Area Livelihood Officer

About BRAC Afghanistan

BRAC Afghanistan is seeking applications from highly qualified and experienced Afghan Nationals for an anticipated project (Phase 2 of ABADEI) for the following positions based in 13 provinces (Khost, Paktika, Kabul, Kandahar Samangan, Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar, Nooristan, Helmand, Zabul, Urozgan, Nimroz).

Job Summary

Assist the technical specialist-provincial and project staff need assessment and identify eligible women-led micro enterprises in the target communities. Build the capacity of the project participants on the existing enterprise management. He/she will lead the team to achieve the project activities and objectives. Provide technical, financial resources and equipment support to the project participants. He/she will conduct field visits to analyses the relevant reports to ensure quality. 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Select the targeted programme participants and appropriate enterprise option as an Income Generating Activities (IGAs) for them following the programme guideline in order to enroll into the programme.
• Provide enterprise development training, asset purchase and transfer, input distribution to the participants as per programme guideline.
• Provide education on livestock management, apiculture, horticulture.
• Continuous follow up, supervision, close monitoring and progress analysis of enterprise and the programme participants in order to graduate them from the extreme poverty level within the programme cycle.
• Develop different progress reports, training,  proper documentation and follow administrative rules of programme and organization.
• Monitoring and support the formation process by providing necessary guidance to build effective pro- poor social platform in the community
• Communicate and build network with different government and other service providers to obtain different service and facility for the program participants
• Provide support and guidance to the field team for resource and Community mobilization activities
• Support field and provincial team on social integration related issues to proper follow up and provie guidance to respective team to overcome challenge 
• Read, understand, practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Job Requirements

• 3 years of work experience in livelihood 
• Clear understanding of poverty dynamics, geographical and community context, different culture etc.
• Analytical skills
• Good communication and facilitation skills with different stakeholders
• Problem solving skill
• Documentation and reporting skill
• Basic computer skill

Submission Guideline

Interested candidates are requested to send their application (complete C.V along with a cover letter and reference information) to Human Resources Department, BRAC Afghanistan.

To apply please click on the below link: https://jobs.af/jobs/area-livelihood-officer

Only complete applications will be accepted and short listed candidates will be contacted.

BRAC Afghanistan retains the right to not recruit for any of the positions advertised for here.

If you have any difficulties to apply for this job please contact to jobs.af technical team through WhatsApp 0773020100

Women are highly encouraged to apply

BRAC is an equal opportunity employer

BRAC is committed to safeguard children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, our hiring process includes extensive background checks and a criminal records disclosure to ensure safeguarding and to prevent harassment and abuse

Functional Area

Management

Countries

Afghanistan

Provinces

Nangarhar

Laghman

Konar

Nooristan

Kandahar

Zabul

Urozgan

Faryab

Helmand

Nimroz

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