  • At least 2 years experience working with community development and livelihoods, preferably in a refugee setting
  • Ability to speak local languages
  • Proven experience managing community dialogues and working directly with beneficiaries

How to apply:

Applications should be in English and include the following:

  1. A cover letter (1 page) in which you explain why you are interested in the position and how you meet the qualities and qualifications criteria and salary expectations.
  2. Concise and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages). The CV should include information about your qualification, relevant training courses, Work experience, name and contact details of 3 relevant references.

Please send your Cover letter, CV and Academic certificates by email to [email protected] by 25th October 2017 5:00pm clearly indicating position name in the subject line. We thank applicants for their interest in the position however; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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