Livelihood and Cash Officer (GIZ YEE Project) at Plan International (3 Positions)

Plan International is evolving in response to shifts in international development and humanitarian response. We are doing this so we can continue to make a stand for children’s rights. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable  children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. Having identified girls as the most marginalised group, they will be our ongoing focus as we work towards helping 100 million girls learn, lead, decide and thrive within their communities. As we embark on this ambitious and exciting journey, we are recruiting for talent across the globe.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Livelihood and Cash Officer (GIZ YEE Project)

Locations: Based in Maiduguri and Monguno (Mongonu indigene or permanent resident) Borno State; and Mubi, Adamawa State
Slot: 3
Grade: C2
Reports to Livelihood/Cash Specialist with general supersion by the Project Coordinator
Department: Programme

Purpose

• Plan International Nigeria is seeking to engage 3 Livelihood and Cash Officers for the implementation of an early recovery and livelihood project -
• Youth Economic Empowerment Project for Resilience and Peacebuilding in the context of north-eastern Nigeria (YEE4RP).
• This is a proje ct with a duration of 27 months and is supported by GIZ with Funding from the German Government.
• The purpose of this role is to co-ordinate an dmanage vocational training, Youth Sang Groups (YSGs) and Cash Based Intervention actities in project locations in both Maiduguri and Mubi FieldOffice areas of responsibilities
• The post holder(s) will support the implementation process by working with field level partner’s sta ff in thecommunity in accordance with Plan International’s Youth Economic Empowerment (YEE) in Emergencies response in North East Nigeria.
• The Livelihood  and Cash Officer will be supersed directly by the Project Manager with technical support and supersion from the Livelihoodsspecialist.

Contract duration:

• 27 Months and renewable at intervals of 12 months based on availability of funding and satisfactory performance.

Dimensions of Role

• Communicates with the project manager, across Plan International and with GIZ Cooperating Partner Agencies including Plan’s Feld implementing partners.
• The postholder(s) will support the establishment of a robust livelihood, market and cash sectoral system.
• The post holder will interface and support programme team members andprogramme coordin ation. 
• The role requires strong facilitation and organisational skills along with the ability to analyse and communicate complex information to all staff, partners and other stakeholders.
• The post holders will also contribute towards the capacity building of Plan International implementing partners and community based organisations.

Key End Results and typical Responsibilities
Programme development & Quality Management In collaboration with the Field Team and Livelihood/Cash Specialist, the Livelihood/Cash officer will:

• Implement  livelihood and cash transfer programming for the humanitarian response and ensure beneficiaries are selected based on community based participatorycriteria.
• Lead in community sensitization, mobilization, awareness creation and participatory decision.
• Collect and authenticate all information sheets (beneficiary lists, registration forms, distribution lists, and others) for delivery of livelihood intervention serces;
• Support the development and implementation of Livelihood/ Cash component implementation plans to c apture project performance and results, including datareporting, assessments, and all beneficiaries’ registration and in kind/cash distribution actities
• Support to ensure that livelihood/cash-specific elements of community and field level staff and volunteers capacity strengthening plans are successfully implemented.
• Report results of Livelihood/Cash actities by proding written documentation about progress toward achieng indicators/targets, as appropriate.
• Prode leadership at pr oject location level on Livelihood/Cash actities to ensure project technical integrity to achieve project/program goal and correspondingobjectives and targets
• Ensure high-quality implementation, in close collaboration with the Field based team and sector Specialist and consistency in protocols, information and reporting systems
• Lead e fforts at project location to conduct project interventions actities (livelihood/ Cash), document results and prode feedback to stakeholders to guide decision-making
• Lead efforts t o train partners staff and Financial Serces agents to set-up systems for effective cash/in-kind distribution and crowd control at such events to facilitaterecord keeping
• Utilize the pre/post distribution assessment data collected to inform strategic decision-making and project planning
• Cultivate strategic sectors relationships and networks, and act as alternative representative of the livelihood and cash sector in FSSWG, ERLWG and CWG meetings, conferences, and presentations
• Support to ensure that relevant data (5Ws, 3Ws and related MIS data) are entered into organization-wide data management system designed to capture, analyse, and disseminate project data
• Support Partners Livelihood/VSLA Supersors in the formation and facilitation of Youth Sang Groups in line with llage Sangs and Loan Association Principles
• Lead in the field level facilitation of livelihood actities e.g. cash for training projects; agricultural support; home based skills development or income generation actities.
• Lead in the facil itation of youth employment and career counselling for small and micro enterprise, education and vocational skills training for youths and women in inproject location.
• Prepare distribution plan for ease and safety of cash grants and in-kind distribution of tool kits from vendors to beneficiaries.
• Participate in field level Market price, cash/in-kind distribution and post distribution Monitoring actities.
• Establish and maintain transparent, functional relationships with consultants, trainers, mentors, and instructors.
• Collaboration with Child Protection team, ensure that protection safeguards are put in place in project serce delivery at all times.

