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• Provide expertise and technical assistance in animal husbandry and
  fisheries, agronomy and agribusiness, climate smart agriculture,
  marketing, IGA, DRR and environment management.
• Take lead in Resilience and Livelihood planning, budgeting,
  implementation and monitoring of progress.
• Mobilize and facilitate the engagements of stakeholders during
  planning and development meetings, workshops and other fora.
• Identify local level partners and support/ facilitate the partners
  in the implementation of planned activities.

• Take overall lead in the coordination of field level activities
• Ensure Small holder farmers’ groups are mobilized, organized and
  strengthened into strong business groups/cooperatives (rural producer
  cooperatives, marketing cooperatives, Savings groups/Savings and Credit
  Cooperatives) 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 by the market through
  demonstrations to farmer’s
• Establish and follow up demonstrations to facilitate production and
  productivity among the farmers
• Coordinate partners in implementation of agreed action plans.
• Ensure Integration of Resilience and Livelihood activities with
  other ongoing programme initiatives including that of World Vision and
  governments.
• Build the capacity of farmers’ business groups/cooperatives to
  collectively engage local leaders on identified issues.

• Prepare high quality reports, both narrative and quantitative
  information and reporting on relevant indicators and outcomes. Ensure that
  all reports are delivered according to high quality standards and are
  always submitted on time as per WVU standards.
• Ensure Care givers/Foster parents of unaccompanied Refugee children
  are members of farmer business groups/cooperatives and are accessing
  business developments services.
• Participate in monthly / quarterly reflection meetings with Child
  Monitors and guardians/parents and child protection committees to address
  findings from monitoring.
• Work closely with Area Response Coordinator to identify partners who
  will support the implementation of the Resilience and Livelihood Technical
  Programme within the Area Programme.
• Take lead in documentation and sharing of Impact/success stories and
  best practices to promote learning.
• Organize quarterly review meetings for partners and communities at
  the project sites to reflect on programmes/projects approaches, tools,
  impact of interventions, best practices, exit and sustainability
  strategies as well as create spaces and opportunities for action-learning
  and debate

• Monitor the wellbeing and child abuse cases and report any incidents
  in line with child protection policy and guidelines.
• Work in liaison with local leaders to protect children from child
  violations and abuses
• Sensitize children including most vulnerable, guardians/parents and
  other stakeholders about children’s rights and responsibilities.

• The ideal candidate for the World Vision Programme Coordinator,
  Resilience and Livelihood job opportunity must hold a Degree in
  agriculture or forestry or any other relevant discipline
• Two years of experience in community work and engagement
  Agricultural, Economic Development and Livelihood
• Entrepreneurship, micro finance and strong agribusiness skills
• Computer literacy skills
• Good writing and reporting skills
• Networking and influencing skills
• Ability to communicate in applicable local language(s)
• Passion for children.
• Track record demonstrating high integrity, reliability and
  dependable
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

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