Heading is looking for his client in oil and gas industry, a Agriculture Livelihoods Officer (M/F) for Cabo Delgado
-Agriculture Livelihoods Officer
-Activities
-Conduct daily field oversight of livelihood Implementation Partners (IP), confirming that the reported progress can be verified in the field;
-Be intimately familiar with the contractual requirements for each IP, including HSE, work scope, and reporting– steward performance of these requirements;
-Ensure field verification of the distribution to impacted households of agricultural starter packs, replacement trees, DUATs, fishing kits and other in-kind benefits. Sign delivery certificates on behalf ;
-Facilitate the engagement, mobilization and participation of impacted stakeholders on sponsored programs to ensure successful delivery of livelihoods commitments;
-Identify all eligible households that may participate in livelihood restoration benefits and utilize tracking tools to ensure tracking of the delivery of commitments under the household agreement and resettlement plan;
-Sign in situ, on behalf , approx. 1,000 compensation agreements, perform checks on all signed compensation agreements for completeness and file them;
-Observe the Safety, Health, Environmental and Social aspects of the execution of the implementing partners’ scopes of work; seek to help them improve their performance through intervention;
-Be the focal point in the field between the IP, the affected households and the communities engaged in the agricultural, fisheries and diversified livelihood programs;
-Participate in meetings with Government, communities and households, as required;
-Qualifications/Experience required
-University degree in relevant area, including rural development, agronomy, agricultural economics;
-Minimum of three (3) years of experience in engaging communities for livelihood re-establishment and development activities;
-Experience in managing implementation partners in the field, monitoring of IP activities and engagement with communities;
-Ability to communicate in Kiswahili, Makue or Makua is an advantage;
-Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to develop and maintain good relations with stakeholders;
-including local communities, government authorities, implementation partners and CSOs/NGOs.
