Save the Children (SC) has an opening for the following position. If you are interested to join our team, please review below position specification and requirement to help you make a decision
Job Title | Zonal Agriculture/Livelihood Coordinator |
Place of Work | Hawassa, Dilla, Wolkite, Worabe & Jinka (One fo each) |
Monthly Salary in ETB | As per the organization scale |
No. of Positions | O5 (Five) |
Length of Contract | One Year (With possible Extension) |
JOB SUMMARY:
Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In Ethiopia and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share.
The zonal Livelihood coordinator, based at zonal agriculture office, is responsible for the Intermediate Result one (IR1) agriculture and livelihood component of the USAID funded Growth through Nutrition - an Integrated and development oriented nutrition program at Zonal, Woreda and community levels.
The zonal livelihood coordinator coordinates, supervises and provides technical assistance for the implementation of Growth through Nutrition agriculture and livelihood activities at zonal level. S/he shall actively participate and strengthen nutrition multi-sectoral coordination among the different and relevant sectors with that of the agriculture sector. Identify strategies and facilitate the implementation of nutrition sensitive agricultural activities among vulnerable households, establishes support and partnerships with local actors and smallholder farmers to improve livelihoods and increased nutritional values. Facilitate linkages with other agricultural, health and nutrition programs, international NGOs, private sector businesses, and government agencies. Builds local capacity through mentorship and training of zonal, woreda, kebele sector offices and the targeted households/community; mobilize target beneficiaries to establish saving and credit groups in support of program activities and ensuring sustainability; and support reporting and in monitoring and evaluation, assuring that project related data and reports are submitted in project formats on timely basis.
2) KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Coordinate, supervise and provide technical assistance for proper implementation of nutrition sensitive agriculture such as homestead vegetable production, productive livestock rearing, food safety and postharvest handling and saving and credit group establishment planned under Growth through Nutrition implemented by the respective government structures (agriculture, school, and health), etc--at woreda and kebele levels.
Facilitate the implementation of activities to promote nutrition sensitive agriculture at FTCs, schools, model framers
In coordination with Growth through Nutrition team members and other donor funded agricultural, livestock and fishery programs plan and implement nutrition sensitive livelihood strategies.
Facilitate linkages with other agricultural (specifically AGP II and PSNP IV), health and nutrition programs, international NGOs, private sector businesses for the supply of inputs and marketing of produce, and government agencies.
Works with team members of Growth through Nutrition and staff of Zonal and Woreda Offices of Agriculture to target most vulnerable households as per the targeting criteria and methods to ensure exclusion and inclusion errors so that appropriate beneficiaries are reached.
Establishes support and partnerships with local actors and smallholder farmers to improve livelihoods and increased nutritional value through demonstrations on new agricultural and nutritional technologies.
Works closely with the field office SBCC manager to bring about behavioural changes in the agricultural system and dietary habits.
Works closely with Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to generate practical information that can be used for on-going program decision making while also capturing results at the outcome and impact levels.
Capacity building through training of Zonal, woreda, school teachers, Kebele sector offices staff and targeted households to strengthen livelihoods services and programming.
Mobilize target beneficiaries in collaboration with the cooperative promotion offices to establish saving and credit groups and creat linkage to financial service providers such as micro finance institutions, rural saving and credit cooperatives (RUSACCO) in support of program activities and ensure sustainability of the results by beneficiaries.
Conduct regular follow up / appropriate mentoring and provide on job training for government agriculture and health workers at grass root level using agreed tools.
Ensure that resources allocated reached the right beneficiaries, for the right objective in the right time.
Coordinate with save the children zonal health and nutrition coordinator, woreda level sectors for proper planning and implementation of livelihood and nutrition sensitive agriculture activities at woreda and kebele level.
Collaborate with Growth through Nutrition and other partners who are working in livelihood and nutrition sensitive agriculture activities and sectors in the ground in order to implement Growth through Nutrition layering and convergence approach as per the agreed plan and strategy.
Ensure that proper planning and implementation of Growth through Nutrition cross cutting sectors; gender, learning agenda, sustainable approaches, and convergence/overlay of multi-sector nutrition interventions.
Support reporting and monitoring and evaluation, assuring that quality reports are submitted using standard project formats on timely basis.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
Ambition:
Collaboration:
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
Bachelor's degree or above in Animal Science or Plant Science preferably horticulture or cooperative development.
Experience
At least 6 years of experience implementing livelihoods and economic strengthening programs required, with significant experience in NGO supporting diverse economic strengthening activities such as homestead gardening and animal production.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY
Significant training experience (e.g. Nutrition sensitive Agriculture, horticulture, cooperatives development, animal husbandry, etc) with community mobilization in support of agriculture and economic strengthening programs. Experience conducting trainings, training of trainers, and organizational capacity building.
Strong written and oral communication skills, as well as the proven ability to work collaboratively with many organizations and stakeholders. Experience working with private sector, government agencies and beneficiaries on livelihoods programs.
Ability to travel throughout the focus zone, woredas, kebele and other rural areas as needed.
An understanding and commitment to Save the Children values
Strong results orientation.
Experience in multi-sectorial coordination.
Proven project management skill with professional certificate in project management is added advantage.
Ability to manage complex and demanding workload.
Strong computer, communication, team work and interpersonal skills.
Able to spoken and written in English languages.
Knowledge of local language is mandatory.
COMPETENCIES
Leading ( align with Ambition, Integrity collaboration and creativity)
Thinking ( align with Ambition, Creativity, Collaboration and Creativity)
Engaging ( align with Collaboration, Creativity, :
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