Livelihoods Coordinator - 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

Livelihood Projects, Training, Coaching, Career Guidance, Monitoring, Data Collection, Community Engagement, Child Protection, Mental Health Support, Education Grants, Networking, Fluency in Arabic, Fluency in English, Project Implementation, Technical Training, Cash Assistance

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

TITLE: Livelihoods Coordinator (Pending donor’s approval) TEAM/PROGRAMME: Program/ Operation Egypt. LOCATION: Aswan Field Office. GRADE: 5 CONTRACT LENGTH: One year CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people eitherfrequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff. ORGANISATION PROFILE / PROGRAMME SUMMARY: ROLE PURPOSE: The Livelihoods Coordinator will be supporting the livelihood Officer in the implementation of the livelihoods and life skills activities for unaccompanied children and youth refugees, Migrant and host communities living Aswan and surrounding areas. The post holder will provide technical support and leadership to the life skill & livelihood community coaches including assessment, career guidance, and training through remote and office modalities. The position holder will also be responsible for regular monitoring of implementation. S/he will play a key role in leading the life skill & Livelihoods mentors to achieve the project targets with the agreed quality including the full process of selection of beneficiaries, preparing and delivering of the essential skills training, coaching, technical training needed, and also support the wage employment component. 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 cases SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Livelihoods Officer. Staff reporting to this post: 4 coaches. Field Travel: The coordinator is expected to spend at least 75% of his/ her time in the field KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Project Implementation: • Support the livelihood officer in the planning of the life skills and livelihood activities, and lead the daily follow-up on the implementation. • Participate and lead the community coaches in the provision of career guidance sessions. • S/he will deliver and lead the operations of the training that will be held for the livelihood’s participants such as (business – employment – financial literacy- …) through online and/or offline platforms. This includes responsibility for training material development as needed • Lead the outreach activities related to life skills and livelihood activities; Play a key role in the seed fund and cash distribution process. • Lead on identifying and conducting the technical training needs for the livelihood’s participants through coaching and follow-up sessions. • Lead on the seed fund process and the apprenticeship operations and opportunities • Ensure that all activities are implemented in line with Save the Children’s policies and procedures and adhere to donor requirements and guidelines. • Ensure Child Safeguarding standards are understood and met in liaison with the Child Safeguarding focal point. Documentation and reporting • Ensure information is captured accurately on our data collection system. • Ensure that the filing system is in place and maintain up-to-date, well-organized, and accurate case files and records. • Prepare monthly field activities’ and achievements reports. • Lead the MEAL activities in the component in coordination with the MEAL unit. Partnerships/Networks • In coordination with the livelihoods officer he/she will lead the relation with the projects’ Community-based organizations and employers. In case of Emergency: • Promote children's rights, contributing to their well-being and protection in times of emergencies, guided by humanitarian principles and a code of conduct. • During emergencies, he/she should act in a way that facilitates SCI’s response to • emergencies, giving priority to all assigned. • Be prepared to support SCI interventions in response to emergencies and show needed flexibility General: • Demonstrate leadership in relation to Save the Children policies and practice with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities, and other relevant policies and procedures. • Comply with Save the Children policies and practices with respect to safeguarding policy, code of conduct, health, and safety, equal opportunities, and other relevant policies and procedures. BEHAVIOURS Accountability: Managing resources efficiently, achieving and modeling Save the Children values. Ambition: • Sets ambitious and challenging goals for oneself (and their team), take 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 confidential and in line with data protection policies QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Essential: • Bachelor’s degree in Economics, business, or relevant social science. • Minimum of 2 years of experience in livelihood projects (Understanding livelihoods context in Egypt). EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS • Experience in training and coaching for a specific group of beneficiaries. • Ability to deliver training and critically think about the materials’ content and contextualization to the targeted beneficiary. • Ability to network, follow-up, and advocate with different service providers. • Ability to speak with participants one on one or to large groups. • Ability to prepare flowcharts, schedules, and step-by-step action plans • Fluency in Arabic (spoken and written) and good in English is required • Commitment to SCI values and Child Safeguarding policy. Desirable: • Academic or professional degree in development related fields is desirable. • Familiar with Refugees and Migrants context in Egypt and associated political/cultural sensitivities. 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. Health and Safety The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures. Safeguarding our Staff: The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Responsibilities

The Livelihoods Coordinator will support the Livelihood Officer in implementing livelihood and life skills activities for unaccompanied children and youth refugees in Aswan. They will provide technical support and leadership to community coaches, ensuring project targets are met with quality.