Livelihood Team Leader - Bhamo (1 post)

Background:

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) / Danish Demining Group (DDG) are an international humanitarian organization implementing relief and development activities in more than 30 countries. DRC/DDG is a non-governmental, non-political and non-religious organization and, in DRC/DDG, people’s right to a life with dignity is central to all that we do. DRC/DDG has been operating in Myanmar since 2009, responding to humanitarian needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and conflict-affected populations by providing shelter, NFIs, livelihood support, humanitarian mine action and community assistance. The DRC / DDG programme is rooted in a strong protection outreach that includes protection monitoring, tailor-made assistance and programmatic integration through humanitarian mine action (HMA) including provision of Mine Risk Education (MRE) and Non-Technical Survey (NTS) in the most contaminated and conflict-prone areas of Myanmar.

To support and strengthen the DRC / DDG programme in Myanmar we are looking for highly motivated and capable candidates to fill the position of

Livelihood Team Leader (1 post)

Duty Station:                  Bhamo in Kachin, Myanmar

Reporting to:                  Livelihoods Manager

Direct reports:                Livelihoods Assistants

The overall purpose of this position

Day-to-day supervision of the livelihoods team and programmes and ensuring achievement of project objectives and outputs (targets), reporting and coordination with other agencies, INGOs/Local NGOs in the DRC/DDG target area in Kachin State.

Main Responsibilities

1. Team Leadership
   • Ensure detailed planning for activities implementation as well as monitoring of implementing activities;
   • Lead the livelihood team members to ensure that staff carry out their duties in accordance with their job descriptions and guidelines;
   • Conduct regular team meetings and provide continues guidance to the Livelihood team members;
   • Prepare monthly forecast for livelihood programmes and monitor livelihood budget;
   • Ensure program activities are carried out in accordance with relevant DRC standards and guidelines and in coordination with relevant stakeholder in the field;

      

2. Management of livelihood programme including planning, implementing and monitoring activities.
   • Supervise day-to-day livelihood project activities;
   • Responsible to develop yearly livelihood plan and monthly plan;
   • Manage project activities to ensure the work plan is followed with agreed methodology and quality and in line with project objectives;
   • Provide livelihood technical support to project staff and beneficiaries;
   • Conduct field visits to IDP communities to identify livelihood needs;
   • Support IDP's in planning of new income-generating activities;
   • Organise and deliver trainings for community members/groups in income generation and small-business development;
   • Assist and provide support to the livelihood team delivering training;
   • Monitoring livelihoods activities referring any challenges faced in implementation;
   • Support joint monitoring visits with other implementing partners;
   • Contribute to writing new proposal/activities focused on livelihoods;
   • Liaise with Admin, Finance, and Logistics staff in organizing and planning of livelihood assistance delivery;
   • Ensure coordination with other livelihoods partners in the field;
   • Facilitate and follow-up on timely organisation of logistics and procurement requirements;

      

3. Reporting and Coordination
   • Provide monthly reporting of the livelihoods programmme to Livelihoods Coordinator;
   • Provide oral and written reports on livelihoods activities - as contribution to internal and external reports;
   • Regular reporting and updating on livelihood programme during weekly meeting, coordination meeting and relevant stakeholder meetings;
   • Daily coordination and update on activities implemented with the Livelihoods coordinator;
   • Ensure that livelihood team is well informed about the programme objective, targets and approach etc;
   • Regularly inform line manager (Livelihoods Coordinator) or AM/Program Support Manager on the activities and challenges faced during the implementation of livelihoods activities;
   • Keep accurate data records, livelihood documents/forms used (Grant application forms, business plan collected, technical evaluation forms, skills training application forms, monitoring forms, list of participants to the training etc) in soft copy (ensuring back-up) and hard copies;
   • Act as technical focal point at field level for local authorities and other humanitarian organizations as necessary;
   • Establish and maintain relationships with community representatives, government counterparts, and other humanitarian agencies on the livelihoods sector ensuring transparency and coordination;
   • Coordinate regular team planning meetings (TPMs) and review meetings with livelihoods team members;
   • Assist in the effective and regular coordination with the partners;

      

4. Others/HR

• Accountable for team management of assistants: Performance management, hiring/firing and development of staff,
• Ensure compliance with relevant international and national standards as well as DRC/DDG Standard Operating Procedures (SOP);
• Provide timely induction to new livelihood assistants on the Livelihood programme.

Perform any other relevant tasks as requested by Line Manager and / or Area Manager.

Qualification and minimum requirement

• Previous humanitarian experience with an INGOs, or Local NGO;
• Previous experience in the same position for at least 2 years;
• Experience of implementing and monitoring livelihood programmes;
• Experience of implementing income generating activities (IGAs), Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and agriculture-based livelihood activities;
• Proven experience of managing and supporting at least 5 staff;
• Experience of monitoring progress of planned programmes and reporting on programme activities in a timely and professional manner;
• Experience of working with other relevant stakeholders including local governments, other NGOs / INGOs and the private sector and
• Experience in training people.
• Fluency in English, Myanmar, and Kachin Languages preferred.

Education

• Education to university undergraduate degree level in a relevant field, will be preferred;
• Livelihoods or/and Livelihood Sustainable Framework (SLF) training;
• Relevant educational and/or professional backgrounds in either rural/agricultural and/or urban (e.g. income generating activities, small enterprises, vocational skills training, apprenticeship training) livelihoods fields is preferred.

Desirable:

• Strong understanding of IDP rights;
• Short or long-term formal courses in humanitarian and human rights studies or other relevant field;
• Experience working for International humanitarian NGO.

Offer:

• Starting date of employment: As soon as possible
• Duration of Contract Regular DRC staff contract, including a probation period of 3 months;
• Competitive salary among non-governmental organizations.

This position is open for Myanmar Nationals only. DRC strongly advocates for equal opportunity and promotes a diversified and inspiring working environment. Therefore, qualified candidates of ethnic minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application process:

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button.

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in the same language as this vacancy note. CV only applications will not be considered.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk

Applications close; 19  July 2019 (Friday)