Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide technical support to the livelihoods
support officers, community resource persons, local partners and
Sub-county government line officers in charge of key sectors including
department of agriculture livestock and fisheries, Water environment and Natural
resources, trade, industry and enterprise development amongst others to
establish a collaborative working environment; implement high impact and
evidence informed interventions
- Lead in the day-to-day livelihoods program
implementation and prudent utilization of resources towards meeting the
program mandate in line with the approved work plan, organization
policies, and standard operating procedures.
- Foster linkages with partners and other
stakeholders in public and private sector in the county to enhance
synergy, collaboration and learning.
- Represent Concern Worldwide at county level
livelihoods related technical and coordination forums in: Natural
Resources Management, livestock sector forums, agriculture sector forums,
WESCOORD, contingency planning and early warning systems, social protection
systems and cash transfer programming, and others as will be specified by
the line manager.
- Play an active role in generation of new
knowledge through documentation of informal interactions and feedback
sessions with communities and through participating/supporting surveys and
other assessments; and documenting lessons learnt and success stories.
- Contribute to the development of the annual work
plan and quarterly costed work plan and support in tracking implementation
and reporting.
- Conduct regular field visits to monitor
progress, receive community feedback, check on the quality and impact of
activities approved in the annual program proposal, and quarterly costed
work plans.
Responding to Emergencies
- Participating and contributing towards Concern’s
emergency response, as and when necessary
- Complying with Concern’s health, safety and
security guidelines during emergencies
Others
- Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in
the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team,
beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
- Take all possible measure to meet Core
Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
- Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager
Person Specification
Minimum Education, Qualifications &
Experience Required:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture (Agriculture
Production, Agriculture Economics, or Agribusiness) or a related field.
- At least three (3) to four (4) years’ experience
in a similar role
- Proven experience in community engagement and
facilitation.
- Must have a working knowledge of Project Cycle
Management, Climate Smart Agriculture, Community Managed Disaster Risk
Reduction, Water supply systems, Natural Resource Management, Pastoral and
farmer Field Schools, Making Markets work for the Poor and Value Chains
Development.
- Demonstrated experience in implementing
livelihoods programs in ASAL areas.
- Fluency in spoken and written language in
English and Swahili
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Computer literate with good MS Office skills
How to Apply
Interested
candidates who meet the above requirements, should send a detailed CV with
three professional referees and Cover Letter Only to nairobi.hr@concern.net with
the subject of the email ason or before Friday, 17th October 2025. Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview. Only short-listed
candidates will be contacted for interview.
