World Vision Livelihood Assistant – Korea Climate Change Project Jobs in Uganda
World Vision Livelihood Assistant – Korea Climate Change Project Jobs in Uganda
Purpose of the position: The Livelihood Assistant will be responsible for project implementation of field livelihood activities, mainly focusing upon farmer group capacity development in the settlement and hosting communities.
The job holder will build capacity of farmer groups through trainings, demonstration and field follow up.
The job holder will implement all field activities including guidance and training to successful formation of farmer groups, Rapid Appraisal of Income Generating activities, beneficiary training on small business / income generating skills.
The incumbent will ensure regular home visits to monitor activities and conduct timely reporting. The incumbent will work closely with leadership structures of refugees and host communities (Agriculture Officers, Community Development Officers, LC and RWC) in regard to climate change and livelihoods.
The incumbent under the direct supervision of the Livelihood Officer, will ensure that activities are approved, implemented, monitored and reported according to agreed project plan in line with the donor and World Vision Uganda (WVU) policies.
Key Outputs/Responsibilities.
Project implementation and sustainability
Provide expertise and technical assistance in agronomy and agribusiness, climate smart agriculture, marketing, IGA, DRR and Natural Resource Management.
Promote the use of modern farming practice and techniques through training, advising farmers, farm visits and demonstrations so as to transform targeted families from subsistence to commercial farmers in line with GoU policy.
Provide technical advice and support on enterprise development initiatives with high environmental integrity.
Identify and promote local innovations through adaptive research among farmers in response to climate change in their communities.
Established demonstration plots to act as learning and multiplication sites for farmer groups
Participatory selection of beneficiaries, prioritization of income generating activities, life skills awareness raising, and capacity building of the groups.
Identify technical capacity and challenges for beneficiaries, skills and knowledge they have in agronomy, business development and income generating activities.
Train beneficiaries on community self-help methodologies, including group governance and leadership, rapid appraisal of income generating activities.
Ensure timely procurement of and delivery of right quality and quantity of farmer inputs.
Promote Resilience and Livelihoods programme model for faster adoption of improved farming technologies towards building secure livelihoods for the marginal poor.
Community engagement and advocacy
Conduct awareness on IGA activities among communities and local leaders.
Link farmer groups to government and other partners to access additional social services
Facilitate community awareness campaigns on climate change impacts and the adaptation and mitigation measures
Promote community adoption and production of improved energy saving cooking stove
Facilitate and link beneficiaries to economic development and income generating activities.
Make sure there is balanced gender representation amongst beneficiaries and leaders.
Assist in solving any conflicts within group members.
Stakeholders Engagement, Networking and Collaboration
Maintaining effective coordination and working relations with donors and other relevant stakeholders at field level
Mobilize and facilitate engagements of stakeholders during planning meetings, workshops and implementation.
Network and collaborate with
District Local Government, OPM, UNHCR and other relevant stakeholders in the Program Area.
Liaise with Resilience and Livelihood Specialist for all decisions related to livelihoods, and carry out other duties as may be assigned.
Documentation, Reporting and knowledge management
Conduct regular follow up visits to farmer groups, and their IGAs, and to members to see if they are applying the practices, and provide technical advice and mentoring.
Track progress of the farmer groups and keep records.
Carry out quarterly meetings with beneficiary groups to assess performance at the community and project level.
Facilitate data collection from farmer groups, and manage the information flow in the M&E (LEAP) database
Support the preparation of farmer groups own monitoring plans.
Consolidate and compile monthly and quarterly reports, inclusive of success stories and lessons learnt.
Child Protection and Wellbeing
Monitor the wellbeing and child abuse cases and report any incidents in line with child protection policy and guidelines.
Work 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.
Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.
Minimum of Diploma in Agriculture or Agribusiness or Forestry or any other relevant discipline.
At least 2 years’ experience working with vulnerable communities and familiarity with humanitarian programming and implementation
Experience in greenhouse and nursery management, climate smart agriculture, microfinance, entrepreneurship and enterprise development is an added advantage
Experienced facilitator and trainer, with training material development skills.
Experience of data collection, collation, analysis, and report writing
Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
Strong leadership, organizational and analytical skills, and ability to work under pressure
Excellent verbal and written skills in English
Excellent computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Excel, spreadsheets
Track record demonstrating high integrity, innovativeness, creativity, reliability and dependable
Team player, Self-motivator, able to work with limited supervision;
Ability to ride a motorcycle with valid driving/riding license
Effective in written and verbal communication in English. Ability to communicate in applicable local language(s) is an added advantage
Spiritual maturity, interfaith knowledge and a biblical worldview. Ability to articulate and model our Christian identity and mission in an inclusive way.
Demonstration of well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Ensure a gender perspective in the scope of work and passion for children
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; World Vision Livelihood Assistant – Korea Climate Change Project Jobs in Uganda
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