Livelihood Officer (Anuradhapura or Mannar)
About the Employer
Job Description
Job Title:
Livelihood Officer
Organization:
Muslim Aid is an international relief and development agency working to alleviate the suffering among the world's poorest and most needy communities regardless of race, creed or nationality. Muslim Aid deploys long-term development projects on education and skills training to tackle the root causes of poverty.
Location:
Anuradhapura or Mannar
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure effective implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of livelihood activities in line with approved plans and budget.
- Identify and proactively practice new opportunities for livelihood programming (stand-alone and/or integrated projects) and share feedback to conceive a new implementation approach.
- Work closely with local authorities and community-based organizations promoting sustainable livelihood development in the target area and mobilize these institutions for the program as appropriate.
- Actively participate in field-level need assessments (beneficiary identification and selection processes, logistic arrangements, identification of needs, etc.)
- Prepare all documents, forms, and templates necessary for the implementation of the livelihood project.
- Regularly monitor project activities and provide timely input and feedback to the program manager.
- Implement projects that support agriculture.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Minimum 1-3 years of working experience in an NGO/INGO in a similar capacity.
Hands-on experience in implementing sustainable livelihood programs.
Diploma or equivalent professional qualification from a recognized institute in the agriculture field.
A valid motorbike license.
Please mention the location you are applying for in your application and in the email subject.
Please send your CV within 7 days, mentioning the applying post in the subject column of the email; and 150 words of a write-up for your post, including names of two non-related referees to [email protected]
Only shortlisted applicants will be notified!
Serving Humanity
Sri Lanka Office
Muslim Aid Sri Lanka is an equal opportunity employer.
