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• Ensure that the cluster designs are in line with the Resilience
  &Livelihood national office strategy
• Supervise and monitor ongoing activities under the Cluster
  Resilience & Livelihood projects
• Ensure quality in the roll out of project models ensuring sufficient
  funds allocated to particular activities in annual plans
• Coordinate and oversee Cluster Resilience &Livelihood projects
  being implemented by partners and technical resource persons.
• Initiate and participate in Production and food production district
  Advocacy initiatives
• Work closely with the National office technical specialists for
  quality implementation of Resilience &Livelihood projects.
• Ensure cross cutting themes are mainstreamed in Resilience
  &Livelihood projects.
• Ensure operational integration with other WV sectors in intervention
  areas such as Health, education and child protection.
• Work with CSDAs to ensure Registered Children and their households
  are participating and benefiting from health programme interventions.

• Identify local level capacity needs and support capacity building
  activities for WVU staff and partners to improve the quality of resilience
  &Livelihoods
• Participate in development /adaption of training curriculum/manuals
  for implementation in the program area
• Mobilization and conducting trainings to build capacities of staff
  and partners on Resilience &Livelihood models
• Provide mentoring and coaching to Farmer organizations helping in
  strengthening their organizational and institutional capacities
• Identify technical experts to train partner with in training farmer
  organizations and and community groups
• Liaise with the National Office technical specialists on staff
  capacity building in Resilience & Livelihood programming

• Identify and build strategic linkages, relations, collaborations and
  networks with partners and other stakeholders in implementation at the
  District level.
• Participate and represent WVU in key donor engagements and technical
  working forums at district, Region and National level when applicable
• Point of contact for consultation on issues to do with Resilience
  and Livelihood Cluster programming.
• Work closely with District initiatives through the District
  Cooperative alliance and Production department Office

• Effectively document all information related to project successes,
  innovations and promising practices and disseminate through appropriate
  mechanisms.
• Responsible for capturing child well being indicators related to
  Resilience and Livelihood projects in the cluster
• Ensure identification of research areas, conduct research and
  document key learning
• Conduct information needs assessments in sustainable agriculture,
  value addition and marketing
• Spear head the Cluster Resilience & livelihood output &
  outcome monitoring processes
• Support processes of project baselines and evaluation of Resilience
  & Livelihood projects and interventions.

• Identify and initiate viable funding proposals for resource
  acquisition to support Resilience &Livelihood programme interventions.
• Participate in resource mobilization through concept papers/proposal
  writing for fund raising and market them with support offices and other
  donors

• The applicant for the Resilience & Livelihood Technical Program
  Officer – Western job placement should preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree
  in BSC Agriculture
• Five years practical experience in food security programming
  including Natural resource management. At least three of which must have
  been involved in program planning, implementation, monitoring and
  evaluation.
• Good Training facilitation and coordination skills
• Experience in development of Proposals/concept papers development
  for fund raising
• Excellent Research, monitoring and evaluation skills
• Experience in conducting Needs assessment and report writing
• Highly motivated to achieve quality results and service
• Demonstrated accountability and integrity
• Ability to communicate effectively
• A good team player
• Ability to work with communities
• Willingness to stay upcountry

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