Job Title: Livelihoods Officer
Organisation: United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Position No.: UNOPSINT
Vacancy Notice:
UNHCR/UGANDA/IICA/012017
UNHCR/UGANDA/IICA/012017
Reports to: Senior Technical
Coordinator
Coordinator
Duty Station Kampala, Uganda
About UNHCR:
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was
established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly.
UNHCR’s mandate under the Statute of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees is to lead and co-ordinate action for international
protection to refugees; seek permanent solutions for the problems of refugees
and safeguard refugee rights and well-being. UNHCR has an additional mandate
concerning issues of statelessness, as it is given a designated role under
Article 11 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly.
UNHCR’s mandate under the Statute of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees is to lead and co-ordinate action for international
protection to refugees; seek permanent solutions for the problems of refugees
and safeguard refugee rights and well-being. UNHCR has an additional mandate
concerning issues of statelessness, as it is given a designated role under
Article 11 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
Job Summary: The Livelihoods
Officer will support the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
in the provision of technical support of the Livelihoods Unit at HQ and the
Regional Office in Nairobi and in collaboration with concerned staff in Uganda.
Officer will support the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
in the provision of technical support of the Livelihoods Unit at HQ and the
Regional Office in Nairobi and in collaboration with concerned staff in Uganda.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Assume the role of UNHCR Uganda
livelihoods focal point - Manage the inter-agency co-ordination and
consultation mechanisms at country and sub-office levels, including UNHCR
staff, government, partner NGOs and the private sector related to and
involved in livelihoods in a humanitarian context. - Regularly review and finalize the existing
TORs formulated for the Refugee and Host Communities Livelihood Technical
Working Group (LTWG), and chair the Livelihoods Sector Working Group
meetings at national level. - Take lead and facilitate the development
processes and relevant workshops towards elaborating UNHCR Ugandan
livelihoods strategy. This will include development of priority actions,
milestones, targets, indicators, operational work plans and budgets,
logical frameworks, anticipated budgets, highlighting linkages with other
UNHCR mandate areas (Protection, CBI, E&E etc.) as well as identifying
roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders - Provide strategic leadership and technical
guidance towards the implementation of UNHCR Ugandans livelihoods
strategy, to include identification of market based opportunities for self
and wage employment, vocational and skills training, entrepreneurship,
financial services (grants, VSLAs, microfinance, loans etc.) private
sector driven value chains in camps and settlements as well as undertaking
cost to benefit analysis of the different technologies - Roll-out the livelihoods sector
beneficiary targeting and selection guideline and standard operation
procedures across all the settlements together with IPs and OPs as well as
advise UNHCR and partners on appropriate livelihood targeting strategies,
bearing in mind the GoU/WFP/Uganda operation shared policy position on
time-targeting, resource and other constraints - Oversee the implementation of surveys and
analysis (such as socio-economic assessments, labour market surveys,
market analysis) that would inform planning and decision making for UNHCR
Uganda - Coordinate the piloting of UNHCRs
livelihoods graduation approach in Uganda in close collaboration with the
livelihoods unit at UNHCR HQ and Trickle Up - Oversee the development and implementation
of an in-country monitoring and evaluation system for livelihoods, with
the assistance of the Uganda Country Office and Livelihoods Unit at UNHCR
HQ - The incumbent will assess capacity
building needs and provide training to UNHCR staff, government
counterparts and partners, with assistance from the Livelihoods Unit - The jobholder will explore strategic
partnerships that would assist UNHCR in mobilizing resources and
effectively advocating for an enabling environment for implementation of
livelihoods initiatives. This would include initiatives with the OPM, WFP,
JICA, IKEA, WB - Take lead in knowledge development and
management to ensure that there is effective sharing of information
amongst stakeholders in the livelihoods and Humanitarian sector as well as
establishing clear linkages with existing initiatives such as ReHoPE - Responsible for submission of regular
reporting to the Country Office
Key Performance Indicators:
- Monitoring & Progress:
Socio-economic assessments of settlements in Uganda completed -Market
analysis of settlements in Uganda completed - UNHCR Uganda livelihoods strategy
finalised and implemented - Livelihoods components of ReHoPE
implemented - OPM-WFP-UNHCR Joint Project for
Self-Reliance implemented - Partnerships with WFP, WB, JICA, IKEA,
USAID operationalised - Graduation pilot is implemented with
Trickle Up - Harmonised livelihoods M&E framework
is established to inform decision-making - Knowledge and information on livelihoods
mainstreamed throughout UNHCR programmes, and UNHCR and IP staff are aware
of current policies, theories and best practices Accurate reports and
statistics timely submitted
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the United Nations
UNHCR Livelihoods Officer job opportunity should hold a Master’s degree in
Economics, socio-economic development, development planning, rural
development, or other related fields - At least eight years’ experience (with at
least 4 years at international level) of previous job experience relevant
to the function, both in humanitarian and development contexts. - Strategic planning as well as field
experience in similar settings is essential - Working knowledge and experience with
agricultural production and marketing, and non-farm income generating
activities - Previous experience in planning,
implementing, and monitoring livelihoods programmes in an international
context and managing multiple projects - Previous exposure and experience in
planning for results and measuring results in livelihoods programmes,
preferably with experience in designing livelihoods survey instruments - Knowledge of latest developments in the
livelihoods sector, and in-depth knowledge of at least 2 technical
sub-sectors in livelihoods in addition to agriculture and rural
development (e.g. microfinance, vocational training and technical education,
entrepreneurship building, cash assistance, community development,
employment services, etc) - Previous experience in design,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of livelihoods and development
projects - Prior experience in coordinating and undertaking
assessments, surveys and facilitating strategic planning processes - Previous exposure and experience in
managing, supervising and providing technical leadership to field based
project staff is highly desired - Experience working with the private sector
and entrepreneurship is an added advantage - Excellent communication (both written and
spoken) skills and networking abilities in communicating relevant
information to a variety of audiences for advocating UNHCRs mandate
Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision while delivering
high quality results for UNHCR Uganda - Previous work experience in East Africa or
Uganda highly desired - Fluent in written and spoken English;
knowledge of local languages will be an added advantage
How to Apply:
All interested Ugandan nationals who wish to join the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the aforementioned capacity are
encouraged to click on the link below and follow the application instructions
after reviewing the job details.
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the aforementioned capacity are
encouraged to click on the link below and follow the application instructions
after reviewing the job details.
Deadline: 15th June 2017
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