Livelihood Officer

Job Description

Title: Livelihood Officer

Company Name: SOLIDAR SUISSE

Vacancy: 1

Age: at least 28 years

Location: Cox's Bazar

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 4 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency

Published: 17 Feb 2025

Education:
∎ Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)
∎ Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Agricultural Science, Economics, or Development Studies.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 28 years
∎ 4+ years of solid experience in Resilience building, Livelihood officer capacity in international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), at least 1 year of working in child-centred programs design and implementation.
∎ Experience working in consortiums/partnership implementation programs·
∎ Computer proficiency in general office and statistical software applications e.g. SPSS.
∎ Outstanding written and oral communication skills in English and Bengali;
∎ Demonstrated diplomacy in building relationships and working with diverse cultures and audiences and sensitive situations and subject matter
∎ Experience in strategic planning approaches – including needs assessment and programs design, logical framework development, selecting indicators, implementing monitoring plans, coordinating evaluations and data analysis
∎ Experience in M&E methods and approaches (including quantitative, qualitative and participatory work with children)
∎ Commitment to Solidar’s overall mission, vision and values, including strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and child safeguarding
∎ Familiarity with project cycle management
∎ Knowledge and experience in implementing Child Protection projects/programmes will be and added value
∎ Organized and able to manage own time under guidance and direction from line-manager
∎ Strong interpersonal and self-awareness skills
∎ Ability and willingness to undertake extensive travel in the country
∎ Well-developed conceptual, critical, analytical thinking and planning skills
∎ Ability to take initiatives, drive to achieve results, ability to develop effective organizations
∎ Ability to work effectively with others, adaptive and flexible
∎ Essential:

∎ Desirable:

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Demonstrate sound resource management and accountability to ensure that Solidar project funds/resources are utilized to achieve project goals, by respecting Solidar and donor policies and procedures.
∎ Implementation of monthly work plans and provide climate-smart context-specific livelihood training and capacity building supports.
∎ Ensure effective design and functioning of needs assessments and Livelihood beneficiary selection according to defined criteria and transparently share these with beneficiaries and community members considering the conflict sensitivity approach of Solidar Suisse.
∎ Support and assist the partner in VST training.
∎ Establish, and support monitoring and evaluation systems for project activities and train relevant partner staff.
∎ Develop/review training curriculum for the Livelihood and skills development components, and participate in the selection of training providers for the skills development component.
∎ Participate in the selection of and use of agricultural inputs and small livestock along with partner staff.

Skills & Expertise:

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Company Information:
∎ SOLIDAR SUISSE
∎ Apartment # 102, Plot # NE(B)-3B, Road # 74, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212
www.solidar.ch

Address::
∎ Apartment # 102, Plot # NE(B)-3B, Road # 74, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212
∎ www.solidar.ch

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 24 Feb 2025

Category: NGO/Development

Interested By University

University Percentage (%)
National University 15.57%
Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 5.19%
University of Chittagong 3.55%
Bangladesh Open University 3.01%
Patuakhali Science and Technology University 2.05%
Jahangirnagar University 1.50%
University of Dhaka 1.37%
University of Rajshahi 1.37%
Cox``S Bazar City College 1.23%
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University 1.09%

Interested By Age Range

Age Range Percentage (%)
20-30 32.92%
31-35 29.37%
36-40 16.94%
40+ 20.08%

Interested By Salary Range

Salary Range Percentage (%)
0-20K 2.19%
20K-30K 7.38%
30K-40K 14.75%
40K-50K 26.78%
50K+ 48.91%

Interested By Experience Range

Experience Range Percentage (%)
0 years (Freshers) 3.96%
0.1 - 1 years 0.68%
1.1 - 3 years 0.96%
3.1 - 5 years 21.31%
5+ years 73.09%

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