OVC Livelihood and Gender Development Officer at FH Ethiopia

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• Plan and closely follow timely implementation of livelihood related activities in Lay- Gayint, Tach-Gayint or Simada districts as per the plan. • Coordinate, provide technical support and ensure effective implementation livelihood related activities for the improvement of the household income in Lay Gayint, Tach Gayint and Simada district. • Ensure all activities are implemented in partnership with respective government line offices. CCC members, SACCO leaders, VSLA heads. • Contribute and support the OVC officers to meet the wider objective of the program “to improve the livelihood opportunities for children affected and infected by HIV/AIDS. • Regularly travel to each project site (Tach Gaiynt and Simada) and support the OVC officers, SACCO leaders, VSLA groups, with livelihood related activities. • Plan and closely monitor implementation of gender related activities in all project sites. • 1. Manage the livelihood element of the project to meet the project objective of 80% of the OVC/Guardians in South Gondar will access loan for income generating activities. • 2. In teamwork with SACCO leaders and respective lined government offices, facilitate business plan development and loan access for OVC guardians. • 3. Make sure VSLA groups are formed, trained and started saving, and loaning. • 4. Closely work with social workers to Identify and support VSLA members with a better condition for SACCO membership. • 5. Work closely with SACCO and government line offices to allow former OVC to be members in SACCO. • 6. Ensure that SACCOs have allocated budget for social responsibility and destitute households have been benefiting from. • 7. Closely monitor cooperatives that resources are managed in a way that OVC guardians are benefiting. • 8. Ensure that OVC guardians are taking loans and engaged in profitable and safe business activities. • 9. Contribute to the wider objective of increased participation of local partners in OVC care and support.