Job Summary
- The Household Economic Strengthening Officer will support vulnerable households with children to improve their economic stability, livelihoods and self-reliance. The role will focus on promoting sustainable income-generating activities, financial literacy, savings, entrepreneurship and access to social protection services. The officer will work with caregivers, government departments, community groups and other stakeholders to strengthen household resilience and reduce economic vulnerabilities that may contribute to child neglect or family separation.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct household economic assessments and develop appropriate livelihood strengthening plans.
- Promote savings groups, including SILC, and link households to markets, financial services and livelihood opportunities.
- Work closely with Social Workers to integrate economic strengthening into family support and case management plans.
- Link eligible households to social protection programmes and essential services, including health, nutrition, education and child protection.
- Collaborate with government departments, CBOS, FBOs, private-sector actors and community groups to strengthen household livelihoods.
- Monitor household progress, maintain accurate records, collect data and prepare programme reports.
- Ensure transparent use of programme resources and compliance with financial accountability, safeguarding and PSEA requirements.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Community Development, Social Work, Development Studies, Economics, Agribusiness, Entrepreneurship, Business Administration or a related field. At least two (2) to three (3) years' relevant experience in livelihoods, household economic strengthening, community development or resilience programmes. Experience in household assessments, income-generating activities, savings groups, financial literacy or entrepreneurship training.
- Experience working with vulnerable families, community groups and government or development partners.
- Training in livelihoods programming, SILC, enterprise development or social protection is an added advantage.
Required Skills and Competencies
- Good understanding of household livelihoods, poverty reduction, financial literacy and economic resilience.
- Strong community mobilization, facilitation, training and communication skills.
- Good analytical, budgeting, problem-solving, data management and report-writing skills. Ability to develop practical livelihood plans and build partnerships with government, community and private-sector stakeholders.
- Commitment to child protection, family strengthening, gender equality, disability inclusion and safeguarding.ble families to establish or diversify sustainable income- generating activities.
- Facilitate training and coaching in entrepreneurship, financial literacy, budgeting, savings and business management.