Livelihood Specialist BLF

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

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 have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Livelihood specialist is to oversee all activities of Livelihoods component of the project to support economic opportunities through investment in nature and improve livelihoods for IPLCs, and women in particular.

He /Her will ensure all livelihood Projects implementation is following the Country Strategy and Humanitarian Response Strategy, Livelihood strategic plan, objectives, outcomes and targets, which is the contractual & programmatic basis; project Cycle Management is on track in line with expected expenditure and work plane.

He /Her will ensure That the programme activities are following minimum quality standards related to Livelihood in Emergencies interventions, that programmatic and financial progress reporting is done on time and donor communications are done in line with the Plan International regulations. The livelihood specialist role will be to support the coordination and implementation of Livelihood projects in Cameroon, Republic of Congo and Gabon.

He / she will be supported by livelihood Manager, Deputy Emergency Response Manager and Emergency Response Manager. The main objective of this position is to support the smooth implementation of livelihood projects and act as interface between the key projects intervention stakeholders such as donors, government, civil society and PLAN international Cameroon, Republic of Congo and Gabon.

The livelihoods component will promote community-led sustainable management and protection of local natural resources and capacity building of local actors focusing on women, marginalised and indigenous groups (IPLC) and promote gender sensitive approaches in the three priority areas.

Please follow this link for a full role profile:  Job description Livelihood Specialist BLF Bertoua

THE INDIVIDUAL

As livelihood specialist you will have a bachelor degree preferably in a discipline such as Agriculture, environmental study, international development, economics or any other discipline relevant to development. A master degree in development and disaster management will be an added advantage. You need to have an Experience in Food Security and livelihood, a previous experience in a related position for at least 3 years, fluent in written and spoken English and French and Commitment to and understanding of PLAN’S aims, values and principles.

Location: Bertoua

Type of Role: Fixed term

Reports to: PIIAM

Hay Level: 14

Closing Date: 03rd October 2023

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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