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Job Title:  Livelihoods Assistant (Fresher Job Vacancies)  

Organisation: ALIGHT

Duty Station: Nakivale, Uganda

Salary Scale:  UGX 1,000,000 – 1,300,000 /= (Gross P/Month)

About Organisation:

ALIGHT, formerly the American Refugee Committee (ARC), is an international non-profit, non-sectarian organization that has provided humanitarian assistance and training to millions of beneficiaries over the last 40 years. In 2011, Alight helped nearly 2.5 million people get essential services to regain their health and take back control of their lives. Alight works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to communities of refugees and internally displaced persons in seven countries in Africa, Asia and Europe, including Iraq, Kosovo, and in the Darfur region of Sudan and is currently providing for emergency relief and recovery in Haiti. Alight provides shelter, clean water and sanitation, health care, skills training, microcredit education, protection to help survivors of war and natural disasters to rebuild their lives with dignity, health care, security and self-sufficiency.

Job Summary:   Reporting to the Livelihoods Officer, Livelihoods Assistant supports implementation of livelihoods sector activities, ensuring that livelihoods activities are conducted as planned.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Day to day Responsibilities:

• Promote the use of modern farming practice and techniques through training, advising farmers, farm visits and demonstrations to transform targeted families from subsistence to commercial farmers.
• Identify project beneficiaries in collaboration with Local structures and in accordance with the laid down guidelines/rules and timeframe.
• Ensure Small holder farmers’ groups are mobilized, organized, and strengthened into strong business groups/ for bulk purchase of inputs, value addition, bulking and collective marketing of produce.
• Develop the farmer’s capacity to improve production and productivity of selected enterprises of desired quality.
• Coordinate project activities with OPM, UNHCR, government extension agents and other partners at community level
• Carry out monitoring visits to verify information provided by Community Based Facilitators.
• In liaison with the Livelihoods Officer prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual work plans and reports.
• Support M&E teams in data collection and updating group information and their achievements.
• Manage and mentor Livelihoods volunteers under his/ her supervision.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• University Degree in Agriculture or Agribusiness from a recognized institution/ Diploma in sustainable agriculture
• At least two years of work experience implementing agro-based and social business livelihoods.
• Experience in entrepreneurship, VSLA and agribusiness.
• Knowledge of farmer field school approach and climate smart agriculture
• Experience in writing reports.
• Must be fluent in written and spoken English.
• Motorbike riding experience with a valid riding license
• Knowledge of Kiswahili, the local language of the population and Kinyarwanda is an added advantage.

Key Behaviors and Abilities

• Ability to work individually and within a team.
• Ability to write clear, detailed, and concise reports on computer and consistently able to meet deadlines.
• Willingness to travel throughout communities and work in a participatory manner with a variety of populations.
• Strong knowledge of the local population and language.
• Ability to handle stressful working conditions with limited supervision.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 18th July 2024

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