Community & Livelihoods Specialist (F/m/d) - Berlin, Deutschland - KAYA

KAYA

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Berlin, Deutschland

vor 6 Tagen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

This is a socio-managerial role in the climate department at KAYA head office. The responsible colleague will lead and manage the social engagement, community mobilisation and livelihood generation program in the organisation.

The work will involve ensuring the adherence of projects, through their lifecycle, to the framework and guidelines set forth by various certification standards.

The Community & Livelihoods Specialist will work closely with the scientific staff in the Head Office and the Community & Livelihoods Managers in the Country Offices.

Periodic travel to project sites for monitoring and evaluation will be an integral part of this role.

Tasks

Ensure adherence in our project development efforts to high standards of community engagement as per international human and labour rights
Govern the development and execution of community engagement methods in our project activities like the participatory appraisal, focus group discussion, and free, prior and informed consent
Direct the microenterprise development processes & best practices
Ensure adherence of project development and implementation for achieving international social certifications in projects
Coordinate the certification standardmandated thirdparty validation and verification process in the projects under development
Be the organisation's focal point to Social Accountability International, Verra's CCB Standard, Gold Standard and Social Carbon, and track developments there
Build and run an effective projectportfoliowide monitoring, evaluation and learning program
Disseminate information on community engagement and livelihoods practices across different KAYA Country Offices
Train Community & Livelihoods Managers in the organisation and build their capacity in ensuring high standards in social engagement

Requirements:

Strong understanding of several of the following standards: SAI's SA 8000, IFC's ESS Performance Standard, Verra's CCB Standard, Gold Standard, and Social Carbon
Deep knowledge of international human and labour rights as per frameworks from agencies such as the International Labour Organization and the World Bank Group
Over five years of experience in social engagement and livelihoods generation projects with the potential to show samples of work done
Field work experience in subSaharan Africa is desirable
Willingness to live and work in Berlin
Willingness to travel overseas for work, especially to subSaharan Africa
Openness to cocreating structures, processes and culture at a startup while being patient through the developmental phase
Possibility to contact former employers as references
In addition to English fluency, languages desired are French, Portuguese, and/or Spanish
Education in development studies, social science, or rural development is desirable

Benefits:

Job with purpose
Opportunity to work for the planet and people
Opportunity to learn about climate change mitigation and adaptation from firsthand experience
Global exposure through international colleagues and intercontinental work
Possibility to become part of an organisation in its developmental phase
Chance to experience life in Berlin

Please send us your latest CV along with a motivation letter to summarise why you would like to work at KAYA.

Please note that as part of the interview process we may wish to contact former employers for reference of your work.

A potential start date is