JOB OPPORTUNITY
1. Job Title: Livelihood Officer
The Livelihood officer will be responsible to manage the livelihood support project by ensuring compliance with Islamic Relief Nepal sectorial and quality standards, government policies. The role will be responsible for managing the project and monitoring the performance of staff. ensuring that project staffs have access to appropriate technical and functional support, and managing relationships with sectorial key stakeholders including local governments.
The incumbent strives in empowering community people, households, and institutions co address and manage the issues to sustain. The local resources are managed well to effectively run the project interventions for a longer run. This position requires to be innovative and problem-solving skills to adapt to changes and multiple priorities. Along with this, the incumbent requires to integrate with cross cutting themes to yield broader impact more effectively and efficiently.
Reports to: Executive Director Major responsibilities
- Lead implementation, monitoring and quality assurance of the project activities in accordance with approved time schedules and budgets.
- Contribute to the preparation of the Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) of the project in coordination with the team members and implement them accordingly.
- Lead in conducting a market assessment, feasibility studies and Identifying Livelihood opportunities
- Prepare Livelihood improvement plan/ business plan of selected beneficiaries in coordination with Livelihood Special stand supervise the smooth start-up and running of selected livelihood activities.
- Identification of input based on the LIP/business plan, quantity estimate and ensuring quality input supply to the beneficiaries.
- Ensure and follow up on the procurement of project inputs for timely project implementation
- Identify, assess and communicate risks associated with the implementation of the project, and advise the of the mitigation measures to the Project senior team
- Provide project and/or activity reports that are timely and meet donor requirements
- Prepare monthly and quarterly work plans in line with the project MEAL plan
- Supervise and mentor JTA and enumerators so that they can perform their duties effectively
- Regularly update and review- monitoring data to ensure project implementation activities and participants’ progress are on track and report the progress.
- Network and Liaise with Local Government, NGOs, and relevant stakeholders.
- Ensures good recording and documentation for project baseline. appraisal of impacts, relevant networks and contacts
- Perform any other duties and responsibilities assigned by the supervisor.
Competencies:
A. Sector Knowledge:
- Sound knowledge on market and market system and business development
- Knowledge of policies priorities, needs, and issues (focused agriculture and livestock/ business development) related to local economic development
- Knowledge and skills in Business planning
- Knowledge and experience in local value chain development process
- Knowledge of Situation Analysis and Market Opportunities
- Government policy, program priorities, needs, and issues in relation to the sector priorities
- Knowledge of different project models of Agriculture (Climate change adaptation, Climate Smart Agriculture, Natural Resource Management, Market Development, Alternative livelihood (TYET, SYIB, and Business Facilitation).
B. Project Management:
- Project implementation planning and implementation skills
- Project risk analysis and problem solving skills
- Good communication skills to deal with project team and stakeholders
- Good periodic report like quarterly, semiannual and annual writing skill
- Sound knowledge on supply chain management
- Monthly and quarterly expense cracking and review of expenses
- Good understanding of Internal and external audit management
- Meet financial requirement and deadline as per compliances
C. Capacity Building
- Conduct periodic staff performance appraisals against the set performance objectives contributing to Project deliverables with proper performance management system in place
- Demonstrate strong leadership to coach, mentor and guide the team in delivering their plan/tasks
- Conduct regular capacity assessment of Project team and provide needful support to demonstrate better leadership
D. Monitoring & Evaluations
- Lead the team in managing validated data and information to reflect Project results timely
- Support team to input correct data and regular review and analysis of the data and information
- Provide factual and accurate data and information as required by the system or requirements timely
- Produce periodic reports on community feedback, MEAL results in order to review, analyze and make corrective measures to excel in quality delivery timely
E. Relationship Management
- Develop strong coordination with local, district and provincial government to profile Project advocacy efforts with appropriate means and platforms
- Provide strong and strategic leadership on team cohesion to avoid conflict and promote an encouraging and conducive working environment
- Manage effective c and coordination wit board and all relevant to manage Project effect
F. Child and adult safe and sponsorship business
- Contribute to set systematizing the rot and reporting mechanism
- Utilize and manage complaint response and follow up and guide team to follow all the and PSEAH protocols during the field engage
- Ensure all the working in the office and work child and adult-sensitive
- Support the organization with all child and adult policies, requirements.
