Job Detail

Key responsibilities and tasks:  

Planning:

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual plans according to the livelihood component of the project.
• Revise the plans whenever required.

Manage the livelihood component of the project:

• Ensure the implementation of the livelihoods component of the program against the annual work plan, targets, time plans, and result indicators.
• Conduct and regularly update the market assessment for livelihood activities.
• Set clear procedures, identifying objectives and needs for marketing opportunities.
• Provide technical support to the project team and community mobilizers to identify the livelihood needs of the people with psychosocial disabilities.
• Lead the selection process of the beneficiaries for livelihood activities (i.e. selection criteria, coordination, physical verification, etc.).
• Develop follow-up/support plans with selected beneficiaries.
• Conductingng marketing training for the beneficiaries.
• Advise the beneficiaries for market demands products.
• Contribute to the sales and marketing plan of the beneficiaries.
• Facilitate the in-kind distributions to the beneficiaries and ensure that community leaders are fully involved in the process.

• Network with services providers:

• Develop mapping of the existing services providers on livelihood and build linkage with them.
• Arrange meetings with the local Shura and other stakeholders to coordinate the livelihood activities.
• Develop joint plans between beneficiaries and the services providers for skills development and setting up livelihood activities.
• Support the services providers to adjust their working environment for the inclusion of people with psychosocial disabilities.
• Creating and developing new innovative ways to communicate the beneficiary’s messages to their existing customers.

• Monitoring and reporting:

• Develop internal monitoring and operational plans for livelihood activities.
• Monitor marketing trends and competition activities and propose counteractions.
• supervise the process the beneficiary selection.
• Monitor field-based implementation of the livelihood activities, including guiding field staff on livelihood interventions.
• Ensure systematic documentation and filing.
• Provide inputs and feedback to reporting.

Submission guidelines

Please indicate the following vacancy number in your E-mail while applying for this job: Livelihood Officer-IAM-10, otherwise your application may not be shortlisted.

• Only short-listed candidates will be called for an interview.
• Interviewees will also be informed personally.