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Job Title:  Technical Coordinator Livelihood
(Consortium)

Organisation: World
Vision International

Reports to: 
Associate Respond Director

Duty Station: 
Uganda

About US:

World Vision Uganda
is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization
dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome
poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World
Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people
whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is
conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks,
including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child,
Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”

Job Summary:  The Technical Coordinator Livelihoods
(consortium, 75%), WV will provide overall strategic leadership and oversight
to all the implementing partners on the livelihood interventions. guiding
relevant programming in both development and refugee contexts across EUTF
consortium partners. The job holder will be a thought leader, driving
continuous improvement in EUTF programming through their technical expertise,
facilitation of learning and innovation. This leadership shall be seen both
within consortium and externally with other key stakeholders across the West
Nile Region, including representing the EUTF consortium in the Refugee
Livelihoods & Resilience Sector Working Group.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

Quality Resilience
and Livelihood programme Implementation and sustainability Resilience and
Livelihoods Programming:

• Take lead in ensuring technical programming, quality assurance and
  compliances to donor requirements and regulations across the consortium.
• Lead ongoing design processes related to all EUTF programmes,
  including strategy alignment and review processes.
• Technical capacity building of project staff, partner staff and
  other key stakeholders, as required
• Provide effective management to resilience and livelihoods technical
  team
• Maintaining effective coordination and working relations with EU
  Trust consortium members and other relevant stakeholders at field level

Networking and
Collaboration

• Engagement with key stakeholders for influence, learning and
  resource development
• Actively represent WVU in key inter-agency fora.
• Engage and build relationships with key partners and government
  counterparts.
• Work in close collaboration with Advocacy Department to advocate for
  policy change with national-level government stakeholders.
• Collaborate and guide advocacy campaigns, as appropriate.
• The applicants will undertake essential liaison with other
  government agencies notably MAAIF, NARO and UBTEB. District Local
  Governments have leadership of integrating refugees into district
  development plans with guidance from OPM and relevant line ministries.

Evidence, Learning
and knowledge management

• Take lead in ensuring impact measurement, learning and knowledge
  management across the consortium.
• Take lead in base line, mid-term and end line studies
• Annual review of progress towards project objectives;
• Take lead in documentation and sharing of EUTF Consortium
  Impact/success stories and best practices to promote learning.

Child Protection
and Wellbeing

• Monitor the wellbeing and child abuse cases and report any incidents
  in line with child protection policy and guidelines.
• Work with local leaders to protect children from child violations
  and abuses
• Sensitize children including most vulnerable, guardians/parents and
  other stakeholders about children’s rights and responsibilities.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the World Vision Technical Coordinator Livelihood
  (Consortium) job placement should preferably hold a post-graduate degree
  in development studies, agriculture, economics or other relevant field
• Technical skills: academic and/or direct programming experience and
  expertise in at least three of the following thematic areas is required:
  financial inclusion/micro-finance, climate smart agriculture, value chain
  development, small enterprise development, emergency livelihoods
  programming, cash-based programming.
• Five years’ experience in technical leadership and/or field-based
  programme management roles in Resilience & Livelihoods sector.
• Experience in Uganda or similar contexts and working in refugee
  contexts.
• Experience with relevant technical models such as Village Savings
  & Loans, Local Value Chain Development and Ultra-Poor Graduation
  Model.
• Experience in Monitoring & Evaluation.
• Track record of success in grant fundraising, including donor
  relations and proposal writing.
• Strong capacity in leadership, relationship management/networking,
  and coordination is essential.
• Proactive personality, self-driven and strongly motivated.
• Demonstration of well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent
  communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proven conceptual & analytical skills, ability to take an
  evidence-based approach to programme design.
• Proven facilitation skills.
• Team player.
• Ensure a gender perspective in the scope of work.
• Ability to communicate clearly to the team and the other
  stakeholders
• Effective in written and verbal communication in English

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World Vision
International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.

Click
Here

Please follow
instructions on How to Create Account and Profile at World Vision’s
e-recruitment portal.  Qualified female candidates are particularly
encouraged to apply.

Deadline: 6^th September 2019

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