Summary:
The post holder is responsible for ensuring the field coordination and delivery of funded community fisheries programs to benefit resettlement-affected communities and host communities livelihoods as well as represent the Project in field in all matters related to the fisheries programs.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare new and update existing SOWs for contracting of Implementation Partners (IP) for the various fisheries livelihood programs committed under the Resettlement Plan.
- Lead the coaching, upskilling and mentoring of the fisheries officers, including implementation partners.
- Review and provide inputs to the implementation partners’ execution strategies, plans and procedures and monitor how successfully they are being executed.
- Assess fisheries livelihood implementation partners’ performance and how to most effectively implement their work scope and schedule.
- Track fulfillment of fisheries livelihood obligations and advise the livelihood supervisor of adaptive implementation management required.
- Assist with the oversight of the mid-term and completion performance reviews for fisheries livelihood restoration activities.
- Conduct random field visits to monitor fisheries program implementation.
- Participate in meetings with Government, communities and households, as required.
Qualifications:
- University degree in relevant area, including rural development, agronomy, agricultural economics.
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in engaging communities and implementation of fisheries livelihood programs.
- Knowledgeable about the land access and resettlement processes that leads to displacement and livelihood re-establishment and development program delivery.
- Experience in managing schedule and budgets, large teams and IP performance monitoring and evaluation.
- Negotiation and conflict management skills.
- Excellent analytical skills and detail oriented with competence in report writing.
- Fluency in Portuguese and English (written and spoken) required.
- Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to develop and maintain good relations with stakeholders including local communities, government authorities, implementation partners and CSOs/NGOs.
