ThaiNGO

PURPOSE OF POSITION      
                  
     The purpose of the position is to lead the development and ensure quality of implementation of livelihood technical programme and relevant projects (from all funding streams) that enables achievements of outcomes that contributes to WVFT’s country strategy, Child Well-being Objectives, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  This includes ensuring technical soundness of the project models and key interventions across area programmes through management support, technical advising, and guidance, including technical oversight of the sector DME functions. The person will also provide technical guidance in resource generation and mobilization initiatives to further expand geographical coverage and reach out more vulnerable families and support the replication and scaling up of good/practices on livelihood. As a Technical Advisor, the person will coordinate and collaborate effectively with program implementation, marketing, resource acquisition, strategy, and communications teams.
 
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

1.    Livelihood Technical Program/Project Development (all funding streams)

•    Coordinate with grants acquisition, marketing, other technical/sector leads, MEAL, and program implementation in setting up the design team
•    Lead the design development process and ensure quality of all livelihood related programs/projects/grant designs documents or products 
•    Engages relevant partners and stakeholders on livelihood and its components such as food security, savings, climate change/DRR, & income security & diversification during the design process and generates stakeholder analysis 
•    Collaborate with program implementation team to ensure livelihood program and projects (project models) are adapted to the context appropriately, have quality and scale

2.    Local Adaptation of Livelihood Program/Projects/Grants
 
•    Develops the TP or project implementing guidelines including standard NO level DIPs and budgets for field use that will support quality of implementation and outputs of project models on livelihood such as Building Secure livelihoods (BSL), Empower World View (EWV), Savings for Transformation (S4T), Local Value Chain Development (LVCD), & Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR).
•    Provides technical guidance to Area Programs during the local adaptation process in coordination with Program Implementation and CESI Advisor.
•    Provides technical support to Area Programs to ensure clear and effective sponsorship integration in AP plans or project activities in collaboration with child sponsorship manager, CESI Advisor, and program implementation

3. Technical/Sector Quality in Implementation & Management 

•    Ensure timely and quality of technical support to field implementation team utilizing the result from IQA or implementation quality assurance monitoring tool.
•    Track progress from the field, analyze monitoring data, and develops trends analysis at NO level including lessons learned, challenges, and best practices
•    Provide technical advice to program implementation on issues and risks and how to address considering AP context
•    Manage the national level activities and budget of livelihood program and projects 

4. Strategic Partnership & Advocacy

•    Work with National Advocacy lead or focal person and other sector /technical leads to coordinate national level advocacy to influence government policies, budgets and decision makers on livelihood including other relevant issues such as DRR, climate change and food security. 
•    Contribute to policy analysis research with advocacy team
•    Manage/maintain national partnerships or relationships with Government and relevant organizations 
•    Facilitate TP team mapping of potential partners for advocacy, resource acquisition and influence, including representation in sector based networks/coalitions (in coordination with sector leads). 

5.    Performance Management & Development 

•    Ensure plans contributes to strategic priorities
•    Coordinate with Department Manager and P&C to drive performance, development and wellbeing
•    Create mechanisms to promote collaboration between teams and across WVFT
•    Facilitate and review ongoing individual performance and development planning, 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

1.    Bachelor’s degree and post graduate certification/diploma or master’s degree in International Development, Social Work, Management, and or other relevant subject.
2.    At least 3-5 years experience of field-level work in community development and/or emergency response, grants acquisition management, and experience in child-wellbeing/child-focused issues and programming
3.    Track record of successfully managing and/or supporting technical teams, demonstrating broad understanding of different technical sectors in an integrated manner
4.    Demonstrated ability to design and/or adapt programme quality and accountability standards and facilitate application
5.    At least 3-5 years experience managing people and a proven record of developing people and initiating and implementing organizational change.
6.    Networking and building partnerships, both within an organisation, and in promoting a more external-facing organisation
7.    Demonstrated ability to design and produce data-based reports and proposals, and design of organisational standards and guidance
8.    With strong technical knowledge or expertise required for the technical and sectors program and projects 
9.    With strong facilitation skills and techniques
10.    Knowledge of key livelihood project models & technical sector standards and good practice in programming that includes Building Secure livelihoods (BSL), Empower World View (EWV), Savings for Transformation (S4T), Local Value Chain Development (LVCD), & Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR)