Livelihoods Coach - Aswan at SCI Career Site

, , Egypt -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

28 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

30 Nov, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Coaching Skills, Mentorship, Business Development, Teamwork, Child Protection, Crisis Management, Community Engagement, Training Delivery, Career Counseling, Data Protection, Financial Projections, Vocational Training, Project Implementation, Capacity Building

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

TITLE: Livelihoods Coach (Pending donor’s approval) LOCATION: Aswan TEAM/PROGRAMME: Refugees & Migrants Program POST TYPE: Fixed Term GRADE: 6 Duration: 10 monhs Child Safeguarding: Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff ORGANISATION PROFILE / PROGRAMME SUMMARY: Save the Children International is the world’s leading independent organization for children. We work in 117 countries and work, together with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. In Egypt, Save the Children International has been working to ensure that children’s rights are respected, protected and promoted since 1982. We carry out both long-term development work and, more recently emergency humanitarian work. Projects Scope: The project is funded from the Swiss Development Corporation (SDC) and will be based in Aswan. The project duration is one year from January 2026 to December 2026. The project will be targeting Sudanese community in Aswan based in Aswan field office, and the team will be working and based across 3 friendly scpaces in areas with high Sudanese concentration as Karkar and Nasr Elnuba, working on multisectors: - Child Protection: case management for children exposed to protection risks, besides providing emergency cash and protection for cash. It will also include mentorship program for children especially the unacompanied and separated children. Additionally, there will be capacity building for community leaders and teachers on CP and safeguarding. Furthermore, there will be awareness raising for children on their rights, besides awareness for their parents as well. - MHPSS: providing groups and individual mental health and psychosocial support to the children in groups and also individually according the care plan of each child. There will be also positive parenting groups conducted for the parents. Moreover, there will be community events held to enhance their wellbeing and integration. - Education: it will include renovation for community learning centers of Sudanese community, beside training to the teachers on the main technical and socio-emotional mechanisms. The project will provide education grants as well for the children enrolled in these centers. There will be also programs provided to the children who dropped out to enable them to return back to school, and other program for children who have weak literacy skills. - Livelihood: the component will have two tracks; wage employment and self employment. The 1st track will include capacity building for the beneficiaries followed by matching to employment opportunity. Beneficiaries will be supported by cash assistance and apprenticeship for 3 months. The 2nd track will be self employment starting with capacity building for the beneficiaries then provision of seed fund to start their business. Beneficiaries will have at least 3 month of coaching and monitoring. Vocational training will be also provided based on need. - Cash Assistance: the project will provide multipurpose cash assistance for vulnerable families, besides winteriation assistance as well. There will be also awareness raising on money management for those receiving the cash assistance. - Health: will include emergency nutrition screening and rapid nutritional support provided to newly arrived crisis-affected children and women. Additionally, there will be support to the public health system by training provision to staff and providing medical supplies. There will be also trainings for mental health, and GBV-related service providers in Aswan. The project will support the establishment of health service points within the community to provide health care services as check up, and also providing cash for health. - Gender will be mainstreamed across all sectors with focus on gender equality in awareness sessions, girls empowerement and health and protection support for GBV case ROLE PURPOSE: This position will be responsible for planning and implementing youth development and livelihoods activities for refugees. The position is responsible for the mentorship of the livelihood beneficiaries. The position maintains follow-up process with the livelihood beneficiary to ensure their understanding of the training material and their ability to develop their skills either to start a micro-business or to maintain a job. SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Livelihood Coordinator Staff directly reporting to this post: None KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Participate in the development of monthly field plans of the Life skills & Livelihoods activities of for unaccompanied children. Conduct one to one assessment with livelihood candidates and check their eligibility to the criteria; Match the applicants with the most appropriate livelihood opportunities Participate in training delivery for the essential work skills or essential business skills curriculums. Mentor the livelihoods participants during the Project Implementation. Providing input and assistance to wage employment candidates going on their apprenticeships Providing input and assistance to entrepreneurs developing business plans, business models, financial projections and explore Vocational Training opportunities Follow up with the employed beneficiaries and provide them with career counselling advice Follow up with established micro businesses to support program participants' technical capacity and business skills. Ensure Child Safeguarding standards are understood and met in liaison with the Child Safeguarding focal point. Ensure that project activities are implemented in line with Save the Children's policies and procedures, and adhering to donor requirements and guidelines; · Participate in planning, budgeting, M&E meetings and events. SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS Accountability: · Mmanaging resources efficiently, achieving and modelling Save the Children values. Ambition: · Sets ambitious and challenging goals for oneself (and their team), takes responsibility for own personal development and encourages others to do the same. · Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others. Collaboration: · Builds and maintains effective relationships, with team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters. · Values diversity as a source of competitive strength · Approachable and active listener Creativity: · Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions Integrity: · Honest, encourages openness and transparency Confidentiality and data protection: · Ensures that beneficiaries’ data are kept confidentially and in line with data protection policies QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Essential: · Bachelor’s degree in development related fields/ Related academic qualification. · Minimum of +2 years of experience in related fields (development felid, business development, Facilitation & learning field) · Good Communication skills. · Good Facilitation and coaching skills preferred. · Demonstrated ability to work with highly vulnerable groups. · Awareness about the security context and political situation in Egypt for refugees. · Able to work effectively within a team and/or individually. · This is a field job; candidate must be willing to work in the field effectively. · Shares Save the Children’s vision and values. Desirable: · Previous experience working with NGOs or community-based organizations (CBOs) is an asset. · Previous experience working with the refugee community in Egypt is a must; Language: · Proficiency in reading and writing Arabic and prefer Reading and writing English. Additional Job Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience. Equal Opportunities The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures. 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. Safeguarding our Staff: The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy. Health and Safety The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

The Livelihoods Coach will be responsible for planning and implementing youth development and livelihoods activities for refugees, focusing on mentorship for livelihood beneficiaries. They will ensure beneficiaries understand training material and develop skills for micro-businesses or employment.