- No previous record, regarding involvement, safeguarding concern satisfactory statement check).
- Disseminate information to beneficiaries communities on Safe Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Harassment
Academic Qualification Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 2 years work in managing multiple diverse team or with minimum experience in multiple projects.
2. Job Title Finance & Admin Officer
Position Reports To Direct Reporting: Project Coordinator/Executive Director : Funding Agency
Position Location: LIDO Nepal office Kapilvastu, frequent visit to project areas
Job Purpose
The Finance & Admin Officer will be responsible for overseeing project financial accounting and general office services for a high-quality, results-oriented project. S/he will be responsible for maintaining the programme’s financial integrity, preparing all financial reports efficiently and inaccordance with generally accepted accounting principles, local government regulations, LIDO Nepal policies and procedures, and donor requirements throughout the life of the project. S/he will also be responsible for overseeing, procurement and human resource management aspect of the project staff.
The key responsibilities of the Finance& Admin Officer is as follows
Financial Management (50%)
- Must gain in-depth knowledge on organization’s vision, mission, objective, policies, principles, norms, rules/regulations, working modalities as well as dear understanding of the project specific concept, process and other requirements of the relevant project within maximum 1 month of the appointment
- Responsible for day-to-day financial administration (review payment document, vouchers, checks on accurate booking of expenditure following project budget line and ensure that expenses are reasonable, allowable and allocable to the project
- Ensure that appropriate finance systems are maintained, and all procedures and controls are implemented.
- Review payment vouchers to ensure all compliances, local and national legal requirement relating to TDS with its proper supporting documents.
- Ensure proper and timely maintenance of books of account and effective internal control system practicing in places.
- Preparation and compilation of different periodic financial reports to be submitted to the management and funding agency.
- Support Program Coordinator for periodic budget monitoring and budget revision..
- Systematic numbering and filing all the vouchers with its proper and organized supporting documents.
- Deal with the bank as necessary, including monitoring the balances in the bank; checking the Bank Balance everyday. Play lead role for financial discipline and avoiding fraud and corruption.
- Monitor advances/outstanding (taken by staff, consultants and vendors) and do necessary follow up in timely manner for the settlement.
- Support to conduct the internal and external audit action plan and facilitate the team of internal and external auditors for auditing, draft management response on the recommendation addressing the issues.
- Provide support to the office in all aspect of financial, administration, procurement, logistic and HR matter, liaise with Funding Agency as necessary and undertake any other duties that may be requested by the Program Coordinator.
- Ensure timely tax deduction with proper TDS rates where applicable.
- Prepare monthly and yearly cash and bank reconciliation.
- Carry Field visit and cross check market rates against whenever if required.
- Coach project staff on financial requirement to achieve sound & robust financial management.
Administration (50%)
- Prepare annual procurement plan for goods and services require under the project coordinating Program Coordinator. Prepare vendor roster. Assist procurement committee and ensure standard procurement process is followed.
- Provide logistics support to organize Workshop, seminar and training at RM and district level.
- Support in procurement of goods, service and works, and ensure laid procurement standard/standard are
followed in project procurement. - Support on hiring new staffs, ensure recruitments take place on time following standard recruitment process of organization.
- Oversee payroll procedures for project staff, administer payroll, and monitor employee time keeping.
- Ensure that all employment contract files are updated in line with the local labour law and organization’s policy and support timely issuing of offer letters and contracts.
- Maintain updated Fixed and Non-Fixed Assets inventory records and ensure timely reconciliation.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
(The following knowledge, skills, and abilities may be acquired through a combination of formal schooling, self education, prior experience, or on-the -job training .)
