• JOB TITLE: SME and Livelihoods Field Assistants (3)
• DEPARTMENT: Program
• Report to: SME and Livelihoods Field Officer
• LOCATION: Abyan Governorate (Khanfar and Zinjubar) and Lahj Governorate (Tuban)
• Closing Date: 20 Aug 2025

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

MAIN PURPOSE: Provide technical and operational support to the Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) and livelihoods components of the project. The Field Assistant (FA) works directly with target communities to identify training and asset needs, oversee activity delivery, ensure quality and safeguarding, and generate timely field data for evidence based management and donor reporting.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Community Engagement & Coordination    

• Establish and maintain constructive relations with local authorities, Community Committees (CCs), women’s groups, and other stakeholders.
• Facilitate community meetings to introduce project objectives, selection criteria, and complaint/feedback mechanisms. 
• Liaise with governorate & district level Agriculture, Fisheries, TEVT, and Social Affairs offices to secure MoUs and training venues.

Training Needs Assessment & Design    

• Support in Conducting participatory livelihood and market assessments to map priority skills, value chain gaps, and labour market demand. 
• Support PO to consolidate findings into training plans and location specific curricula in coordination with technical advisors.

Training Delivery Oversight & Quality Assurance    

• Coordinate logistics for Self Help Group (SHG) trainings and vocational/enterprise courses (fishery, beekeeping, livestock, micro business). 
• Supervise local trainers, verify attendance, and ensure adherence to adult learning principles and gender responsive approaches. 
• Monitor cash for training distributions, ensuring safe sites, transparent lists, and immediate issue resolution.

Beneficiary Support & Safeguarding    

• Provide onsite guidance to participants, respond to queries, and flag protection concerns. 
• Enforce safeguarding, child protection, and PSEA standards; ensure confidential feedback is captured via CFM channels.

Monitoring, Reporting & Learning    

• Support MEAL team with the implementation of baseline, output, and outcome data using standard MEAL tools (attendance sheets, pre/post tests, PDM forms, success story templates). 
• Submit weekly activity trackers plus monthly narrative & quantitative reports to the Project Officer. 
• Document lessons learned and success stories for quarterly donor reports.

Other Duties

• Evaluate local trainers’ performance and recommend capacity building actions. 
• Support procurement and asset kit distribution teams with beneficiary verification and hand over documentation. 
• Perform any additional tasks assigned by the Project Officer or Project Manager.
• Work on systems including Outlook/Teams/ERP.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in animal production, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Rural Development, Economics, Social Sciences, or another relevant field. 
• Postgraduate diploma in Livelihoods, TVET, or Enterprise Development.
• 2 years’ field experience implementing SME, livelihoods, coastal value chains (fisheries, honey, livestock), or vocational training projects with NGOs or development agencies.
• Competent in participatory needs assessment, value chain mapping, and training of trainer’s processes.
• Solid Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and mobile data collection apps (Kobo).
• Report writing in English & Arabic.    
• Delivers high quality outputs on time; maintains punctuality, follows procedures, and meets deadlines—even under pressure.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work under pressure, manage multiple tasks, and ensure quality delivery in stressful or insecure environments.
• Confident, flexible, and proactive; ready to work long hours, weekends, and spend extended periods in remote field sites; willing to travel and spend ≥ 60 % time in field sites.
• Build positive relationships with colleagues, supervisors, and community members; able to work independently as well as collaboratively within diverse teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; conveys technical concepts clearly and facilitates inclusive, conflict sensitive discussions.
• Proven experience interacting respectfully with diverse groups and fostering trust at community level.
• Identifies root causes of challenges and develops practical, context appropriate solutions.

Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS): The role holder is required to carry out the duties in adherence to the Core Humanitarian Standards, the values and principles outlined in our policies such as Code of Conduct, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation and other internal policies and guidelines.
Equal Opportunities : The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with our Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.