The Position: Under the supervision of Inclusive Livelihoods Project Manager, the Inclusive Livelihoods Project Officer will lead in technical assessment, development, planning and implementation of the inclusive livelihood project activities targeting Persons with disabilities in Kakuma refugee camp in line with Handicap International Tanzania-Uganda-Somalia-Kenya (TUSK) strategy
S/he will be responsible for
1. Implementation of project activities
Providing technical leadership in the implementation of activities as defined in the concept while respecting all donor and HI guidelines and requirements.
Supporting and assisting Livelihood consortium partners to ensure delivery of all inclusive Livelihoods activities
2. Monitor, reporting and evaluation
Follow up the implementation of the activities and filling in on a regular basis the data collection tools drafted by the Project Manager.
Working with the data assistant to ensure accurate and up to date data is available for all project activities, and support in the production of quality donor and internal reports
3. Acting as the liaison with project partners
Planning regular meetings with partners and stakeholders
Ensuring that the meeting agenda is clearly set out and communicated in advance to the participants
4. Providing support and capacity building for implementing partners
Identifying the need for training of Livelihood implementing consortium partners in Kakuma refugee camp
Supporting, designing and developing training plans, training curricula and training materials and make sure they are validated by the Technical Advisor(s) and the Project Manager
5. Contributing towards the development of the project
Participating in the assessment of gaps and needs in the sector of intervention and exchange information with the Project manager
Participating in review of strategies and project planning
6. Management and supervision of staff under his/her line management
7. Respect of HI identity, rules and policies
Qualifications and skills required:
Education:
Bachelor degree in Business Management, Business development or any other relevant discipline preferred
Diploma in microenterprises management
Minimum of 2 years practical experience in project implementation
Experiences:
3 years of professional work experience in Livelihood centered approaches on poverty and vulnerability reduction,
In-depth understanding of disability as a driving factor of vulnerability and poverty affecting persons with disabilities
Excellent interpersonal, networking, communication, negotiation and facilitation skills
Professional Skills:
Monitoring and Evaluation
Cash Forecasting
Facilitation skills
Report writing skills
Proposal writing
Public relations
Great attention to detail and organization skills
Strong computer skills especially Excel and databases
Strong analytical, writing and communication skills
Excellent oral communication, good spoken and written English
Excellent interpersonal, networking, communication, negotiation and facilitation skills
Very good knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, internet and electronic messaging system
Behavioural Competencies:
Relational capabilities.
Enjoy working with persons with disabilities.
Languages: English: read, write and speak fluently
