EMPOWER-Community/Business Development & Livelihoods Specialist

Job Description

  Community/Business Development and Livelihoods Specialist

Heifer International Zambia, a branch office of Heifer International, now invites applications from highly motivated, result-oriented, well qualified and experienced professionals to fill the following position for the anticipated US Department of Labor/Increasing Economic and Social Empowerment for Adolescent Girls and Vulnerable Women in Zambia. This four year program is envisioned to target adolescent girls between the ages 15-17 years old who are engaged in, or at high risk of being engaged in, child labor and have increased access to acceptable work and quality training opportunities, including but not limited to, apprenticeships, vocational and technical training, educational services, and/or establishing their own businesses It will also target vulnerable women 18 years and older whose households have children engaged in, or at high risk of engaging in, child labor to have increased livelihood opportunities, including establishing or expanding their own businesses.

Most Critical Proficiencies

• Proven success in establishing partnerships, with the significant ability to develop networks, build alliances, collaborate across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.
• Proficiency in one or more of Zambia’s major languages is required. English proficiency is recommended.
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• Experience in a leadership position responsible for developing livelihood interventions and the technical aspects related to the applicant’s proposed strategy, including life skills training, micro-lending, savings programs, micro- insurance, micro-franchising, village savings and loan programs, financial literacy, adult literacy, employment generation, alternative/additional income generation, job placement support, modern job search methods training, entrepreneurship, OSH training, and labor market analysis.
• Experience in a consultative/advisory position responsible for building public private partnerships to achieve common goals, identify problems and challenges, develop focused strategies, lay out actionable plans and recommendations, and define and identify roles and responsibilities.

Required Experience

  Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Master’s degree or Bachelor in Agri-business or economics
• Minimum of three years of professional experience in a position responsible for livelihood developments.

Job Location

To Be Determined, , Zambia

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

Job Level

To Be Determined

Client

Non U.S. Based Locations

Closing Date

08/12/2016

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