| Date Posted: | Feb 2, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Reference: | VA-2010-016 |
| Closing Date: | Feb 11, 2010 |
| Work Type: | Unspecified |
| Number of Vacancies: | 1 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Functional Area: | Public Relations |
| Nationality: | International |
| Salary Range: | 41356 - 41356 USD undefinedUSD |
| Years of Experience: | 5 Years |
| Contract Duration: | Not specified |
| Extension Possibility: | Yes |
| Contract Type: | Short Term |
| Probation Period: | 1 month |
| Required Languages: |
About Norwegian Refugee Council:
Job Summary:
• The Income Generation Activities Officer [IGAO] is responsible for organizing and reproduction of the Gender Based Violence respond programme’s income generating activities based on market demand.
• The IGA Officer will be based in Jalalabad.
• The role of the IGA Officer will be to work closely with GBV programme beneficiaries, identifying training opportunities based on labour market information.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Identify the EVI beneficiaries to assess the needs of income generating
assistance and review women's role in income generating fields.
- Responsible for target area and beneficiary assessment, project planning,
implementation and monitoring.
- Make case to case skills analysis to determine the training needs.
- Identify potential income generating activities and provide advice / support for
their implementation.
- Monitor the use of start-up kits by the beneficiaries.
- Secure market data on employment opportunities that may be relevant to the
beneficiaries.
- Identification of trainers/ institutes for tying with trainees.
- Organize, develop and follow up the implementation plans that include labor
market assessments and job readiness skills training for beneficiaries.
- Assess , monitor and report on the vocational trainings to beneficiaries
conducted by implementing partners/ training institute.
- To effectively liaison with government officials, community groups and
international agencies in support of programme activities.
- Represent the GBV Program at networking meetings involving other
organizations engaged in related fields.
- Manage the delivery and monitoring of all training activities and employment
targets by securing and maintaining files and records of beneficiary –trainees.
- Participate in program planning to identify and develop ideas for projects.
Job Requirement:
• University degree in Social Science or Agriculture
• Experience in livelihood and community development projects (must)
• Knowledge in roll out of vocational/income generating activities (must) and community mobilization programs
• Understanding of returnee/IDP advocacy
• Documentation and reporting skills
• Communication skills and leadership
• Previous work experience with a satisfactory performance in the same or similar functional area, preferably with UN or INGOs.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Working knowledge in Microsoft Office