Concern Worldwide is hiring a Programme Officer – Livelihoods to support the implementation of livelihood programmes and ensure effective delivery of projects. The role is based in Tana River and knowledge of climate smart agriculture is required.
Job Purpose:
The Programme Officer, Livelihoods is responsible for the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of livelihoods and resilience interventions in Tana River County.
The role provides technical guidance in agricultural production, climate-smart agriculture, VSLA, apiculture, strengthens collaboration with government and other stakeholders, promotes community participation, and ensures programme implementation is delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with Concern Worldwide’s quality standards and donor requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership in agricultural production,
climate-smart agriculture, value chain development, value addition and
market linkages, ensuring farmers adopt improved production practices,
post-harvest handling technologies, agribusiness approaches and
sustainable market access to improve food security, livelihoods and
household resilience.
- Train, mentor and provide continuous technical backstopping to
community-level agricultural resource persons, lead farmers, VSLA
facilitators and apiculture champions on climate-smart agriculture,
sustainable crop production, beekeeping, value addition, agribusiness,
market linkages and financial inclusion to strengthen community resilience
and sustainable livelihoods.
- Support the establishment, strengthening and technical monitoring of
Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), ensuring adherence to
methodologies, financial literacy, governance, record keeping and linkage
to financial service providers.
- Provide technical support for the establishment and promotion of
apiculture enterprises, including participants selection, beekeeping
training, apiary establishment, hives management, honey harvesting,
post-harvest handling, value addition and market linkages.
- In close consultation with the area manager, implement of the Tana
River livelihoods program activities in the approved quarterly costed work
plans.
- Document case studies, success stories and activity reports on a
weekly and monthly basis for all activities implemented.
- Establish a working relationship with the Tana River County
Government Departments of Agriculture, Lands, Livestock and Fisheries;
Health, Water and Sanitation and engage them in the day-to-day
implementation of activities
- Advise the line manager on necessary changes as observed on the
ground to improve implementation of planned interventions.
- Network with like-minded partners to optimize programme delivery.
- Represent Concern Worldwide at coordination and technical forums in:
Citizen participation linked to areas of interest of livelihoods, Crop
production forums, livestock production forums, natural resource
management forums and others as will be specified by the line manager.
- Foster linkages between target communities and community groups with
the relevant government departments and the private sectors as appropriate
and as will be defined in the annual work plan. This will entail mapping
out and identifying the relevant government departments and private
sectors that will be appropriate at Sub County and ward level.
- Participate and contribute as necessary towards Concern’s Emergency
response as and when necessary
- Comply with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during
emergencies.
- To support and promote the standards outlined in the Programme
Participant Protection Policy and Concern Code of Conduct to their team,
partner organisations and beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a
safe working environment.
- Uphold and promote Concern’s values, including our workplace
equality, diversity and inclusion, and safeguarding values.
- Monitor monthly management accounts reports, track expenditure
against approved budgets, and liaise with relevant teams to address
variances and ensure optimal budget utilisation.
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in either of the following fields:
Agriculture/Agricultural Economics, Environmental Science, Disaster
Management, Social Sciences or any other relevant field.
- At least two (2) years’ experience in a role involving technical
extension service provision for agricultural production including
irrigation agriculture.
- A working knowledge of Project Cycle Management and Climate Smart
Agriculture.
- Candidates with working knowledge of Community Managed Disaster Risk
Reduction, Natural Resource Management, Agro-Pastoral Field Schools,
Making Markets work for the Poor and Value Chains Development will be
considered as an additional advantage.
Competencies required:
- Managing Yourself
- Individual Leadership
- Communicating and working with others
- Delivering results
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 as: ‘Programme Officer Livelihoods -Tana River’ Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.
