Consultant for Livelihood Assessment
Save the Children, the world’s largest independent organisation for children, delivers immediate and lasting improvements to children’s lives all over the world.
Save the Children in Vietnam (SC) works to promote every child’s rights to survival, protection, participation and development as set forth in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The current programme focuses on the following core sectors: Health and Nutrition; HIV/AIDS prevention; Education; Child protection; Child-focused emergency preparedness and response; Child rights agenda, including Civil society development, Economic opportunities, Child poverty Research, and Advocacy for child-friendly development policy and practice.
Vacancy: Consultant for Livelihood Assessment (20 February – 25 March 2011)
Work location: Quang Binh
They are looking for a National Consultant for Livelihood assessment in Bo Trach district, Quang Binh province. The assessment is part of an emergency response programme for flood affected communities in Quang Binh province. .
Main Responsibilities
The Consultant is responsible to develop typical poor household livelihood profile, including livelihood strategies and outcomes, identify flood affected households’ key constraints in restoring their livelihood, and come up with practical and realistic recommendations to inform program designs.
Key Competencies
Knowledge, experience and skills in livelihood programming, particularly assessment experience
Ability to design appropriate tools for research
Knowledge of Vietnamese rural livelihoods, especially in a post-disaster and recovery context.
Please send CV and a covering letter addressing the list of competencies to: HR section, Save the Children - E3, Ngoai Giao Doan Trung Tu, 6 Dang Van Ngu - Dong Da, Hanoi or by Email:
[email protected]
For more information on the mission, please refer to the Terms of References attached.
The closing date for application is 5 p.m on 17th February 2011. Applications will be treated in confidence. Due to the volume of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and CVs cannot be returned.
Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Their selection processes reflect their commitment to the protection of children from abuse, and their people are as diverse as the challenge they face. They welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.