Senior Livelihoods and Economic Strengthening Advisor Career Opportunity

Job Title: Senior Livelihoods and Economic Strengthening Advisor

Land O’Lakes International Development seeks an experienced Livelihoods and Economic Strengthening Advisor. The Advisor will provide technical leadership on economic strengthening activities for People Living with HIV (PLWHA) on a USAID-funded program.

The Advisor will lead program activities to create livelihood opportunities for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), their caregivers, and PLWHA and to build the capacity of community-based organizations (CBOs) to provide economic strengthening services. The Advisor will ensure the program’s strategic objectives and results are fully accomplished and documented and meet expected technical quality standards.

Please note that this position is wholly dependent upon USAID award and approval. Qualified Ugandan applicants are requested to submit CV as soon as possible, and no later than Friday, February 4th 2011 to Uganda. recruit@gmail.com. Please include the title of the position you are applying for as the subject of your email.

Qualified candidates will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

The Advisor will be responsible for the following:
Developing strategies to promote economic development among vulnerable households, including those with PLWHA and OVC by building capacity in business development skills, access to finance, and market linkages;

Identify appropriate value chains, markets, and industries in which to support economic development of vulnerable households, while engaging the private sector;

Lead capacity building of local CBOs and Government of Uganda agencies to strengthen livelihoods services for HIV-affected households;

Develop strategic alliances with other economic development programs, international NGOs, the private sector, Global Health Initiative and Feed the Future Initiative activities, local CBOs, and government agencies;

Coordinate with other program activities related to food security, nutrition, and child protection
Oversee district level livelihoods field coordinators to ensure quality program implementation and monitoring

Oversee reporting (financial and technical) results to USAID, assuring that plans and reports are delivered in USAID-approved formats for the PEPFAR and Operational Plan planning and reporting purposes.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in international development, business administration, agricultural development, or public health related field. Master’s preferred.

Seven years of field experience implementing livelihoods and economic development programs required, with significant experience supporting diverse economic strengthening activities for OVC and PLHIV.

Significant experience supporting vulnerable populations with business development skills building, access to finance, and income generating activities.

Significant experience with income generation programs in multiple business sectors and agricultural value chains

Significant experience conducting trainings, training of trainers, and organizational capacity building
Knowledge of key US government regulations and prior experience with PEPFAR grants preferred.
Experience facilitating public-private partnerships.