Resettlement Livelihoods Supervisor

Socio-economic Development (SED)

 Cabo Delgado

Global Edge is an international firm specializing in project staffing for the Energy sector, with a presence in Mozambique since 2014. We are the game changers and multi-award-winning agency in the global staffing arena, redefining what excellence means in recruitment.

Our client, a global leading provider in the Energy industry, is looking to Resettlement Livelihoods Supervisor to be based in Cabo Delgado.

The Resettlement Livelihoods Supervisor is responsible for leading the resettlement livelihoods team and for the coordination and oversight of all Implementation Partners responsible for implementing agricultural, fisheries and diversified livelihood development activities.

• Support the recruiting, onboarding, coaching, upskilling and mentoring of the livelihoods team
• Prepare new and update existing SOWs for contracting of Implementation Partners (IP) for the various livelihood programs committed under the Resettlement Plan
• Manage the overall implementation of resettlement livelihood re-establishment programs, including assessing and rank household progress on livelihood re-establishment, justifying changes in household ranking
• Develop livelihood re-establishment implementation schedule and budget and undertake implementation monitoring
• Management of the IPs that will be delivering the agricultural, fisheries and diversified livelihood re-establishment programs
• Support internal and external resettlement livelihood performance reviews and audits
• Act as focal point between IPs, the Project, Government, affected households and the wider community.

The post holder is expected to interface with various internal and external stakeholders including, communities and social affairs team, social investment team, procurement, monitoring and evaluation, Implementation Partners and communities.

The post holder is responsible for the successful implementation of the resettlement livelihood re-establishment and development programs. The post holder is also responsible for engagement with various stakeholder including the Government, lenders, etc., on matters related to livelihoods program implementation

• University degree in relevant area, including rural development, economics or sociology
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in implementing livelihood re-establishment and development programs in rural setting for large-scale resettlements
• Proven experience managing large budgets, IPs including technical and financial management and monitoring
• Strong interpersonal skills with capability to coach, support and successfully influence at all organizational levels (including Contractors).
• Excellent analytical skills and detail oriented with competence to write reports
• 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