Livelihoods Senior Officer - GIZ Alex

TITLE: Livelihoods Senior Officer (Pending Donor Approval)

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Program

Operations

LOCATION: Alexandria GRADE: 3 CONTRACT LENGTH: FTA

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one)

Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The position will support, expand, and promote Save the Children's Youth and Livelihoods programming through the project implemented in Alexandria. The Senior Livelihood Officer will provide technical guidance to SC and partner staff in the design, piloting, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of livelihoods activities aimed at creating sustainable income opportunities and reducing household economic vulnerability, a key driver of child poverty. Other key responsibilities include designing and delivering training sessions and monitoring tools for partner staff, and participating in strategic discussions and planning meetings.

The project adopts an integrated, community-led methodology that simultaneously addresses economic vulnerability, mental health and psychosocial wellbeing, and climate resilience. Implementation is delivered through three local civil society organization (CSO) partners, who in turn work with and build the capacity of 20 community-based organizations (CBOs) embedded in the target communities of Karmouz and El-Labban in Alexandria.

Save the Children provides overall technical approach transfer, programmatic oversight, capacity development, quality assurance, and donor coordination across the project. This role holds direct technical accountability for Outcome 3 (livelihoods and economic resilience), and contributes technical input and coordination support to Outcomes 1, 2, and 4 as they relate to livelihoods programming, without holding primary accountability for those outcome areas.

The approach prioritizes empowerment over dependency: all interventions are co-designed to transfer knowledge, systems, and ownership to partner CBOs and community members for sustainable continuity beyond the project period.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and vary working hours accordingly.

Outputs relevant to the role scope and accountability

Output 3.1: 140 vulnerable youth (ages 15–29) complete employability and income-generating capacity

training through market-aligned vocational skills embedded green and life skills, and linked to self/wage employment opportunities, including in the tourism sector and local businesses.

Output 3.2: Household income generation strengthened through green two CBO-led enterprises, market

linkages, income generating activities (IGAs) establishment and men engagement in gender dialogue.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Project Manager

Dotted Line: Livelihood Technical Advisor

Budget Responsibilities: No

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

1. Work Plan and Delivery.

· Translate the approved Results Framework and DIP into detailed weekly/monthly micro plans aligned with milestones under Outcome 3; maintain trackers and action logs.

· Lead partner CSOs in participatory market mapping and job identification to ensure vocational and enterprise training responds to real demand in local workshop with specific focus on tourism-sector labour markets.

· Coordinate cohort scheduling and partner roles to deliver the ToT and full livelihoods training package (life skills, green skills, business and entrepreneurship, job hunting) and subsequent coaching cycles, including a minimum of three coaching visits per participant.

· Facilitate quarterly learning sessions in close coordination with the MEAL Officer; propose course corrections using evidence from MEAL dashboards and field feedback.

· Lead partners in outreach and mobilization strategies to reach targeted youth, women, and men across Karmouz and El-Labban for recruitment into livelihoods, enterprise, and VSLA activities.

· Chair or co-chair the livelihoods committee to review and approve individual employment linkage support allocations (apprenticeship fees, small enterprise grants, or other incentives), in line with SC SOPs.

· Support the selection and validation process for CBO-led green enterprises, working alongside the recruited business incubator/consultant on enterprise assessment, incubation, and market/buyer linkage development.

· Supervise the rollout of VSLA methodology and the Zein El Rigal gender dialogue programme across partner CBOs, ensuring integration with livelihoods outcomes.

· Review supervision reports submitted by CSOs, identify at-risk enterprises or participants, and provide timely corrective action with support from the PM and Technical Advisor.

· Build new partnerships with the private sector, vocational training centers (e.g. Don Bosco Institution), and local workshops, in close coordination with the CSOs.

· Coordinate with the MHPSS component to ensure participants requiring clinical-level support are identified and referred appropriately, and that MHPSS and livelihoods interventions remain integrated.

2. Partner Coordination

· Convene monthly field consortium meetings with the 3 CSOs to align workplans, resolve bottlenecks, and strengthen market linkages (networking events, exposure visits, fairs).

· Support partners' capacity strengthening (planning, reporting, safeguarding, gender/inclusion, data quality), leveraging SCI PMM standards.

3. Budget Execution, Procurement and Compliance

· Support accurate forecasting and burn rates; ensure spend is linked to results delivery and payment milestones.

· Prepare, submit, and follow up procurement requests for venues, event supplies, IEC, and training consumables; uphold SCI SOPs and VfM.

· Keep auditable files (workplans, agendas, attendance, PR/PO/GRN, invoices, photos/consents).

4. MEAL and Performance Management

· Follow the implementation of MEAL plan with the MEAL team; ensure timely.

· Support the MEAL team for the household coaches/enumerators on Kobo tools, ethical standards, and data traceability; monitor data completeness/quality.

· Feed real‑time insights into adaptive management and quarterly learning workshops; contribute to internal/external reporting

5. Safeguarding, PSEAH, Gender and Inclusion

· Embed Child Safeguarding, PSEAH, and do‑no‑harm standards in all activities (safe venues/hours, informed consent, safe referrals).

· Promote gender‑responsive delivery (timing, childcare options, safe participation for women and girls; men’s engagement); monitor risks and mitigations from the risk register.

6. Child Safeguarding:

· Support the implementation of child safeguarding policy within the project cycle; including identifying and addressing risks to children that are caused/exacerbated by project design and intervention.

· Ensure that project activities are safe for children and that all steps are taken to ensure their meaningful and safe participation.

· Provide leadership and guidance in the implementation of the child safeguarding policy and the code of conduct within the project.

7. Reporting and Documentation

· Submit timely weekly/bi‑weekly updates, monthly progress notes, and inputs for semi‑annual operations reports; contribute to donor reporting packages.

· Document case studies, lessons learned, good practices, and market‑linkage outcomes for scale‑up.

· Support visibility and communication products in collaboration with CO Communications team.

8. General:

· Contribute to the development of communications products, in collaboration with the CO Communications team;

· Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures;

· Ensure the security, health and well-being of staff and that staff management and other processes and policies and systems reflect SC 's principles of equity and fairness.

· Embed counter-fraud and ethical controls in all operational processes, ensuring compliance with donor and legal requirements, while collaborating with Finance and Counter-Fraud teams to mitigate risks and conduct assessments for high-value programs.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

· holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

· holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

· sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

· widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

· future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

· builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters

· values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

· approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

· develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

· willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

· honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor Degree in development economics, International Development or a related field is required

· Minimum 4 years’ experience in livelihoods, poverty reduction programming in in a humanitarian and development program context

· Experience working through/with sub grants and partners is a requirement.

· Experience with capacity building of local partners and communities

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Excellent knowledge of poverty reduction programming, with a focus on child poverty and expert knowledge of livelihoods skills development, including cash transfer programme implementation.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to think strategically to solve problems and find effective ways to accomplish goals
• Well-developed communication skills across cultures
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as a team player and independently
• Training experience
• Experience in program design and proposal development
• Experience in representation with international bodies, government and funders
• Fluency in Arabic and English (written and spoken)
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver results with tight deadlines

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.