Livelihood Coordinator at CARE

Job Summary

• Under the direct supervision and guidance of the Project Manager FSNL, the Coordinator will provide effective support to program activities that effectively meet the objectives of building resilience of vulnerable households for food and nutrition security and provide technical oversight and project leadership and management of livelihood and financial Inclusion activities.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Team Supervision and Technical Management                                                                                                  

• Provide programmatic leadership & team management in the implementation of the livelihoods interventions.
• Provide technical guidance and direction for all livelihood activities; define and implement activities to achieve the greatest coverage and impact possible. 
• Collaborate with the Project Manager and the technical sector leads to prepare strategic work plans with clear objectives and achievement benchmarks, long-term and short-term priorities, implementation plans, financial projections and tools for evaluation.
• Identify gaps and needs in current programming areas of food security and nutrition, agribusiness and livelihoods programming.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Directly supervise all livelihoods field personnel in targeted areas.
• Ensure training and ongoing capacity-building opportunities for staff on technical and project management skills.
• Ensure timely completion and submission of monthly timesheets, probation reviews and annual performance reviews.

Coordination, networking and external engagement 

• Represent CARE at the Early Recovery sector coordination/donor meetings in Yobe.
• Support the Area Manager in building relationships with other livelihood actors, UN, donor counterparts, and other I/NGOs.
• Seek opportunities to collaborate with other organizations in both coordination, learning, and programming.
• Network with other CARE entities, particularly around best practices, technical approaches and resource acquisition
• Provide CARE’s communications & advocacy department with information to highlight CARE’s livelihood activities and impact.

Monitoring, Reporting and Evidence Building      

• The Livelihoods Coordinator will work closely with the MEAL team to develop reports on livelihood activities and submit them to the Project Manager for review as per WFP requirements. 
• Ensure compliances with CARE and WFP standards in the implementation & management of livelihood programs.
• Review, analyse provide inputs and feedback on livelihood project interventions to improve quality (including assessment, design, monitoring, and evaluation).
• In cooperation with the MEAL team, support to strengthen the M&E systems.
• Ensure that the Livelihoods 5W reports are consolidated and shared with the Early Recovery coordination cluster.

Resource Mobilization      

• Contribute to CARE’s resource mobilization efforts. 

Other Responsibilities as Assigned                                                                     

Required

• Post-graduate Degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness or any related field.
• Minimum 3 years of work experience in agribusiness development, livelihoods, financial and market inclusion programming.
• Previous experience in implementing Market System Development programming, driving value chain development activities is preferable.
• Ability to write reports of high quality.

Desired

• Knowledge of local languages spoken in Borno and Yobe.
• Previous experience with INGOs or NGOs. 
• Advanced computers skills (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to establish priorities, plan, coordinate and organize own work plan.

Competencies: 

• Approachability                                 
• Building Effective Teams
• Customer Focus
• Integrity and Trust
• Drive for Results
• Comfort around Higher management
• Business Acumen
• Negotiating
• Organizational Agility