Emergency Response Roster - Livelihood/economic Development Advisor

World Vision

Livelihoods and economic development expertise
Minimum economic recovery standards knowledge
Emergency response and disaster context experience
This role offers the opportunity to join a global team of over 33,000 staff dedicated to helping vulnerable children overcome poverty in dangerous places

Job Summary

  • This role offers the opportunity to join a global team of over 33,000 staff dedicated to helping vulnerable children overcome poverty in dangerous places.
  • The primary responsibility is to spearhead economic recovery and resilience-building efforts for households and communities impacted by war, disasters, and humanitarian emergencies.
  • Candidates must be able to work in insecure or natural disaster-prone contexts with work hours often exceeding 12 hours per day during critical response periods.

Matching Summary

This role offers the opportunity to join a global team of over 33,000 staff dedicated to helping vulnerable children overcome poverty in dangerous places.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Livelihoods and Economic Development expertise
  • Minimum Economic Recovery Standards knowledge
  • Emergency response and disaster context experience
  • Technical supervision of field staff
  • Donor engagement and proposal development
  • Evidence building and monitoring systems

Nice-to-have

  • Women economic empowerment program experience
  • Agricultural and non-agricultural livelihood programs
  • HEAT certification or equivalent
  • Cross-cultural sensitivity and influencing skills
  • Fluency in UN languages like French or Arabic

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Livelihoods/ED, Economy, Agriculture, or related field
  • Master's Degree in Economic development, Business administration, or Food security preferred
  • Three to five years of technical expertise in Economic development or Livelihoods/ED
  • Two years or more NGO experience in humanitarian and development fields
  • Experience working with UN agencies and government ministries

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