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• Build formidable relationships with field
  level structures, authorities and community leaders as well as field level
  private and other stakeholders
• Work in liaison with the
  Livelihoods/Gender Officer attend and represent the interest of EUTF and
  DRC in the areas of your responsibility
• Actively coordinate with the field staff
  of other EUTF projects, DRC sectors and other organizations.
• Actively participate in the regular sector
  meetings and in-house coordination meetings.

• Effectively implement the day to day
  activities according to the EUTF plan and technical standards of the
  sector.
• Actively contribute to innovative project
  implementation and through field experience and information sharing
• Carry out beneficiary trainings with
  relevant stakeholders.
• Actively take part in quality data
  collection and timely reporting
• Actively mobilize beneficiaries
• Keenly monitor and document EUTF and DRC’s
  livelihood activities
• Prepare reports to contribute to the
  weekly, monthly and other reports
• Ensure the delivery of items and others
  services to beneficiaries

• Mentor and supervise field based
  volunteers and community participants.
• Provide technical and programmatic
  leadership for the livelihoods outreach workers and community based
  mechanisms in Yumbe area as needed.
• Develop staff performance measurement and
  targets and appraise them based on the set targets.
• Uphold DRC’s code of conduct and
  principles of accountability

• Assist the Livelihoods Officer to monitor
  financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely
  feedback on budget follow ups.
• Plan and coordinate proactively logistics
  and movements for project interventions.
• Follow up all DRC Procedures on Security,
  Finance, Logistics, HR and Administration.
• Participate in the facilitation of order
  requests
• Ensure effective use of assigned
  resources, materials and assets.

• The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee
  Council (DRC) Livelihood and Gender Assistant career placement must hold a
  Degree in Agro-business Management, Enterprise Management, business
  development or other related field.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding
  of rural poverty, vulnerability issues, targeting mechanisms and resilience.
• One year of experience in a similar
  position.
• Excellent knowledge in preparing major
  international donor reports.
• Knowledge and experience of working with
  Echo, EU donors.
• Possess strong analytical and conceptual
  skills.
• Possession of a valid motorbike riding
  permit with at least one year of rough road riding experience.
• Proven commitment to accountable
  practices.
• Knowledge of working in challenging
  environments.
• Proven ability to manage large varied
  workloads and deal constructively with stress and periods with long hours.
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet
  deadlines and work with limited supervision
• Proactive, stable and robust character and
  a good team player.
• Excellent communication skills, calm and a
  good sense of humour.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and
  demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations at all
  levels.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and
  at least one local (Yumbe) language.

• 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
• 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.

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