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Job Summary :

Livelihood Officer

Job Requirements :

The objective of the assignment:

There’s a need for 1 Livelihoods Officer to assist implementation of Area Based Project activities in Kunduz. The Livelihoods Officer is assisting the Field office in livelihood-related UNDP interventions. His/her main responsibility is to collect data from the field and survey, plan, design livelihood-related projects and then monitor projects on the field. He/she will assist in coordinating between UNDP and the community on the implementation of the activities expected in the 4 provinces of the Northeast region. The incumbent will be assisting in coordination with provincial administration so that implementation challenges are avoided. The incumbent will be responsible for providing full support in the implementation of the UNDP ABP activities in the respective regions and necessary technical assistance will be provided by the Region Office.

Scope of work:

The Livelihoods Officer will work in peer collaboration with the regional Programme Associate under the direct supervision of the Regional Area Manager and in close collaboration with the head of the ABADEI program.

The field Livelihoods Officer will have the following duties and responsibilities:

• Design livelihoods project as per the ABADEI requirements.
• Provide technical guidance for the marketing and market forward and backward linkages for alternative livelihoods and SMEs.
• Design livelihoods project for women such as TVET, SMEs, greenhouses, honey, and beeswax processing and marketing, etc
• Management of livelihood resources as identified in the ABADEI project document in the field.
• Implementation of livelihood operational plans in the field;
• Development of livelihood assessment at the community level;
• Contribute technical specifications for the market surveys and training of beneficiaries on various skills;
• Provide technical guidance for the marketing and market forward and backward linkages for the alternative livelihoods and SMEs;
• Contribute to rangeland management strategies and reforestation;
• Apiculture, including honey and beeswax processing and marketing;
• Map out existing livelihood-related support that exists in the target districts/communities and facilitate a dialogue with provincial government authorities about ways in which these agencies can be more effectively integrated into the sub-national development planning process.
• Assess the existing livelihood practices in the target sites; assess to what extent these practices (including the livelihood support provided by agencies listed above) consider future climate change scenarios such as increasing monsoon rainfall, decreasing dry season rainfall, and increasing variability in rainfall.
• Carry out a preliminary costing exercise along with a calculation of potential beneficiaries (individuals or households), which will feed into the Total Budget and Work Plan section and Socio-economic Benefits section of the project document.
• Identify the delivery mechanism for such measures taking into consideration financial and institutional sustainability options; and
• Mapping and Assessment report of existing livelihood assistance, socio-economic aspect, describing ways in which they are integrated into the sub-national development planning process
• Research on the identification of recommended livelihood adaptation measures and proposed delivery mechanism for such measures that can be introduced through the project
• Perform any other duties as required by the supervisor.

Institutional arrangement:

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Payment: Monthly basesDuration of the assignment: April-Aug 2023Duty station: KUNDUZ

Experience and Skills:

Bachelor’s degree in natural resource management, agricultural development, socio-economic, climatology/meteorology, water resources management, environmental sciences, disaster management, development studies, and/or related fields

Experience and Skills:

• At least 1-3 years practical experience with a Bachelor’s degree · Proven experience in conducting assessment and analysis of Livelihoods related activities · Strong knowledge and understanding of sub-national institutional contexts of Afghanistan.

Functional Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent English written communication skills, with analytic capacity and ability to synthesize project outputs and relevant findings for the preparation of quality project reports.
• Ability to speak, read and write technical and conversational English.
• Ability to understand new terminology and concepts easily and to synthesize information from different sources into a coherent project document.
• Skill in negotiating effectively in sensitive situations.
• Skill in achieving results through persuading, influencing, and working with others.
• Skill in facilitating meetings effectively and efficiently and resolving conflicts as they arise.
• Maturity and confidence in dealing with senior and high-ranking members of international, regional, and national institutions.
• Displays sensitivity and adaptability to different cultures, genders, religions, races, nationalities, and age groups.
• Good oral communication skills and conflict resolution competency to manage inter-group dynamics and mediate conflicting interests of varied actors.
• Good team player, a self-starter, has the ability to work under minimum supervision and maintain good relationships.

Language Requirements:

Proficiency in written and spoken English and fluency in the national languages (Dari / Pashto).

Submission Guideline :

Qualified candidates should submit a Cover Letter and Resume through jobs.af.

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