Livelihoods Design
Design and advocate for livelihood interventions that respond appropriately and ethically to various needs, including but not limited to psychosocial and mental health, social, and financial.
Type
Domain
Competency Area
Livelihood Development
Levels
Understands livelihood concepts
Understands basic concepts within livelihood and livelihood development (assets, institutions, social relations, etc.)
Describes livelihoods framework that includes strategies, activities, outcomes, security etc.
Summarises existing domestic and global livelihood policies, strategies, and programmes
Maps the current policy landscape along with different schemes that work towards livelihood promotion at the federal and state level
Conducts a stakeholder analysis to understand the ecosystem and the different players involved in decision making and implementation/execution of the programmes
Aware of evidence-informed approaches to livelihood promotion
Discusses needs associated with livelihood development
Conducts a detailed needs assessments/scoping exercise to understand the context of livelihood development, different assets owned, and access to the same
Aware of tools for design, implementation, and evaluation of livelihood interventions (livelihood profiling, IA-SPS, CoDRIVE PD, participatory learning tools, etc.)
Documents research on economic well-being and its associated factors
Supports livelihood interventions
Assesses local factor and demand conditions for livelihood interventions
Addresses parameters for generalizability to plan a multi sectoral approach to livelihood development
Supports a multi-sectoral approach to livelihood development, including the integration of various needs a person or a community might have
Leverages existing research on livelihood policies and programmes to identify windows of opportunities
Designs livelihood interventions
Designs livelihood interventions by triangulating factor and demand conditions and selecting suitable livelihood activities
Responds to various needs in livelihood interventions (psychosocial and mental health needs, social needs, financial needs, etc.)
Integrates the working of different stakeholders across sectors and functions to plan for a smooth execution of livelihood interventions
Evaluates the use of livelihood strategies, and proposes solutions for improvements
Advocates for multi-sectoral livehold interventions
Adapt’s livelihood interventions to the sector’s evolution
Advocates for the link between livelihoods and other sectors, to encourage a multi-sectoral approach
Disseminates results from effective livelihood interventions to relevant stakeholders