National NGO
Livelihood Officer
National NGO
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Posted date 19th August, 2025 Last date to apply 29th August, 2025
Category Livelihood
Salary Competetive
Type Contractual Position 1
Experience 2 years

Job Purpose:

To restore and strengthen livelihoods of flood-affected communities through emergency cash assistance, agricultural recovery, and vocational training, ensuring sustainable economic rehabilitation in line with humanitarian standards.


Key Responsibilities:

1. Livelihoods Assessment & Planning

  • Conduct rapid livelihoods assessments using FAO/WFP tools to identify:
    ✓ Crop/livestock losses
    ✓ Damaged productive assets (fishing boats, tools, shops)
    ✓ Market functionality disruptions
  • Develop village-level recovery plans prioritizing women/youth/PWDs

2. Emergency Livelihoods Support

Implement multi-modal assistance programs:
✓ Unconditional Cash Grants for immediate needs
✓ Cash-for-Work (CFW) for infrastructure rehabilitation
✓ Voucher-based seed/ distributions

Ensure 60%+ women participation in livelihood committees

3. Monitoring & Reporting

  • Track progress against SMART livelihood indicators:
    ✓ % households restored to pre-flood income levels
    ✓ # beneficiaries trained in new skills
  • Document success stories with before-after comparisons

4. Coordination

  • Liaise with:
    ✓ Agriculture Extension Department
    ✓ Local traders/market associations
    ✓ UN clusters (FSL, Early Recovery)

Qualifications & Experience:

Essential:

  • Education: Bachelor's in Agriculture Economics/Rural Development/Business Admin
  • Experience:
  • 2+ years implementing livelihoods projects (NGO/UN preferred)
  • Hands-on experience with:
    ✓ Cash-based interventions (CBI)
    ✓ Farmer Field Schools (FFS) approach
    ✓ VSLA (Village Savings & Loan Associations)
  • Skills:
  • Pashto fluency (mandatory) + working English

Preferred:

  • Knowledge of KP-specific crops/livelihoods 
  • Training in Market-Based Programming (MBP)

Key Competencies:

✔️ Ability to design gender-sensitive livelihood strategies
✔️ Familiarity with flood-adaptive farming practices
✔️ Crisis-responsive planning

 

 

Note: Female candidates strongly encouraged to facilitate women's engagement.

 

Purpose of this post is for CVs collection for disaster affected areas. 

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