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  • Posted: Mar 27, 2023
    Deadline: Mar 30, 2023
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    Smiling Hearts initiatives international is a humanitarian non-governmental, non profit organization founded in Nigeria, Borno state Maiduguri and has been in operation since 2016 as Zumunchi Hearts Initiatives International before its official registration with CAC on 10th October 2018 as Smiling Hearts Initiatives International. Smiling Hearts Initiatives International work with the aim of saving and improving people lives, in Nigeria and the world at large, in response to Humanitarian needs and challenges, in the Northeast of Nigeria focusing in the sector of Education, Protection, WASH, CCCM, Livelihood, Health, Shelter, Psycho-social support, NFI, Food security/GFD in the area of operations
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    Livelihood/IGA Assistant

    • Qualification      BA/BSc/HND
    • Experience         3Year

    Key Areas of Accountability
    Programme Support (Typically will be at field level):

    • Assist program officers to ensure program progress according to the developed schedule and work plan.
    • Assist in the coordination of livelihood activities.
    • Support in the process of beneficiary registration, community mobilization and sensitization.
    • Assist in promoting community participation and inclusion as to encourage community ownership over activities implemented.
    • Ensure equal representation of various community groups in the implementation of activities.
    • Assist in the facilitation of community meetings, focus group discussion and other as required by the program.
    • Keep program officers and management updated regards to security situation in the project implementation area.
    • Provide weekly field reports, capturing activities progress, lessons learned as well as general situation and community updates and needs.
    • Document lessons learned and success stories on the project.
    • Adhere to all SHI policies and procedures as outlined in SHI policies and procedure manuals.
    • Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to SHI and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission in Communities of operation.
    • To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Humanitarian Principles.

    Capacity Building:

    • Identify learning and training opportunities for partner staff and communicate this to the Livelihoods Officer or Livelihoods Coordinator.  

    Representation & Advocacy & Organizational Learning:

    • Supporting coordination working groups within the IDP camps and host communities or target project sites.
    • Contribute to communications and media work as required through correction of data and information and sharing with the project heads

    General:

    • Comply with Smiling Hearts Initiatives Int. policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities, and other relevant policies and procedures

    Behaviours (Values in Practice)
    Accountability:

    • Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling SHI’s values
    • Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

    Ambition:

    • Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
    • Widely shares their personal vision for SHI, engages and motivates others
    • Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

    Collaboration:

    • Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
    • Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
    • Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

    Creativity:

    • Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
    • Willing to take disciplined risks.

    Integrity:

    • Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

    Child Safeguarding:

    • We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

    Health and Safety:

    • The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SHI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

    Qualifications and Experience
    Essential:

    • Relevant experience of working in livelihoods, including report writing.
    • Education to B. Agriculture or any other related subject or equivalent field experience (in agricultural research programme) and livelihood programming.
    • Previous experience of project management and implementation
    • Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
    • Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation
    • Experience of training and capacity building of staff
    • Some experience of representation and ability to represent SHI effectively in external forums.
    • Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals
    • Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
    • Excellent communication and strong influencing skills
    • Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
    • A high level of written and spoken English
    • The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
    • Commitment to the aims and principles of SHI. In particular, a good understanding of SHI mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support

    Desirable:

    • High level of communication in a local language (Kanuri, Fulani, Hausa, Shuwa-Arab) according to the environment.
    • Familiarity with the integration of program FSL / Nutrition / Wash
    • Experience in gender mainstreaming, social protection programming.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Smiling Hearts Initiatives International on docs.google.com to apply

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