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• Prepare work plans for the sector staff in accordance with annual
  planning cycle
• Train staff and provide regular updates of work planning and
  reporting against SMART objectives.
• Oversee the performance of the Livelihoods team.
• Based on Grant Opening meetings and requirements for the Supply
  Chain departments, make recommendations on staffing to the Base Manager
  and support with recruitment process as required.
• Ensure that the sector activities involve the vulnerable groups
  (especially women and youths), in the project implementation including in
  group discussions and decision-making processes.

• Coordinate with the Finance, Procurement Officers and other sectors
  of DRC to ensure proper management of livelihood planning and
  implementation.
• Serve as the main contact for Livelihood activities in DRC Rhino
  camp operations, and work closely with District and Sub-county production
  and Community Service departments in ensuring high quality standards in
  DRC livelihood sector operations.
• Ensure that Livelihood Officers implement project activities within
  the budget limits and in line with good budget management and
  accountability procedures
• Support Livelihood Officers in ensuring activities implementation is
  done in compliance with DRC/Donor quality procedures
• Closely monitor the implementation of livelihood activities to
  timely identify any problems that may affect the achievement of intended
  outputs and results; by pragmatically and constructively dealing with them
  early enough
• Work in close coordination with field staff, ensure that vulnerable
  groups (especially women and youths) are actively involved during group
  discussion and the decision making process;
• Represent the livelihoods sector during coordination meetings with
  stakeholders such as local communities, local government officials, and
  donors.
• Organize and manage workshops, trainings and meetings that are
  hosted by the sector with relevant partners—beneficiary households, line
  ministries and CBOs

• Provide regular internal reports and other relevant information on
  general policy matters and programme activities to the sector staff and
  other relevant persons.
• Ensure that a sound documentation procedure is adhered to, including
  relevant beneficiary database is developed, maintained and updated
  regularly.
• Initiate the roll-out of relevant sector assessments on project
  status in project operational areas.
• Ensure update-to-date records (disaggregated by
  gender/age/diversity) are maintained for all beneficiaries of the
  livelihoods interventions.
• Actively participate in the preparation of relevant manuals/tool
  kits and training curriculums that can be used in training beneficiaries
• Ensure that a sound feedback system is in place in the project area
  so that beneficiaries have easy access to DRC and that the Do-No-Harm
  principle to persons of concern/beneficiaries at the point of delivery is
  upheld.
• Train staff on compliance with internal reporting requirements and
  required contributions to donor and other reporting.
• Lead weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting processes of livelihood
  activities.
• Actively contribute to project planning, development of proposals
  and documentation of lessons learned, best practices and success stories.
• Lead the identification of beneficiaries needs using both technical
  skills and local knowledge
• Engage and build strong and better relations with all community and
  settlement leaders (including Refugee Welfare Committee), local government
  structures and line ministries including OPM staff for the enhancement of
  DRC/ Donor overall program objectives

• Actively participate in monthly Budget Follow up review meetings and
  ensure all livelihood activities status are updated and submitted to Base
  Manager/designate
• Manage all livelihood data collection exercises including the
  conduction of assessment and surveys (e.g. baseline surveys, yield
  assessment, do-no-harm surveys etc.) in close coordination with the
  Country M&E unit to monitor and evaluate food security and livelihoods
  projects activities;
• Work closely with M&E unit to identify, document and disseminate
  relevant project success, challenges and follow up on implementation of
  project’s action points
• Support the undertaking of detailed situational analysis in
  collaboration with relevant stakeholders (especially the PoC) and propose
  appropriate project implementation approaches
• Supervise the implementation of all participatory needs/vulnerability
  and capacity assessments of affected communities and PoCs
• Actively participate in project evaluations and assist in the
  analysis of results

• Ensure compliance with donor requirements regarding programming
  implementation and asset management.
• Support sector team with logistics arrangements to facilitate
  effective programming.
• Provide management of all sectoral implementation budget, including
  timely expenditure planning & budget follow ups in consultation with
  the Base Manager.
• Ensure DRC financial procedures, guidelines and corruption control
  is maintained among the team.
• Initiate procurements and ensuring adherence to correct procurement
  and logistical procedures and in coordination with the Logistics
  department both in Rhino camp and Arua, support the timely procurement of
  project materials, particularly in relation to managing cash based
  interventions.
• Initiating the engagement of consultant services for required for
  enhancing effectiveness of sectoral activities.

• Directly responsible for supervising livelihoods Officers,
  Assistants and any casual workers hired to facilitate implementation of
  sectoral activities.
• Responsible for recruitment planning and leading recruitment of
  required field staff in consultation with the livelihoods Coordinator,
  Base Manager and HR Officer.
• Conduct staff development including target setting, performance
  appraisal, and early identification of excellence and other performance
  issues and timely addressing such issues with support of HR department.
• Provide capacity building to team members on relevant topics
  including social mobilization, participatory planning and prioritization,
  activity budget monitoring vis-à-vis implementation, vulnerability
  assessment and targeting, relevant approaches to project monitoring and
  reporting.
• Mentor and supervise sector staff for effective and timely
  implementation of project activities.

• Coordination: Maintain close and good relations with all relevant
  stakeholders including UNCHR, and other relevant UN organizations, OPM,
  local authorities, line ministries, donors, other NGOs, CBOs and other DRC
  partners;
• Transparency: Ensure required reports and information is shared with
  the direct project stakeholders in a timely and adequate manner;
• Reporting: Timely compile required reports for all relevant
  stakeholders as guided by the Base manager and project manager.
• Follow up all DRC / DDG Procedures for Security, Finance, Logistics,
  HR and Administration.
• Uphold DRC’s international code of conduct.

• The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee Council Livelihoods Team
  Leader job placement should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Rural or
  Agricultural Development, Development Studies, Environment, or related
  field.
• Three to five years of work experience in relevant field INGO or
  other agencies.
• Experience in Agriculture, Agribusiness, and Business development.
• Proven ability in the implementation of large-scale projects.
• High integrity, pro-active, stable, robust character and a good
  team-player
• Highly motivated, results-oriented, and with well-developed
  problem-solving skills.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, representation and presentation
  skills.
• Knowledge of computers: word processing, database management
  packages.
• Commitment to accountable practices.
• Working knowledge and demonstrated experience working in challenging
  environments.
• Proven ability to manage varied workloads and deal constructively
  with stress
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and work with
  limited supervision
• Excellent communication skills, calm and a good sense of humour.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish
  effective working relations.
• Possession of a valid riding permit.

• 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
  and salary expectations.
• 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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