Experience Needed : 3 Years
Education Level : Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Business Administration, or related field
Contract LENGTH : 8 Months
Location : Greater Cairo
About Life Makers Foundation
Life Makers Foundation (LMF) is an Egyptian youth-led, voluntary, and non-governmental umbrella organization. It was established in 2011 to foster youth engagement in addressing emerging challenges at the local and global levels. Since its establishment, LMF has worked closely with community-based organizations to build youth capacities and support their efforts to develop their societies and respond to humanitarian needs and disasters. LMF operates in 24 governorates through a nonformal network of partner youth-led organizations and registered offices across Egypt, with a broad portfolio of projects and local initiatives in the sectors of Health, Education, Livelihoods, Humanitarian Assistance, Environment, and Youth Participation.
LMF adopts the core principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence in its operations to ensure the provision of assistance with no discrimination towards differences in ethnicity, religion, race, or any other consideration. LMF provides development and humanitarian interventions for the most vulnerable while preserving their dignity and ensuring their participation.
Life Makers is a voluntary, non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-partisan movement that was launched in 2003 to mobilize the best of the human spirit to alleviate human suffering and protect human life and human rights.
About Project
The project aims to enhance livelihood opportunities and economic inclusion for refugees and asylum seekers in Greater Cairo, while fostering social cohesion between refugee and host communities. Special emphasis is placed on women, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable groups including gender-based violence survivors and female-headed households.
Job Purpose
The Project Officer will oversee the implementation of the "Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Support" project, ensuring activities align with objectives, timelines, and budget. The role involves coordinating with stakeholders, monitoring progress, and supporting beneficiaries in self-employment, soft skills, vocational training, and social cohesion activities for refugees and host communities in Greater Cairo
Key Responsibilities
1. Project Implementation
- Lead field assessments and mapping of beneficiaries (refugees/asylum-seekers) for self-employment, skills training, vocational training and job placement.
- Organize and supervise business development trainings (5-day modules) and vocational training sessions.
- Facilitate cash/in-kind grants distribution for startups, ensuring compliance with selection criteria.
- Coordinate soft skills training (3 days) and vocational training (5-7 days) for at least 160 beneficiaries.
- Coordinate job fairs, placements, and employer partnerships for 160 beneficiaries.
- Plan and execute social cohesion events (e.g., cultural festivals, community projects) involving 460 refugees and 1,500 host community members.
2. Monitoring & Reporting
- Conduct regular field visits to monitor business startups, job placements, and training outcomes.
- Track beneficiary progress using KoBo/RAIS systems and submit reports.
- Ensure a minimum of 6-month business sustainability post-grants for self-employment beneficiaries and a minimum of 3-month job placement for wage employment beneficiaries.
3. Stakeholder Coordination
- Liaise with local NGOs, training providers, and employers to align activities with market needs.
- Engage volunteers and community leaders for outreach and event support.
- Advocate for refugee rights to work and economic inclusion.
4. Risk & Compliance
- Prioritize protection cases (GBV survivors, female-headed households, PwDs, etc.…).
Mitigate risks per project assessment template
Core Competencies and Skills
Achievement focused:
- Follow Results-based management (RBM) in achieving planned goals and objectives.
Working Smart:
- Achieve more in less time.
- Balances between work life and personal life to ensure the sustainability of high-quality performance.
- Able to contribute and create a participatory, enjoyable, fulfilling, and rewarding work environment.
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable to making decisions and managing resources efficiently.
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance.
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for himself/herself (and the team), takes responsibility for self-development and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their vision, engages, and motivates others to contribute to the bigger vision of LMF.
- Future orientated and thinks strategically.
- Thinks globally and acts locally.
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships with project team, colleagues and external partners.
- Values diversity as a source of competitive strength.
- Approachable, good listener and easy to communicate with.
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
- Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- Honest and encourages openness and transparency
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Business Administration, or related field.
- Experience:
- 3+ years managing livelihood, vocational training, or refugee support projects.
- Familiarity with cash grants, business mentoring, and job matching.
- Skills:
- Strong coordination, communication, and report-writing skills.
- Proficiency in data tools (KoBo, RAIS) and Microsoft Office.
- Fluency in Arabic and English; knowledge of refugee languages (e.g., Sudanese Arabic) is a plus.
- Attributes:
- Culturally sensitive, proactive, and able to work under pressure.
- Commitment to gender equality and inclusion.