Livelihood Assistant

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

Under the supervision of the project coordinator, the livelihood assistant is responsible for the planning and coordination of all empowerment and environmental protection project activities. The livelihood assistant will have to comply with the strategic orientations as well as the programmatic and administrative standards defined by Plan International and the donor. As livelihood assistant, you will provide technical support and training follow-up / supervision for project beneficiaries, you will participate in defining the project's beneficiary selection criteria and the methodology for targeting beneficiaries and implementing empowerment and environmental protection activities. As livelihood assistant, you will periodically write reports (weekly & monthly) on activities under his/her responsibility, contribute to a working environment that considers the specificities of each person and avoids any discrimination; participate in the design/management of project work tools (sheets, training modules, etc.) and provide ongoing technical support to the project coordinator and other staff.

The Individual

We are looking to recruit a qualified candidate, with a bachelor degree in economic science, rural economic, agriculture, environment, social sciences, agroeconomics, rural development, project/program management or equivalent; At least three years’ experience in livelihood and environment protection project with a good knowledge of participatory development approaches. As the livelihood assistant, you need to have a good knowledge and understanding of established humanitarian principles and international child protection standard; Previous experience in the Logone et Chari department and knowledge of local languages will be an asset. 

Please follow this link for a full role profile : JD Livelihood Assistant - OIM Project.pdf

Location: Kousseri

Type of Role: Service Contract

Reports to: Project Coordinator

Hay Level: 11

Closing Date:07th April 2025

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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