Resilience and Livelihoods Advisor

ACDI/VOCA

Kampala, Uganda

ACDI/VOCA is seeking a Resilience and Livelihoods Advisor for an upcoming Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) in Uganda funded by USAID. The anticipated program will work to improve and sustain the food and nutrition security of vulnerable populations through multi-year resilience food and nutrition security activities. These activities work at the individual, household, community, and institutional levels to address the underlying causes of food insecurity and malnutrition and strengthen transformative opportunities.

The Resilience and Livelihoods Advisor provide technical support for the livelihood’s skill-building and asset transfer components of the graduation approach. The program is anticipated to start in 2025 and this position will be based in Uganda.

Responsibilities

Provide technical support for the livelihoods skill-building and asset transfer components of the graduation approach.
Ensure cohesion across all components of the graduation approach in collaboration with the Graduation Approach Advisor.
Sequence, layer, and integrate interventions appropriately at all levels of implementation within the activity.
Develop and enhance sustainable livelihood skill-building programs, including on-farm, off-farm, and non-farm livelihoods.
Address environmental and cultural constraints (including social norms) to livelihoods strengthening and promote value addition and market systems development.
Work with the M&E team to ensure M&E and learning feedback loops are utilized by technical field staff.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, economics, international development, or relevant field is required; master’s degree is desired.
Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience working in international development at the community level developing sustainable livelihood skill building programs, with preference for experience in graduation programming.
In-depth understanding of livelihood development, including selection, planning, and management of micro- and small businesses.
Experience with livelihood resilience and diversification strategies, market linkages, and private sector engagement.
Demonstrated experience with value addition, market systems, and environmental and cultural constraints to livelihoods.
Proven ability to work in dynamic and uncertain contexts characterized by drought, displacement, and insecurity.
Experience working in Uganda preferred.
Fluency in English is required.

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