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Handicap International

Disability-focused humanitarian aid and empowerment

Livelihoods Technical Officer

Community Outreach & ProgramsPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeCaracas, Capital District, Venezuela$1.2k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A licentiate degree in social sciences, agronomy, economics, or a similar field.
  • At least 2 years of experience working in livelihoods, including direct implementation of projects with income-generating productive activities.
  • Experience in emergency responses and previous work with international and local partners.
  • Knowledge of methodologies for protection, livelihoods creation and provision, income-generating activities, and food security in urban and rural contexts.
  • Knowledge of differential service models and mainstreaming inclusion for people with disabilities and across gender and age diversity.
  • Practical knowledge of humanitarian principles.
  • Ability to identify protection risks, safely manage disclosures of gender-based violence, and coordinate intersectoral referral pathways.
  • Knowledge of international humanitarian architecture and coordination with clusters, specifically Health and Protection.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage own time and the time of staff under their responsibility.
  • Written communication and report-writing skills.
  • Ethical commitment and adherence to IASC levels of intervention, avoiding medicalization of suffering, and awareness of the impact of decisions on communities and teams.
  • Commitment to the dignity and participation of historically excluded populations and inclusive interaction.
  • Ability to learn continuously, adopt sector standards, analyze and adapt methodologies.
  • Ability to use self-care and emotional containment strategies when working with survivors of critical events.
  • Ability to adapt to change, tolerate contextual constraints, recognize professional and emotional limits, and seek supervision when needed.
  • Empathy, active listening, and patience.
  • Ability to cooperate and work jointly with other departments.
  • Organization, time management, agility, anticipation, concentration, and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work under pressure, resolve problems, improve processes, follow instructions, and negotiate with and manage suppliers.

Responsibilities

  • Support the Project Manager in analyzing earthquake-related livelihood losses and local market changes using a disability-inclusive approach, including reviewing secondary sources, identifying losses to businesses, employment, productive assets and income, analyzing demand and recovery opportunities, assessing access to inputs and markets, consulting and mapping economic actors, authorities and organizations of persons with disabilities, and recommending participant selection, training, productive assets and business linkages.
  • Support the Project Manager with field visits, data-collection instruments and analysis; assist in selecting, training and accompanying community focal points; plan field travel and obtain required logistical approvals; and document lessons and recommendations for improvement.
  • Support the Project Manager in developing recommendations for inclusive and accessible livelihood assistance for persons with disabilities, earthquake-injured people and their caregivers, adapting IASC guidelines to the Venezuelan context and identifying feasible employment and self-employment opportunities.
  • Design and deliver community livelihood and inclusive soft-skills training; develop locally adapted learning materials; adapt teaching strategies to population groups including youth, women and people in vulnerable situations; and assess learning and progress in implementing livelihoods.
  • Communicate continuous-improvement needs and relevant project information to the supervisor, participate in team and cross-cutting training meetings, and promptly report information that may affect project management or suspected or confirmed ethical violations.
  • Share relevant field-visit and market-analysis findings, including changes in demand, prices, input availability and access barriers, with the supervisor to support adaptation of project activities.
  • Plan assigned activities, track project targets and indicators, monitor progress and implementation risks or delays, and prepare technical reports and periodic updates.
  • Provide technical learning based on sector projects; share information with global, regional and field technical specialists; collaborate with technical divisions; incorporate best practices and lessons learned; implement audit recommendations and technical-quality improvements; conduct project self-assessments and participate in evaluation cycles; uphold standards; and supervise research data collection.
  • Oversee proper use of data-collection tools, verify the quality and consistency of team-reported information, ensure timely submission of verification materials and reports, and contribute to project monitoring, evaluation, learning and operational data collection.
  • Coordinate with technical project partners as delegated, draft project content for continuity or expansion, and contribute to new proposals within the technical scope.
  • Ensure application of institutional policies on protection from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, safeguarding, and age, gender and disability; promote inclusive, person-centered support; and maintain feedback and accountability mechanisms for served populations.
  • Ensure the team knows and follows security procedures, report incidents, contribute to operational-context analysis, and promote security measures during travel and field activities.
  • Support or implement emergency preparedness measures and adapt working arrangements during emergencies to contribute to an effective humanitarian response.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of English at B1 level.
  • Experience in general humanitarian work and in protection and/or disability-inclusion projects.
  • Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
  • Experience with desk research and qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
  • Knowledge of social protection and cash-transfer programming.
  • Knowledge of disability-inclusive approaches.

About the Company

Handicap International

Disability-focused humanitarian aid and empowerment

Handicap International, also known as Humanity & Inclusion, is an international non-profit organization focused on disability. It works with people with disabilities in diverse settings—from conflict zones to development contexts—to improve their access to essential services, rehabilitation, livelihoods, and inclusion. The organisation delivers aid and support through programmes in about 60 countries and responds to emergencies, helping people become self-reliant. It operates through a network of eight national associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA) that provide funding, resources, and project management. Unlike some aid groups, it is non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit, centering the needs and rights of people with disabilities. Its goal is to enable people with disabilities to participate fully in society and to strengthen their independence and resilience in all contexts.

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