Jordan: Livelihoods Advisor Syria Response

Dec 20, 2018 | World Vision
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World Vision International is a humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization.World Vision International is seeking a Livelihood Adviser for Syria (75%) and Jordan (25%). The position will report to the Syria Head of Programmes and specifically to the Jordan Response Manager for Jordan related work, and will be based at the World Vision office in Amman, Jordan. The successful candidate will be expected to:

  • Lead on developing and implementing a Livelihood Programming Strategy for World Vision’s Syria Response as a whole, and for each of the countries included in the Response.
  • Lead on ensuring technical expertise and staff capacity, innovation, quality results and organisational learning within World Vision based on credible evidence gained through livelihoods programming.
  • Have up-to-date sectoral knowledge to ensure that current thinking is reflected in World Vision’s Livelihood and Resilience programmes, and that they in turn influence across the response.
  • Lead livelihoods specific and/or integrated research and learning initiatives.
  • Represent World Vision in external engagement with technical sectors, donors, governments and other relevant stakeholders in the humanitarian community.
  • Serve as the technical specialist in resource acquisition related to livelihood programming.
  • Model and promote World Vision’s values that aspire to achieving a safe and secure future for children.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Program Development Leadership:

  • Facilitate and formulate livelihood strategies within the framework of the country operational strategy.
  • Coordinate with the Global Centre and MEER regional office to ensure strategic alignment of the livelihood sector.
  • Formulate guidelines, processes, measurements, and standards for the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of livelihood and resilience projects in collaboration with other advisers and MEAL.
  • Design and carrying out assessments as needed in conjunction with other sectors.
  • Develop an integrated livelihood plan, budget, program and detailed implementation plan that is aligned with
    • Response strategy.
    • Coordinating mechanism strategy.
    • Sphere Standards.
    • WVI Child Wellbeing outcomes.
    • WVI Humanitarian Accountability Framework.
    • Include sector focused advocacy issues and cross-cutting themes in design where appropriate.
    • Develop and implement sector plans with community engagement and utilizing Do No Harm approach.
    • Ensure that accountability mechanisms are in place for community and stakeholders feedback on sector as well as semi-annuals are reviewed with communities based on the concept of Community Based monitoring and evaluation.
    • Determine sector organizational structure and staffing plan and ensure reviewing/adjustments of JDs/appropriate budgets as well as contribute in setting of performance indicators.
    • Contribute to the recruitment of relevant staff for each project.
    • Ensure sector programme and project logframes refer to technical standards, consider government standards, Sphere Standards, WVI Humanitarian Accountability and Protection and are aligned with the organization DADDs and sector packages.
    • Ensure that the compliances with grants, technical standards and budgets are met.

Leadership and Capacity Building:

  • Coach /mentor /manage the unit members: Delegation of authority/ responsibility with clear standards of accountability, etc.
  • Ensure that that all team members are providing proper leadership and support to the projects according to their area of expertise and based on a defined action plan with Sector Lead.
  • Work on empowering team members to take the appropriate decisions and actions and call for regular meetings for the unit staff.
  • Assist staff in understanding and adapting project models to local contexts in alignment with local strategy.
  • Identify the capacity needs in the areas of livelihoods programming and develop plans for building the capacity of the projects staff and partners in collaboration with P&C department and Program Managers.
  • Identify staff to build their specific capacities in the sector’s principles, minimum standards and other vital knowledge in order to have them as back-ups for the specialist’s role in case of transition needed and for more sustainability of programs / planning in the organization.
  • Build the capacities of partners (whether local government entities or at the national level as well as CBOs).

Leadership in the area of Relationship Building, Networking and Fundraising:

  • Represent World Vision at interagency coordination and donor meetings on livelihoods and resilience.
  • To meet, build relationships and coordinate with the UN, NGO/INGOs and livelihoods fora.
  • Seek opportunities for interagency collaboration.
  • Strengthen and establish a strong network of national partners and stakeholders.
  • Liaise and network with other WV entities within the partnership for sharing and dissemination of best practices, information access, and resource acquisition.
  • Ensure WV’s livelihoods projects/programs are highlighted in the media in coordination with the communications department.
  • Share with management alarming trends or new parameters that could affect the implementation of current or future projects in a certain sector.
  • Work collaboratively with Grants Acquisition and Management team to develop livelihoods fundraising plan and support rollout of plan. This is likely to include donor positioning, donor interaction, strategy development, proposal submission etc.

