Introduction
An international non-governmental organisation is looking for the services of a Market Linkages Officers (2 Males). One Male each for its Peshawar office and Kohat Office respectively. The position will be on fixed term contract basis with the possibility of extension in future depending on needs and funding.
Organisational Position:
The Market Linkages Officer will be based in Peshawar / Kohat and will work as part of a team under the overall supervsion of Program Manager and direct supervision of the Senior Liveihood Officer / Livelihood Coordinator.
Position objective:
The Market Linkages Officer is primarly responsible for successfull planning, implementation, supervision and monitoirng of livelihood interventiosn, plaement qualified graduates in the market and minstreaming proteciton into livelihood interventions guided by program hand book..
Following are the terms of refrences of Market Linkages officer:
- Conduct community meetings in targeted areas to mobilize youth, women, and wider community for livelihood intervention.
- Identification and development transparent beneficiary vulnerability criteria and manage selection procedures.
- Responsible for identification and registration of beneficiary households for the livelihoods program (Vocational Trainings, Small and Medium Enterprises Business Management Skills Trainings)
- Maintain close contacts with public, private and NGO sector to harmonize activities relating to livelihood interventions.
- Inform and keep updated the livelihood colleagues on skills and trade demand in the market.
- Identification of existing specific small medium businessmen runs by persons of concerns and are in need of additional tools to boost their businesses.
- Carry out technical tests for the selection of existing SMEs to ensure a sufficiently high level of proficiency in particular trade.
- Carry out safe and dignified distribution of the SME assistance to the identified beneficiaries.
- Placement of vocational trainings trainees in the market upon completion of their trainings
- Market survey in order to identify modern tools in need for specific trades in coordination with Skill development council.
- MLO will establish contacts and maintain a list of local enterprises, employers, clients and retailers in the targeted communities interested in buying the products produces by male & female vocational training beneficiaries and for market linkages and exhibitions.
- Assist in organising two exhibitions for beneficiaries’ products.
- Disseminate up to date information within the communities about the livelihood trends and economic opportunities (sustainable re-integration process) under the auspicious of SSAR available for returnees in their palaces of origin.
- Prepare weekly, monthly, and annual plans and reports
About you
The successful candidate will be expected to have the following profile:
Qualification:
Master’s degree holder in social work, social science or agriculture from a reputed national or international university.
Work Experience:
Minimum 2 years, officer level, post graduation professional work experience within Livelihood projects, particularly in establishing market linkages
Working experience with INGOs / International organizations is desireable.
Skills / Knowledge:
Excellent understanding of displacement issues of both internally displaced and refugees related international standards/frameworks
Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations with local staff and other stakeholders
Excellent negotiation, presentaiton and communication skills
Professional fluency in written and spoken English and Pashto is a must.
Knowledge of displacement issues in both Pakistan and Afghanistan is an asset