Livelihoods Manager

Under the direct supervision of the Area Manager, and with technical support from the Livelihoods Coordinator, the Livelihoods Manager will be responsible for the implementation of DRC’s FSL activities and contributes to strategic planning for the program in Unity State. The Livelihoods Manager is the direct supervisor of national program staffs and provides daily direction and guidance to project cycle management, proposal development and implementation of activities. The job involved working with vulnerable households to providing the means to improve and secure local food production and improve resilience building. Responsibilities include developing new projects (in coordination with the Grants Management Coordinator, Livelihoods Coordinator, and Area Manager), overseeing project quality implementation and budget management, leading on reporting, and working closely with government counterparts. The Livelihoods Manager is also responsible for ensuring the implementation of good quality food security and livelihoods program activities and also involves identifying gaps and advising on the necessary steps to address the identified gaps. The Livelihoods Manager is also responsible for providing technical oversight and training to field-based program staff in the area of Food Security and Livelihoods, with an emphasis on national staff capacity building. The Livelihoods Manager will collaborate with the FSL Cluster in Unity State and whenever appropriate collaborate with other FSL and humanitarian actors in his/her area of operation.

Requirements:

• Minimum undergraduate degree in agriculture, agribusiness, social sciences, international development or equivalent degree qualifications
• Postgraduate degree preferred;
• At least 4 years’ experience in food security programming, agricultural, Resilience and livelihood support in post conflict and volatile security environments;
• Minimum 3 years’ solid experience in project cycle management, including project design, proposal writing, project implementation, budget management and donor reporting;
• Proven experience of preparing project proposals and log frames for FSL projects for donors;
• Experience with different donors, i.e., WFP-FFA. BHA-FFP, DANIDA, BPRM, UNHCR, and ECHO, preferred;
• Experience in Permaculture and Resilience design preferred
• Proven experience in conducting emergency market, labor and food security & livelihoods assessments;
• An understanding of Natural Resources Management, tree seedling establishment, Energy and other environmental protection-related programs.