The United Nations Development Programme Livelihood Analyst (NOB) Jobs in Nigeria

The United Nations Development Programme Livelihood Analyst (NOB) Jobs in Nigeria

Job Description

Insecurity in the North West region of Nigeria – especially Katsina, Zamfara and Sokoto is characterized by a complex blend of communal conflicts, farmer-herder conflict, armed banditry and organized crime.

These conflict drivers are further amplified by demographic pressure, relative deprivation, perceptions of economic exclusion and climate-induced risks. While numerous peace agreements and amnesties including in Sokoto and Zamfara provided some short-term stability, violence that resurged in the North West, especially in 2020 poses a significant stability risk to the region and country as a whole. In Katsina and Kaduna States for example, organized communal violence and banditry attacks tripled from April to June 2021 and at least 80,150 and 67,192 people respectively are now in IDP camps with many more urbanely displaced.

The conflict – and especially the bandit phenomenon in the Northwest is also rooted in the degraded socio-economic and political context that they occur. Bandit groups are understood to be materially motivated, and not ideologically driven – leading to an emerging “banditry economic system” that is locally embedded.

The violence in the southeast has a distinct uniqueness and peculiarity in comparison to the conflicts affecting other regions in Nigeria and therefore must be approached differently.
Of recent the region has seen sustained episodes of secessionist-linked violence that have turned increasingly fatal.

Livelihood development therefore is a significant part of the overall Country Office’s conflict prevention and peacebuilding offer to Nigeria. Particularly, promoting emergency income-generation, jump-starting local businesses, exploring seed financing for green micro-businesses led by young people, catalyzing investments that will focus on businesses that foster ecological restoration, digital enabled systems and renewable energies.

Position Purpose

Under the direct supervision of the Conflict & Political Economy Specialist, the Livelihood Analyst will support implementation of livelihood interventions in peace and security contexts in the North West Region of Nigeria and other parts of the country including the South East, to:

Provide technical inputs to the respective stakeholders for ensuring effective emergency income-earning support, livelihood enhancement and economic recovery.
Support knowledge management and information sharing, including M&E, Reporting and Communications around the livelihood interventions in the NW, and other regions including the
Impact of Results:

The key results have an impact on the success of the NW programme and other livelihood and economic recovery projects to undertake effective crisis response and promote resilience in the communities to on-going crises in the NW Region of Nigeria through high-quality of design, operation and programming of activities with strong technical inputs.

Duties and Responsibilities

Identify the appropriate modality of implementation and partnerships for various livelihoods interventions for the livelihood and integrated recovery projects, including short-term employment creation; entrepreneurship development; vocational training and other thematic-focused interventions (micro and small enterprise development; business development services, economic empowerment of women and youth, based on the assessment and facilitate the procurement and agreement process;

Design and formulate activity plans for livelihood support activities for the livelihood and economic recovery projects;

Maintain the quality assurance and the validation of livelihoods and economic recovery portfolio data (indicators, targets, results) in the established information management system for measuring the qualitative and quantitative impact, and report on the progress;

Conduct analysis of data, case evidence and research findings to distill relevant lessons from projects

and programmes to support strategy and project development and innovation on livelihoods, and community economic revitalization;

Support implementation of livelihoods activities to ensure the quality delivery on time on the livelihood and economic recovery projects, including short-term employment creation (Cash for work, asset distribution); entrepreneurship and business development; Study different modalities of active labour market interventions and conduct assessments; and establish innovative programmes to target women, youth, and other vulnerable groups;

Oversee and monitor day-to-day project activities, providing technical support to ensure the project activities are implemented in line with the planned timeline and results. Promptly report to Conflict & Political Economy Specialist, Senior Management in UNDP, and relevant actors whenever the issues that require their attention arise.

Provision technical inputs to the respective stakeholders for ensuring effective emergency income-earning support, livelihood enhancement and economic recovery:

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master's Degree in Economics, International Development/Relations, Economics, Business Management, Political Science, or other relevant fields.

Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in economic development, livelihood enhancement, or poverty reduction;

Experience in post conflict environment with knowledge of socio-economic, culture, and community development issues in complex crisis situation is a strong advantage;

Strong knowledge on employment creation, emergency livelihoods interventions, cash-for-work activities, economic recovery;

Experience with diverse projects in complex environments, involving multi-disciplinary teams, broad ranges of stakeholders, and within volatile security situations is strongly preferred.

Previous working experience with UNDP and other UN agencies strongly preferred.

Language:

Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Ability to communicate effectively in, Hausa, or any other local language spoken in the NW region is an asset.

Core Competencies:

Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline

Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements

Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback

Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible

Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident

Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships

Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; The United Nations Development Programme Livelihood Analyst (NOB) Jobs in Nigeria

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