Report to: Livelihood Manager

Employment status and period: based on funds availability.

Afrika Macht Schule Liberia, since the founding of the organization, we have been involved in many areas by constantly spreading dialogue between peoples of equals. In our view, development work should not be confused with development aid, because the concept of aid is based on an asymmetrical dynamic that is at odds with sustainable development. Our work is based on our understanding of education as a condition of a self-determined life. In addition, we are a non-governmental organization independent of any political party and denomination.

PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT

The purpose of the project is to ensure the proper and Immediate life-saving implementation of the Children, Women and communities that are in other ways been affected through economic crisis and hardship in rural and urban Liberia. Afrika Macht Schule and its partners are trying to provide substantive intervention including Child protection, WASH and research through education in Liberia and intends to scale up the implementation of Child Protection and WASH projects and the project will fit into an existing sectoral programme and will focus on providing life-saving interventions through Mobile child friendly space interventions and providing safe drinking water to be carried out in rural and urban areas in Liberia.

Afrika Macht Schule and its Partners are expecting from the post holder to contribute to the organization’s effort to save the lives of vulnerable children, women and communities who are particularly affected by the neglect, exploitation, lack of parental cares and lack of safe drinking water due to emerging situation and hardship circumstance created by either economic crisis or other key factors.

Job description for Livelihoods Officer

• Map the existing livelihood opportunities in the project communities
• Speak to vulnerable children family on the and facilitate the support of livelihood activities provided by the project
• Liaise with the child protection and wash departments to support vulnerable communities and families with wash and livelihood facilities.
• Supervise and encourage income generating activities for communities and vulnerable communities
• Conduct community visitation, identify and document challenges and identify forward for improvement
• Document and refer ever child protection issue to the assigned child protection officer/department.
• Provide village saving loan raining and record keeping for caregivers

• Conduct collect information to support the evaluation and monitoring of he project
• Conduct regular field visit to project communities and flag any obstacle hinder might hinder implementation
• Liaise with and engage stakeholders ensuring he support and understand the project
• Prepare and submit weekly , monthly and quarterly reports to the livelihoods manager
• Attend meetings at county levels and provide project update to partners.

• Perform another required task (s) for project improvement

Please Note

In accepting this position you agree to adhere to the organization’s policy, and to the Liberian customs and cultures of the rural communities the organization works with.

Qualified women and men are encouraged to apply.
We provide you with:

• Experience in the field in the international development/humanitarian sector
• Access to trainings with guidelines and tools from the NGO sector, to a career development center, and to advice from experienced humanitarian workers
• A member forum to share and learn from experiences of other participants

Interested applicants should send their letter of application and CV to the Human Resources Manager: hrrecruit304@gmail.com or apply through the system below no more than Friday (August 14, 2020). Hard copies will not be entertained.