Scope of work: 

The Livelihoods Officer will provide technical and operational support for the design, implementation, and monitoring of gender-responsive livelihood interventions under the ABADEI programme implemented in the regional project office. The Livelihoods Officer will work under the supervision of the Area Manager and in close collaboration with other ABADEI program staff in the country office. The Livelihoods Officer will have the following duties and responsibilities:

1. Conduct/ support in the need assessments and market analysis, paying particular attention to gender roles, access and control over resources, time use, unpaid care work, and barriers faced by women, female-headed households, and women with disabilities.

2. Providetechnical support to design and implement integrated the livelihoods projects including vocational training, cash-for-work, small enterprise development, agri-business, and regenerative agriculture, access to finance, ensuring that women’s economic empowerment (WEE) is a central outcome in line with ABADEI outputs. Support strategic planning and design of livelihood components within ABADEI

3. Provide technical support infor designing, implementation, and monitoring of livelihoods projects (both on-farm and off-farm), with a focus on the market linkages/value chain development specific to agriculture/MSME development, including supporting the climate smart agricultural value chains while mainstreaming disaster risk reduction. 

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4. Contribute to the development of technical documents/specifications for the market surveys and capacity building of beneficiaries on various skills/activities.

5. Ensure the project intervention mainstream GBV risk mitigation, protection principles, address issues that may trigger conflict over natural resources, and activities do not exacerbate women’s vulnerabilities but instead enhance their agency, safety, and decision-making power.

6. Ensure that UNDP projects have synergies and are complementing other actions carried out in the same implementation area. 

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7. Ensure grievance redressal management has been mainstreamed in all livelihood interventions, which is in place and functional. 

8. Ensure compliance with and implementation of UNDP’s corporate guidance, with focus on social and environmental standards.

9. Support visibility of UNDP interventions, including contributing to communication products and field stories with focus on Economic Recovery, Women’s Economic Empowerment and gender-sensitive value chains.

10. Ensure that the project records, data and report are accurate and contribute to quality data inputs towards AIMs and CO Gender Dashbaord, in addition field monitoring reports contribute to the preparation of high-quality reports.

11. Regularly coordinate with other staff in the region and cooperate with staff in other regions. Develop and maintain good working relations with communities, partners, other UN actors and any other stakeholders

12. Perform any other duties as required by the supervisor.

Key Deliverables:  

Key Responsibility Key Performance Deliverables

Conduct needs assessments and market analysis with gender lens Community needs assessment and market analysis reports produced. Example, # of gender-sensitive assessments completed

Design and implement integrated livelihood projects Project design notes and implementation plans for on-farm and off-farm livelihoods, example:

# of livelihood projects designed with gender-responsive approach; % of projects with WEE integrated as core result. 

Lead implementation and monitoring of livelihoods interventions, focusing on value chains & MSME development Monitoring framework and field progress reports prepared, example:

# of value chains supported (agriculture/MSMEs); 

% of beneficiaries reporting improved market access

Develop technical documents/tools for market surveys & capacity building Market survey tools, training manuals, and capacity-building session reports developed. Example:

# of tools/manuals developed/ reviewed

 # of beneficiaries trained (sex-disaggregated)

Mainstream GBV risk mitigation and conflict sensitivity in interventions GBV-sensitive project designs and risk mitigation plans integrated. Example:

% of livelihood interventions screened for GBV risks

 # of activities with conflict sensitivity measures

# knowledge and skills on Gender, Women Empowerment, Conflict and peace building improved through day to day work demonstration, including SEA risk management.

Integrate grievance redress mechanisms (GRM) and Ensure compliance with UNDP corporate standards (SES, Gender Seal) Functional GRM system established and monitored

# of grievances recorded/resolved

% of projects compliant with SES

Contribute to visibility & communication Field stories, communication briefs, and visibility materials submitted:

# of communication products highlighting WEE and gender-sensitive value chains

Maintain accurate data & reporting Data inputs into AIMS and Gender Dashboard completed

# of reports produced with sex-disaggregated data, timely.

Coordinate with stakeholders & maintain partnerships Coordination meeting notes and partnership updates. 

# of coordination meetings attended

 Evidence of functional partnerships with CSOs, UN agencies, govt.

Institutional arrangement: The Livelihoods Officer works under the supervision of the Area Manager, in coordination with other ABADEI program staff at the regional and national levels.

Payment: Payment made by Moore Afghanistan upon approval of monthly timesheet by Area Manager

Travel Cost and DSA: Salary is inclusive of DSA and Travel Cost 

Duration of the assignment: 3 Months 

Duty station: South, southeast, Central Highland, Central Region, North, west and northeast.