Immediate Vacancy: Livelihood Project Officer

Key Responsibilities:

Project/Program Implementation:

• Support the planning and execution of project activities, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and donor requirements.
• Ensure project activities are implemented effectively and efficiently, meeting deadlines and achieving desired results.

Compliance and Administration:

• Ensure compliance with organizational policies and procedures, as well as donor requirements.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation related to project activities.
• Contribute to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the organization.

Technical:

• Provide hands-on technical support and facilitate capacity-building initiatives for communities and stakeholders on diverse regreening practices, sustainable agriculture, and/or rangeland management techniques.
• Execute field-level project activities according to work plans, monitor progress against targets, identify challenges, and collect relevant data.
• Identify and support opportunities for green and restoration-focused rural enterprises and income-generating activities, particularly for women and youth.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with local leaders, community organizations, government partners, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Collect accurate field data, contribute to regular project reports, and participate in knowledge sharing and adaptive management processes.

Qualifications:

• MSc/BSc in Natural Resource Management, Forestry, Environment, Rural Development, Agroeconomics, and related fields.
• Experience: 5 years’ experience in field-level implementation of integrated programs.
• Working experience in community-led natural resource management, Economic Development, Nutrition, and exposure to evergreen agriculture.
• Additional working experience on promotion, advocacy, and scale-up related activities.

Required Professional Experience:

• Work environment: Office-based with frequent travel to the field.
• Travel: 60% Domestic.
• On call and email: 40%.

Preferred Experience, Knowledge, and/or Key Competencies:

• Be Safe and Resilient
• Build Relationships
• Learn and Develop
• Partner and Collaborate
• Deliver Results
• Be Accountable
• Improve and Innovate
• Embrace Change

Skills Required:

• Agricultural / Studies
• Economics / Statistics
• Environmental / Natural / Resource
• Social / Science / Project / Management / Development