Livelihood Tech Project Officer

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

The position will handle the Day-to-day implementation of WVL Livelihood Project tasks:

• Develop the market studies in each area through household visits and focus group discussions;
• Conduct the different trainings specific for each area (climate smart agriculture)
• Accompany farmers throughout the different activities (Apple Harvesting, demo plots, visits to service centres, linkages to markets/private sector...)

Ensure Project Activities Implementation

• Conduct informative sessions to project stakeholders to explain the project goals, activities, regulations …
• Ensure that all project sites are set up in adherence to basic security standards as provided by the Project Manager and security department.
• Prepare the trainings content in close coordination with the Line Manager and Technical Specialist.
• Supervise day to day operations as per the detailed operational plan,
• Conduct pre-screening phone calls to gather primary data the project needs.
• Provide training for the farmers.
• Conduct follow-up field visits to benefiting farmers to ensure proper use of materials and provide technical guidance and advice.
• Ensure that all project materials and resources are well maintained and stocked in a safe place.
• Ensure activity materials are well managed and coordinate with line manager with the status/ availability of stock.
• Ensure that the interventions are meeting deadlines, completed in a safe timely matter, and following guidelines.
• Ensure that the handover done with the quality needed.
• Training new contractors and having good skills in scheduling, coaching, evaluating, controlling, implementing, resolving problems, maintaining security, and monitoring their work.

Coordination and Reporting

• Coordinate and ensure staff daily workers are performing their jobs.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to make sure activities are resumed.
• Coordinate daily with the Municipalities and project Focal point to ensure availability of materials / locations and field focal points.
• Coordinate daily with the project manager and project officer on the progress of works in each activity zone.
• Make Daily Coordination with the Line manager to ensure that act is conducting the assigned tasks as per the standards.
• Ensure that communication with the beneficiaries is clear, identify any bottlenecks and gaps and report back to the Line Manager
• Refer any protection cases spotted in the field to the project manager.
• Follow up on the referrals.
• Prepare Master / Monthly / Weekly plans for the technical trainings and follow up with staff on the achievements and quality of materials provided.
• Ensure that all the data concerning the activities are filed or sent to the Line manager (assessments, family lists, handovers, payments, MOUs, and pictures) to close the contracts.
• Ensure accuracy of reported data, by following internal guidelines
• Regularly back up data on Box.
• Informing the manager about the time of work completion to facilitate the handover of sites.
• Report the trainings progress to the line manager and update the relevant formats and databases for the construction activities.
• Support the project coordinator with the need assessment activities for developing new proposals.
• Report all the security issues through incident reports to the line manager.
• Report all the incidents with the stakeholders/contractors to the line manager

All project deliverables are met within the agreed timeframe and budget in compliance with donor regulations, WVL’s, and international best practices;

Perform other duties as required

• Attend Services related meetings with sector, donors, and local authorities.
• Attend and participate in capacity building trainings locally and internationally.
• Attend and participate in WVL’s spiritual nurture and other organizational events.
• Act responsible of own security and actively contribute to a positive security culture.
• Report CP incidents as per the safeguarding policy guidelines.
• Abide by the security policies and procedures and report any incidents or breaches to line manager and / or security manager.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Line Manager.

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

• 2 to 3 years of experience in similar tasks, working with NGOs in the livelihoods, agriculture or food security sectors
• Experience in delivering trainings on sustainable practices to farmers
• Expertise to enter, transcribe, record, maintain data/information in written or electronic forms.
• Relevant experience in Apple Production & Wheat Production
• Bachelor degree in Agriculture Engineering or equivalent degree/experience
• Intermediate understanding of technology such as (tablets/ Microsoft office and specially Excel)
• A valid driver’s license (more than 1 year old).
• Ability to act with appropriate respect to the beneficiaries’ cultures and traditions.
• Ability to listen and respond to beneficiary inquiry under any circumstances.
• Ability to gather information in an objective, appropriate and sensitive way.
• Proven Experience in Apple Production and Wheat Production