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• Work closely with the Project Manager, resolve the issues and make
  decisions regarding criteria for identification, selection, verification
  and graduation of beneficiaries targeted for livelihoods assistance.
• Contribute to proposal development based on assessments and under
  the direction of the project manager.
• Engage with relevant staff to put in place a detailed implementation
  plan for livelihoods project.
• Design systems and ensure accountability specifically to refugees,
  local communities, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), donors and other
  stakeholders.
• Overall responsibility for implementation of Livelihoods project
  interventions including community mobilization and ensuring that the
  project integrates refugee and host community approaches.
• Closely follow up on day to day implementation of livelihood project
  activities and take corrective action to achieve key result indicators on
  livelihoods and other project targets and goals as specified in the work
  plan.
• Ensure quality of project outputs through regular supervision and
  monitoring.
• Ensure that the project beneficiaries i.e. refugees and host
  communities, are participating as equal partners in the design, monitoring
  and evaluation of projects.
• Participate in the preparation of M&E plan for the livelihoods
  projects and ensure its implementation.
• In collaboration with data management and monitoring and evaluation
  officer, put in place project field monitoring tools and project database
  and ensure the database is updated regularly with project information.
• Provide timely, high quality project progress reports both for DCA
  internal and donor requirements
• Collect lessons learned, best practices, cases studies and support
  knowledge management.

• The ideal candidate for the DanChurchAid (DCA) Livelihoods Officer,
  Humanitarian Programme job should possess a Bachelor’s degree in
  Agriculture, Agri-business, Agricultural extension or any related field.
• Five years of practical experience in agricultural related work.
• Ability to demonstrate high knowledge on Village Savings and Loan
  Associations (VSLA) and Income Generating Activities (IGA).
• Experience of supporting and working with farmers, small/ medium
  scale enterprises (SMEs) and the private sector.
• Experience with market facilitation, supporting systemic change and
  promoting services directly.
• Experience of working with cash based interventions and Mobile
  Monitoring Technology (MMT)
• Experience of working in Humanitarian sector
• Excellent communication, report writing and facilitation skills.

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