Livelihood Specialist

Job Description

CARE seeks a Livelihood Specialist for a potential USAID-funded food security and livelihoods project. The project would seek to assist rural households that are currently receiving support from the Government of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) to achieve food security and resilience. The Livelihood Specialist will provide technical advice on and oversee the implementation of programming to increase to livelihood transition opportunities. This includes enhancing human capacity skills and opportunities for skills development and increasing employment and self-employment opportunities in target households and/or communities.

International relocation and allowances may be available for this position. This position is subject to project award and funding.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and provide technical guidance, supervision and support to all aspects of livelihoods on the program (includes planning, budget management, implementation, and reporting).
• Development and implementation of livelihoods assessment tools and approaches
• Ensure Village Economic and Social Association and Village Savings and Loan Association approaches, methodologies, and strategies are incorporated into the program
• Develop livelihood promotion capacities within the program, partners, and at woreda and community levels to protect livelihoods and achieve food security
• Provide capacity building and training of CARE and partners for livelihoods interventions
• Strengthen woreda level livelihoods promotion systems
• Develop standards and systems for implementing livelihood approaches working with rural communities
• Liaise with other NGOs, relevant Government agencies to ensure good coordination of effort, avoid duplication, share lessons and approaches for maximizing impact
• Supervise a team of up to 6 technical advisors

Qualifications:

• An advanced degree in international development, agriculture, business, marketing, labor market, climate adaptation, food security, or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience (8 years of experience strongly preferred) with USG or other donor-funded development projects focused on livelihoods (preferably with experience related to on-farm, off-farm and employment livelihoods), resilience, and vulnerable household, preferably in the Ethiopian context
• Demonstrated ability to work and coordinate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders, including national and local government, donors, community-based organizations, and the private sector
• Experience in project management and reporting
• Excellent demonstrated oral and written English skills
• Ability to travel within project areas as required

About the Organization

CARE tackles underlying causes of poverty so that people can become self-sufficient. Recognizing that women and children suffer disproportionately from poverty, CARE places special emphasis on working with women to create permanent social change. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives.