Title: Livelihoods Officer
Location: Gambella
Reports to: Livelihoods Team Leader
Employment Band- H2
Start of Contract & Duration: Three Months(3)
Posting date: March 16, 2020
INTRODUCTION
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region, and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009. With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.
OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:
Sector responsibilities: Business training and SME development, business grants, life-skills training, literacy and numeracy training, vocational training, micro-credit loans, savings groups, group enterprise development and facilitation.
This role has an area focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the area. The role contributes to the development of area strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and/or technical guidance to base operations.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
Programming & Operations
Coordination and representation
Logistics/Finance
Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)
EDUCATION: (include certificates, licenses etc.)
LANGUAGE: (indicate fluency level)
All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies: