Job Title: Livelihood Specialist / Project Manager
Organisation: Finnish Refugee Council (FRC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Program Manager
About US:
Finnish Refugee Council (FRC) is an INGO promoting adult education and community development among refugees since 1997 as an operational partner to UNHCR and OPM.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Technical advice and support for project implementation (45%)
- Responsible for planning and developing viable livelihood approaches in the target rural communities in co-operation with stakeholders.
- Provide capacity building and training of project staff and other key stakeholders to arrange field trainings to selected community groups on livelihood interventions, climate-smart agriculture, environmental protection, food security etc. • Develop livelihood promotion capacities of the staff and community partners.
Project leadership, management, and monitoring (40 %)
- Lead project implementation, ensuring that all planned livelihood and capacity building activities and targets are achieved within budget and timeframe.
- Develop and implement active monitoring and evaluation using livelihood tools and approaches agreed with M&E Officer, analyse data, and make adjustments to improve quality and effectiveness.
- Ensure VSLA approaches and methodologies are incorporated into the project.
- Manage, supervise, and provide support the technical field teams in planning and implementation of the project, ensuring adequate monitoring, reviewing of progress and beneficiary feedback, and identify corrective actions.
- Facilitate submission of quality project reports on time, using agreed formats.
Stakeholder relations and networking (10%)
- Liaise with other NGOs and relevant government agencies to ensure good coordination and avoid duplication, share lessons.
- Communicate internally with HR, Finance, Administration, Logistics and Information units to ensure that project needs and progress are well understood, and that necessary information for units’ work is available.
- Contribute, where appropriate, to advocacy and information work.
Financial management (5 %)
- In coordination with FRC Finance Manager, ensure compliance with FRC and donor regulations and finance policies, as well as government rules and regulations on legal compliance.
- Participate in budget control and expenditure management.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold an advanced Degree in Social Development, Sustainable livelihoods, agriculture, agribusiness, business, climate adaptation, food security.
- At least five years of experience in livelihood / agriculture / climate adaptation intervention working with rural communities.
- At least two years’ project management experience.
- Ability to prioritize a demanding workload and to work under minimal supervision.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills.
- Knowledge in change management and capacity building.
- Good communication, feedback, and interpersonal and supervisory skills, assertive and able to question unclear transactions.
- Willingness to step in and solve difficult situations.
- Good computing skills; proficiency on Word, Microsoft Office packages and M & E tools such as Kobo toolbox.
How to Apply:
All candidates should Email their applications to: [email protected]
Please mention the position as the Subject and include in your application letter:
- Gross Monthly salary request
- Maximum 4-page long CV
- Contact details (email and telephone) of 3 professional reference persons.
- Do not email copies of certificates.
- Only shortlisted candidates are requested to present original certificates.
Deadline: 28th February 2022
NB: If you do not hear from FRC by 31st March 2022, your application has not been successful.
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