Livelihood Coordinator (NGO Jobs) at Alliance Forum for Development

Job Title:             Livelihood Coordinator.
Direct Supervisor: Reporting to the Head of Area Office (HoAo).
Position Type:      Full time
Number of positions: 1
Location:             Adjumani field office (Roving).
Job Summary
Under the supervision of the Head of Program, lead the implementation of AFOD Uganda food security and livelihoods (FSL) humanitarian and developmental programmes with the aim to achieve the AFOD’s strategic goals and objectives, by providing technical and strategic management of food security and livelihoods programs and project staff.
 
Duties and responsibilities
·       Lead in the development of appropriate food security and sustainable livelihood program intervention to contribute to household food security and social economic empowerment/resilience.
Identify priorities and design FSL interventions including supporting, needs assessment (including market assessment).
·       Oversee the implementation of all livelihood intervention and supervision livelihood technical staff, and reporting to ensure that the strategy is implemented to the highest quality standards.
·       Lead in the development of livelihoods project proposals and budgets.
Coordinate and organize regular joint monitoring field visits with stake holders. Conduct Post Distribution Monitoring and other surveys mainly for the humanitarian programme.
In collaboration with team, develop and deliver annual/quarterly/monthly work/activity plans, follow up the implementation of plans and ensure timely review/adjust them to achieve committed target.
Provide technical support in all aspects of the project management cycle in ensuring the integration of AFOD Uganda FSL strategy and quality standards;
Ensure that the Livelihoods program is integrated and implemented inline with the AFOD 2-P and ICLEM model.
Support the design and implementation frame work/model for FSL/Economic empowerment for resilience program
Mobilize sustainable resources to facilitate implementation of FSL/Economic empowerment program
Support quality program implementation of FSL/Economic empowerment and resilience in line with organization strategies and country plan
Contribute to the monthly technical situation report and Activity Progress Report
Perform any other duties that may be assigned.

Minimum qualifications

Education
A bachelor’s degree required in Agriculture, but a post graduate degree is preferred in Agriculture or other discipline that provides an understanding of food security and livelihood programming /or equivalent practical experience.
Experience
A minimum of 4 years’ experience in the management of food security and livelihoods projects, including understanding of humanitarian and sustainable livelihoods programming in a variety of livelihoods intervention areas.
Practical experience in food security assessments and nutritional surveys, cash-based interventions, agriculture and livestock interventions, fisheries interventions, small business / micro-credit interventions; market analysis.
Core Competences
Demonstrate good knowledge of humanitarian assistance and/or development and you are good at synthesizing, analyzing and have writing skills.
Ability to work independently as well as in a team and flexibility.
Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills, English fluency (spoken and written).
Good writing and presentation skills
Advanced skills in MS Office packages
Application: Address your application to the Human Resource Officer, AFOD Uganda. Include a cover letter, vacancy reference, CV (with 3 referees and their functional email & contacts) and copies of academic qualifications/certificates. Clearly state only the Position as the email subject line.  Send your application by email to  recruitments_ug@afodi.org or by hand delivery to AFOD offices listed below:
1.     Adjumani field office located on Kelvin Road Karoko Village Biyaya Parish Adjumani Town council.
2.     Moyo Town Field Office. For Obongi drop at the Palorinya base camp, Obongi District
3.     Koboko field office located at Lipa Village – Near Koboko Parents Senior Secondary School.
4.     Kiryandongo District Headquarters, Office of the DHO-District Health office.
5.     Kampala Country Office located on Block 216 Plot 3973 Kanfirst Drive-Canon Road, Off Kyambogo Road Buye -Kigowa Ntinda.
Deadline for submission: Application should be submitted before or by 5:00pm EAT on 24^th  July 2023.

AFOD is a smoke free, and equal opportunity employer, any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification of a candidate.
Warning!! Be aware of Fraudsters, AFOD-Uganda does not charge money or any kind of bribe at any stage of the recruitment process.

Download the TORs using the following link: https://uga.afodi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Livelihood-Coordinator.pdf