Learning and Research:

  • Ensure experiences and lessons learned are shared among the team of commodities field staff
  • Collaborate with MEAL department, local and/or international research institutes in-country and identify potential opportunities for joint research initiatives.
  • Ensure accurate assessments are conducted in the relevant fields to come up with accurate findings when needed and evidence based information.
  • Ensure that reflection meetings are conducted on a regular basis to document lessons learned and make sure that these lessons learned, whether from previous or ongoing projects, are taken into consideration for future projects designs and implementation.
  • Identify new trends and opportunities to feed in new projects models or technical approaches.
  • Test new project models / technical approaches and/or new areas of coverage.
  • Share any alarming information or relevant one related to programming with the Response Sector in order to adjust or modify any necessary programming.

Support Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting:

  • Strengthen the quality of livelihoods interventions in coordination with operations staff, programme staff and DME.
  • Provide ongoing assistance and coaching to related field staff in order to ensure timely and quality implementation of projects ’activities.
  • Review and refine livelihoods programs including their budgets as and support baseline measurements.
  • Oversee the implementation of projects in WV’s area of intervention through establishing appropriate monitoring system in close collaboration with MEAL dept.
  • Provide technical input and recommendations to procurement activities related to services that affect the quality of livelihoods programs.
  • Review, analyze, and provide feedback on the livelihoods based component of program / projects reports (including assessment reports, PDDs, monitoring and management reports as well as evaluation reports).
  • Ensure compliance to organizational and donors standards in the management of livelihoods based programs.
  • Ensure quality and timely reporting in line with donors and SOs standards.
  • Intervene, when necessary, at procurement level, to facilitate/find solutions to material purchase difficulties or delays that are affecting the program quality implementation.
  • Assist in setting up appropriate indicators and tools for monitoring along with the M&E department and establish systems to extract relevant information when needed for each sector.
  • Review MEAL data with Programmes and Operations to make operational improvements.
  • Review context analysis with Programs for better adaptation to sector plan and implement early warning systems in all sectors to be able to detect any new context information.
  • Establish and implement internal monthly sector reporting system in coordination with DME.
  • Provide inputs for grants/donor and programme milestone reports to Programmes as per schedule as well as review all semi-annual and annual reports related to the sector.

Other:

  • Perform other duties as required from the Direct Supervisor.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

  • University degree in Economy/Human Development/Social Sciences or related field.
  • Master degree in relevant field required.
  • At least five years working experience at a senior level in Livelihoods and Resilience sector in a humanitarian context.
  • Excellent technical understanding of Sustainable Development, Economic Development and Livelihoods and Resilience, including agriculture and IT sectors.
  • Experience designing and facilitating Livelihoods capacity building activities and training.
  • Good understanding of humanitarian architecture.
  • Substantial experience in networking and positioning with external stakeholders.
  • Extensive experience in developing successful project proposals.
  • Experience in advocacy, preferably on trans-national level.
  • Experience of working in the Syria Response Region would be an advantage.
  • Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.
  • Excellent spoken and written English language skills required.
  • Arabic language skills an advantage.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

  • Ability and willingness to learn new things and support new initiatives.
  • Capacity to engage in policy dialogue.
  • Excellent networking and relationship management skills with the actors of the Livelihoods and Resilience sector (Government, NGO, civil society).
  • Strategic, critical and innovative thinking.
  • Ability to establish and maintain strategic partnerships.
  • Understanding of community mobilization and empowerment principles and approaches.
  • Excellent communication, coordination, diplomacy and negotiation skills.
  • Programme design and proposal development skills.
  • Coaching and staff capacity building skills.
  • Events/ processes facilitation skills.
  • Experience in advocacy initiatives, coalition building and ability to rally coalitions and networks to take positions on specific policy issues.
  • Ability to engage in personal learning and development.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and work under pressure, efficient task prioritization and time management.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills (oral and written in English; Arabic would be an advantage).
  • Experience of communicating with Government, Non-Government, organizations and other sectoral stakeholders.
  • Experience of engaging with private sector companies.