Human Resource Development:

• Supports the orientation, on-going development/training and builds capacity of field level and community based staff to ensure a high level of expertise in line with organisational requirements

Learning and knowledge management:

• Shares information within the project team about access to financial serces, skill acquisition training, market and cash assessment findings and lessons learnt in a logical and regular manner.
• More specifically shares information  within the project team about protection monitoring, pre/post distribution monitoring, price monitoring, findings and lessonslearnt in a systematic timely manner.
• Shares inf ormation within the programme team about livelihood, market and cash approaches and supports the documentation of lessons learnt, approaches and goodpractices.
• Facilitates processes for internal and external knowledge sharing with GIZ and among GIZ Cooperating Partner Agencies in the northeast and supports such processes within and between Plan International offices at Country, National and Regional levels.
• Participates in global/regional projects/networks as requested.

Resource Mobilisation:

• Support resource mobilisation efforts of proposal writing and related engagement.

Dealing with Problems:

• Ability to manage competing priorities and expectations from internal and external stakeholders and remain calm and resilient in the face of pressure.
• Manage multiple and work with distant colleagues to form a rtual efficient administration team;
• Use Plan procedures to settle conflicts among colleagues;
• Resolve problems that are not covered by established process.
• Analyse possible causes of problems and suggest solutions to get them resolved.
• Refer, whenever necessary, the case to the project manager or Sector Specialist for consideration.

Communications and Working Relationships:

• Working contacts inside and outside the organization; include the purpose and level (high, medium, low) of the contact
• Prepare and submit relevant information for project reports and proposals for Plan
• International domestic and international consumption as directed by his/her supersor.
• Prode timely responses concerning queries linked with relevant projects or programmes.
• Prode adce and support to Plan International Nigeria’s project/ programme delivery and resource mobilisation.
• Work with other members of the project/ programme units to ensure effective and efficient programme delivery.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of Higher National Diploma/Bachelor Degree in the field of International Relation, Education, Engineering and Agriculture - Preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years post NYSC working experience in Livelihood/Cash operation with an emergency or development program or banking institution - Requirement
• Experience in microfinance organisation and/or VSLA formation and training including community mobilization and participatory decision making – Required.
• Demonstrated experience and capacity as enumerator conducting emergency assessments, field-level data collection, and experience analysing field data and concisely reporting on results –Essential.
• Experience of implementing livelihood projects e.g. public works/ cash for work projects; agricultural support; home based skills development or income generation projects- Advantage.
• Strong understanding of youth and women employment, small and micro enterprise, education and vocational skills training and career counselling in livelihoods related enterprise- Preferred.
• Women and members of Host communities are encouraged to apply.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Proven expertise and understanding of diverse cash transfer and Skill acquisition training modalities, policy and compliance requirement
• Expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, research, reporting and presentation.
• Demonstrated  strong management, coordination, teamwork and planning skills with proven ability to function effectively with multiple counterparts in private, public andNGO sectors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English/ Hausa including excellent facilitation skills and demonstrated technical writing skills for report writing.
• Familiarity with cash based transfer, group organizing and mobilization for safety net projects
• Ability to work effectively with diverse international teams.
• Ability to work in a complex enronment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
• Strong technical skills, including ability to utilization of digital platform for cash transfer.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages (Excel/Word document)
• Strong leadership skills including ability to influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders – Preferred
• Ability to forge excellent relationships with youth 15- 35 years in multi-ethnic, religious and early recovery context - preferred;
• A good understanding of best practices, techniques for achieng and sustaining youth & positive engagement

Behaours:

• Creates strong sense of purpose and commitment within own part of the team and with stakeholders
• Holds self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and standards of behaour
• Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism/integrity
• Strategic thinking and effective contribution to own work and organisational development.
• Sound judgement and decision-making in complex situations
• Strong emotional intelligence including self-awareness.
• Leads by example to motivate high performance of others
• Very strong commitment to continuous learning

Physical Enronment and Demands:

• Based in either of Maiduguri, Mongonu (indigene or permanent resident preferred) Borno State, and Mubi, Adamawa State with travel to the communities to ensure that project is effectively monitored

Level of Contact with Children:

• High contact- the job responsibilities of this position require the post holder to have medium to low contact with women and children. It is expected that children shall be protected at all times.

Application Closing Date
6th April, 2018.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit a CV and a comprehensive Cover Letter stating their reasons for applying for the post and outline qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills they feel they can bring to the role to: [email protected]

Note

• Indicate the job title and location as subject of the mail, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Plan International Nigeria is an equal opportunity employer ad does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender or disabilities. Plan International Nigeria is fully committed to child protection to prevent children from all forms of abuse. Women are encouraged to apply.