Climate Resilient Livelihood Technical Specialist – open to nationals/Internationals
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Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with 15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Climate Resilient Livelihood (CRL) Technical Specialist will use their in-depth contextual understanding, technical expertise, and relationship building skills to define and deliver our strategic ambition for Climate Resilient Livelihood in Somalia/Somaliland. The overall responsibility of this role will be focused on maintaining oversight of the integration of climate and environmental aspects in our full spectrum programming across Save the Children portoflio. The role will lead strategy development and the technical design and implementation of high-quality programmes that deliver change for children in both emergency and development programming. The role supports national advocacy and influencing, while driving strategic partnerships for new business development. It supports the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems to demonstrate impact, while sharing learning across our programmes, teams and partners. The role will work closely operations colleagues and with partners in Somalia/Somaliland, building their capacity and building ownership and agency of local organisations. This role includes a focus on external representation on priority issues including nutrition-sensitive programming, financial inclusion, market-based programming, youth and women economic empowerment, cash programming, Household Economy Approach (HEA) and livelihoods resilience building. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Head of Child Poverty Reduction
Staff reporting to this post: no direct reports but expected to provide coaching and mentoring support to operational and other technical colleagues and local partners
Budget Responsibilities: None
Role Dimensions: The role is expected to foster relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including Save the Children members, the Country Office Programme Development & Quality team, advocacy colleagues, Regional Advisors, technical counterparts in other organisation, donors, academia, etc. The role is also expected to engage with internal technical working groups and communities of practice.
Context: Humanitarian and development
Scope: The scope focus for this job will cover climate change mitigation by reducing emissions from land use, energy access and utilisation, SC carbon footprint, and adaptation by increasing resilience of most vulnerable people and communities, food systems and water security, ecosystem and ecosystem services, as well as infrastructures for continuity of services such as health and education.
Primary Technical area: Child Poverty
Primary Sub technical area: Food Security and Livelihood/ Adolescent Skills for Successful Transitions / Economic Empowerment
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Natural Resource Management, Agricultural or Environmental Sciences, Climate Change studies, development studies or geography, Agricultural economics, Sociology, Natural Resource Policy or equivalent experience.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
At least 5 years’ experience of leading the design and implementation of humanitarian and development programmes in the field of rural development, climate change adaptation, food security and livelihoods.
Understanding of the food security and livelihoods sector in INSERT COUNTRY
Familiar with nutrition-sensitive approaches, financial inclusion, market-based programming, youth and women economic empowerment, cash programming, Household Economy Approach (HEA) and graduation and livelihoods resilience building approaches.
Track record in successful business development/fundraising USAID, DfiD, European Commission, Private Sector Foundations (e.g., Mastercard or Ford Foundation)
Demonstrated program design, monitoring and evaluation skills, including designing pathways to sustainable impact at scale.
Experience of strategy development and planning
Experience of context, capacity and policy analysis, and influencing and advocacy at regional/international level in order to hold duty bearers to account to realise children’s rights (e.g. Food Security/Nutrition assessments, Household Economy Analysis, market assessment (PCMA, EMMA), labour market assessments, market system/value chain analysis, gender analysis, Cost of the Diet, cost barrier analysis, Hazard Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment – non exhaustive list)
Skilled at networking, representation and partnership development in order promote learning, strengthen civil society and mobilise resources.
Able to generate and use data and evidence to innovate, deliver, learn and share what works and what doesn’t work for children
Experience of promoting quality and impact through at least one cross-cutting area: gender equality and inclusion, adaptive and safer programming; child rights; disability; migration and displacement.
Experience of supporting humanitarian preparedness, response and recovery
Significant experience in training, capacity building, and mentoring
Fluent in English and high level of English writing skills.
Strong team skills
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Application will be closed on 8th July 2022
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