Livelihoods Officer - 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

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Livelihoods Programming, Child Protection, Education, Mental Health, Poverty Reduction, Training and Facilitation, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Project Management, Data Analysis, Capacity Building, Monitoring and Evaluation, Team Collaboration, Strategic Thinking, Problem Solving, Community Engagement

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

TITLE: Livelihoods Officer (Pending Donor’s approval) TEAM/PROGRAMME: Program/ Operation. LOCATION: Aswan GRADE: 4 CONTRACT LENGTH: One year CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one) Level 3- the responsibilities of the post will require the post holder to have and direct regular contact with or access to children or young people ROLE PURPOSE: To provide regular technical support, coaching and training, and coaching to support Country office, livelihoods officers, coaches and mentors to ensure delivering qualified and unified livelihoods interventions including, process, system and tools. and to ensure compliance with good practice standards and SOPs of livelihoods programme implementation, monitoring and reporting. Other key responsibilities include: supporting, projects design, pilot and deliver programs; design and support training sessions and monitoring tools; and, participating in strategic discussions and planning meetings. The Officer will support livelihoods and management teams to make effective linkages between livelihoods and child poverty programming and other programmes, including child protection, education and health interventions, and facilitate knowledge generation and sharing. 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: Project Manager Staff reporting to this post: 1 Livelihood Coordinator Field Travel: The Specialist is expected to spend at least 75% of his/ her time in the field KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Program design and implementation: · With the support of the livelihoods Technical Advisor, collaborate with the Child Protection/Education/MHPSS Officers to develop and adapt evidence-informed content for livelihoods activities, including livelihoods model, strategies, methods and tools and awareness materials relevant to livelihoods concerns in the local community. · Design, implement and monitor the livelihood component of the project to ensure its effective management and efficiency in time and resources. Structured livelihoods interventions for children and families: · Apply the office livelihoods manuals, materials and tools in the implementation of the project livelihood component · Participate in designing a comprehensive interventions capacity building plan for livelihoods teams and others stakeholders’ representatives · Monitor quality implementation and provide ongoing identification of training and capacity support needs · Ensure coaching and monitoring tools are applied for the beneficiaries receiving support from the project. · Conduct analysis of the data to ensure there is progress in beneficiaries economic conditions. · Manage and oversee the incubator and the operations provided to the beneficiaries. Person-focused livelihoods supports to children and families to ensure improving the socioeconomic status · Collaborate with the livelihoods technical Advisor in the identification of relevant person-focused intervention models and packages for children and families · Provide technical and operational support to livelihoods coordinator and coaches, management in the area of livelihoods including, wage and self-employment strategies and interventions · Support and monitor the implementation of livelihoods interventions care plans, with special attention to risk assessment and safety concerns, and ensure proper documentation of decisions and outcomes. · Develop and monitor the quality of the delivered seed funds to ensure the sustainability of the business MEAL: · Collaborate with MEAL staff to oversee the field-level implementation of robust monitoring, evaluation and learning systems for MHPSS activities. · Oversee the safe and ethical collection, storage and reporting of Livelihood program data. Coordination and operational support: · Work with program, project and area managers at the field level to ensure that the necessary operational support is in place for Child Protection/Education/livelihoods /MHPSS Officers to carry out their duties. · Provide ongoing feedback to the Livelihood Technical Advisor about operational needs and funding needs at each field location to inform proposal development and national, regional and global advocacy. · Provide technical capacity building support including training, coaching and technical oversight to support the use of SCI’s common approaches in livelihoods creation of platforms for cross-learning based on after action reviews. · Support in the implementation of the locally adapted models, methods, tools and approaches based on field work experience in Egypt, Coordination and operational support: · Work with program, project and area managers at the field level to ensure that the necessary operational support is in placelivelihoods Officers and coaches to carry out their duties. · Provide ongoing feedback to the livelihoods Technical Advisor/specialist about operational needs and funding needs at each field location to inform proposal development and national, regional and global advocacy. Safeguarding Policy: · Support in the mainstreaming of Save the Children’s safeguarding policy within livelihoods and social protection programs design and implementation; including identifying and addressing risks to children that are caused/exacerbated by programme design and intervention. · Collaborate with the Program Operations teams to ensure that activities are safe for children and adults, and that all steps are taken to ensure their meaningful and safe participation. COMPETENCIES Delivering results Takes personal responsibility and holds others to account to deliver our ambitious goals for children, continually improving own performance or that of the team/ organisation. Applying technical and professional expertise Applies the required technical and professional expertise to the highest standards; promotes and shares best practice within and outside the organisation. Working effectively with others Works collaboratively to achieve shared goals and thrives on diversity of people and perspectives; knows when to lead and when to follow and how to ensure effective cross-boundary working Communicating with impact Communicates clearly and confidently with others to engage and influence; promotes dialogue and ensures timely and appropriate messages, building confidence and trust with others. BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice) Accountability: · holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values · holds the team 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 Save the Children, 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 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 QUALIFICATIONS · Bachelor Degree in development economics, international development or a related field is required · Minimum 5 years’ experience in livelihoods, poverty reduction programming in in a humanitarian and development program context · EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS Excellent knowledge of poverty reduction programming, with a focus on child poverty and expert knowledge of livelihoods skills development, including cash transfer programme implementation. 3-5 years experience in livelihood including designing training modules, tools and materials Excellent training and facilitation skills Excellent written and oral communication skills Ability to think strategically to solve problems and find effective ways to accomplish goals Well-developed communication skills across cultures Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as a team player and independently Experience in representation with international bodies, government and funders Ability to work under pressure and deliver results with tight deadlines 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 Officer will provide technical support and training to ensure effective livelihoods interventions and compliance with good practice standards. They will also support project design, implementation, and monitoring while facilitating linkages between livelihoods and other programs.