Livelihoods Co-ordinator, Darfur Contract Length: 12 months (with possible extension) Salary: £25,974 per annum, plus £150 per month (hardship allowance) Location: Darfur, Sudan
HelpAge International helps older people claim their rights, challenge discrimination and overcome poverty, so that they can lead dignified, secure, active and healthy lives. HelpAge has been working in Sudan for over 20 years and has provided essential support and services to vulnerable older people and their dependants. HelpAge International works with, and for, vulnerable older persons to access their rights to independence, participation, care, self-fulfillment and dignity, as stated in the UN Principles for Older People.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the implementation of HelpAge’s USAID/OFDA livelihoods programme. You will closely coordinate with the other HelpAge Sudan programme interventions (i.e. Nutrition, Health and Protection) and engage with relevant government Ministries, Departments and Agencies with livelihoods mandates. You will improve livelihoods of older people through a range of activities including poultry provision and improved poultry production, training and equipping community animal health workers including capacity building and establishing Older People Association’s.
You will have a University post-graduate in Agriculture, Rural development/livelihoods, sustainable development, international development studies or related field experience as well as substantial experience in livelihoods, poultry management and food security interventions i.e. economic recovery programs with focus on cash transfers, cash-for-work, and micro-finance, livelihoods, food security (off farm and on-farm interventions). Experience and background knowledge of poultry management mainly at rural set-up is also essential for this role. Experience of working in Africa (ideally Darfur context) as well as working on a USAID/OFDA project is highly desirable.
Closing date: 11 December 2011
Start date: ASAP
Due to the urgent nature of this recruitment, applications will be reviewed as they come in and candidates may be invited to interview before the closing date.
For a full job description and instructions on how to apply, please click on the following link:www.helpage.org/livelihoodsdarfur
HelpAge International is an equal opportunities employer.
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