Ethiopia: Livelihood Advisor - Ethiopia

CARE Ethiopia seeks a Livelihood Advisor for the proposed USAID/DFAP project. S/He will provide technical advice on and oversee the implementation of activities that will build local governance and capacities building. The Livelihood Advisor will lead and coordinate all livelihood-related initiatives across the DFAP consortium partners. The Livelihood Advisor will provide technical assistance and capacity building to Government partners.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and provide technical guidance, supervision and support to all aspects of livelihoods on the DFAP project


• Development and implementation of livelihoods assessment tools and approaches for DFAP


• Ensure CARE Ethiopia’s Village Savings and Loan Approach (VESA) methodology and strategies are employed and promoted


• Develop Livelihood promotion capacities in CARE, partners and at woreda and community levels to protect livelihoods and achieve food security


• Provide capacity building and training of CARE and partners for livelihoods interventions


• Strengthen woreda level livelihoods promotion systems


• Develop standards and systems for implementing livelihood approaches working with rural communities


• Overall responsibility for the planning, organization, budget management, reporting and implementation of livelihood activities on DFAP


• Liaise with other NGOs, relevant Government agencies to ensure good coordination of effort, avoid duplication, share lessons and approaches for maximizing impact

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or relevant discipline; Master’s degree preferred.


• At least five years’ relevant experience


• Experience in project management and reporting


• Experience in livelihoods interventions


• Relevant experience in capacity building and training


• Fluent in English