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• Actively contribute to the review and update the self-reliance
  strategy for Uganda, develop clear operational plans and individual
  livelihoods projects for a multiyear cycle indicating the comprehensive
  needs and setting clear annual operational targets, including specific
  options for exiting humanitarian assistance
• Contribute to the implementation of livelihoods interventions with
  counterparts as well as colleagues
• Enhance and strengthen the different livelihoods interventions using
  efficient targeting techniques to graduate vulnerable refugees out of
  poverty; lead and guide the process of improving the methodologies and
  operational procedures adopted by implementing partners.
• Collaborate on monitoring and evaluation systems with indicators to
  track the progress out of poverty for the refugees and/or out of
  humanitarian assistance.
• Work closely with government, the private sector and partners,
  identify and enhance livelihoods opportunities for refugees and solutions
  to challenges related to access to legal employment, vocational training
  and, if and where applicable, micro credit or micro-financing.
• Keenly review and provide technical guidance to the project
  proposals submitted by Implementing Partners (IPs) as well as advice to
  operational partners, and guide and monitor livelihoods
  activities/programmes for refugees in line with UNHCR policies,
  mainstreaming gender, age and diversity.
• Provide guidance and capacity building for Implementing Partners
  (IPs) and staff through technical assistance, institutional assessment and
  training
• Support the regular sharing of livelihoods related information among
  different humanitarian, developmental and governmental stakeholders.
• Support the head of unit on how to orient livelihoods operations in
  conducting socio economic assessments; developing comprehensive multiyear
  strategic plans; implementing coherent programmes through suitable
  partners; designing and implementing specific livelihood-support
  interventions.
• Perform any other related duties as required.

• The self-reliance strategy is implemented thus the protection space
  available for refugees and asylum seekers is increased by improving their
  prospects and ability to accumulate assets and live with dignity
• Strategic partnerships are fostered with broad range of stakeholders
  including UN agencies, government, private sector, international and civil
  society organizations, in order to maximize the impact and increase
  efficiencies of operations, and to accelerate the shift from direct assistance
  to developmental approach for refugees and their host communities.
• The impact of UNHCR funded interventions are maximized through the
  careful management of project cycles, particularly adopting effective
  monitoring and evaluation processes and using participatory approaches, as
  well as building the capacity of implementing partners and relevant staff
• Make judgments on the quality of project proposals coming from
  implementing partners, on the quality of CVs screened when fielding expert
  deployments, on the quality of material/outputs submitted by consultants
• Enforce the compliance with standards on what resources are required
  for livelihoods operations to do the above, in terms of technical
  expertise, staffing capacity, partner capacity, technical tools/guidelines,
  time and budgets, and ensure that critical resource requirements are
  communicated to managers as appropriate

• The ideal candidate for the United
  Nations UNHCR Associate Livelihoods Officer job opportunity should hold an
  Undergraduate (equivalent of a BA/BS) in Agronomy, Agriculture Economics,
  Agribusiness, Rural Development, Economics, Business Administration, Socio-Economic
  Development, International Development/Poverty Reduction, Social Finance,
  Financial Management or other related fields.
• At least three years of previous work
  experience relevant to the function (in designing, planning, delivering,
  managing, monitoring and evaluating development programs in the areas of
  early recovery, local economic integration, agriculture development,
  skills development, enterprise development, livelihoods and economic
  empowerment including for women and youth).
• Technical competencies in at least two
  sub-sectors relevant to livelihood programming e.g. employment promotion,
  entrepreneurship building, private sector development, local economic
  recovery/poverty-reduction strategies, social finance.
• Excellent networking skills with private
  and public sector institutions.
• Excellent computer skills including
  Excel, Word and PowerPoint. 
• Excellent knowledge of English and local
  language.
• Work experience and knowledge of the
  refugee operation in Uganda.
• Previous experience in poverty reduction
  programmes, focused on linking safety net programmes (including usage of
  cash assistance) linked to access to employment and self-employment
  programme.
• Experience in developing partnership
  with the private sector (companies and/or business organizations)
• Proven drafting skills are an asset.
• Previous experience in working
  effectively with international and national NGOs and UN organizations, and
  with government authorities at national level.
• Prior experience in developing at least
  one comprehensive multi-year strategic plan for livelihoods support at
  field-level.
• Previous experience in conducting sector
  assessments using quality social-science methods and tools, quantitative
  methods and application of theories of Growth and Development to developing
  countries.

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