Education & Qualification
- Bachelor’s Degree in finance/Management with proven S years of experience in core financial management
activities. - Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving problems and suggesting improvements.
- Strong computer literacy, and proven experience of computerized accounting packages and using Excel
Spreadsheets. - Previous work experience in an NGO environment and inbasic HR functions/administration skills is an advantage.
- Excellent activity planning, prioritization and implementation skills and commitment to deliver against agreed deadlines.
- Ability to work in demanding situations under pressure in a team independently with minimum
Knowledge Skills:
- Demonstrate self-motivation, innovative and creative ideas and the ability to motivate communities.
- Must be emotionally stable and willing to serve the poor Essential and work with the community
- Good written and oral communication skills in local language and Nepali (proficiency In English is preferred).
- Good computer skills – Word, Spreadsheet and presentations.
- Demonstrate self-motivation, innovative and creative ideas and the ability to motivate communities
- Understand LIDO Nepal and funding agency vision, mission, core values and strategic mandates
- Understand Nepal tax laws and labour law.
- Frequent visits to communities, palika and local government agencies
3. Job Title: Junior Technical Assistance (JTA) • Livelihood
Position Description
The Junior Technical Assistance (JTA)- Livelihood will oversee the implementation of the livelihood Suppor1 compliance and quality standards as provided to their role. The role will be responsible for implementing, monitoring field-level interventions and managing relationships with sectorial key stakeholders including Le at the field level.
Reports to: livelihood Officer
Major responsibilities
- Lead in beneficiary selection processes according to established vulnerability criteria, identification and assist in conducting assessment preparation of LIP/Business plan
- Implements field level Activities in accordance with the project framework plan
- Support to facilitate, agriculture training business skills training for selected beneficiaries
- Facilitate and assist in the disbursement of business grants
- Carry out Post distribution monitoring and Business Plan follow-up and provide required technic beneficiaries
- With technical support from livelihood specialist, livelihood officer facilitate communit orientation and meeting on the mission’s program objectives and activities
Work with the M&E unit to follow up on beneficiary complaints received through complaint box
- Document and promote good practice from planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
- Work with community leaders, government to ensure the Identification and selection of the communities and provide information to ensure accountability, fairness and transparency of activities
Competencies:
A. JTA Requirements:
- High School Diploma or relevant discipline with three to four year of experience in the related field
- Proficiency with a basic computer program including MS office and Database systems.
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work in high-pressure environments.
- Knowledge on project model especially on Agriculture climate change adaptation, Alternative SYIB, business facilitation).
B. Project Management:
- Good understanding on operation issues like timely and quality delivery of services, good planning skills.
- Good knowledge on the project management tool
- Good Analytical Skills to analysis project related data and incorporate in the report
- Good understanding on financial management system like supporting documents for voucher, ad process, managing the under-spends etc.
C. Capacity Building
- Sound skills in capacity assessment/Training Need Assessment process and tools for the target goals
- Skills on community group/farmers mentoring and coaching and onsite support
D. M&E
- Good analysis and presentation skills
- Skills to incorporate the findings/feedback into programming
- Project database (such as HH database) establishment monitoring and interpretation skill
E. Relationship Management:
- Skills on Stakeholders mapping and mobilization for broader benefit of the project
- Good skills on facilitation of meeting and proper documentation
- Maintaining the database with the information of Household Level and its update and monitor
- Presentation skills in different forum and network
F. Child and adult safeguarding
- Ensure all the working environments In the office and working areas are child and adult sensitivity
- Support the organization in complying with all child and adult safeguarding policies, requirement
- No previous records/information regarding involvement in safeguarding concerns.
Disseminate Information/messages to beneficiaries and target communities on Safeguarding a Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH).
- Contribute to setting up and systematizing the robust complaint and reporting mechanism.
Interested candidates can apply within 21 March 2022 before 5:00 PM to the Lumbini Integrated Development Organization {LIDO) Nepal, Taulihawa, Kapilvastu or can submit the application at [email protected]
