Economic Recovery Specialist Danish Refugee Council Experience: 3 to 5 Years Kyiv, Ukraine Apply By: 08-09-2024

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The Economic Recovery Specialist (Rural Livelihoods Programs) will be a key member of the Economic Recovery department and assumes responsibility for the efficient, timely, and quality implementation of Economic Recovery interventions. The overall purpose of the Economic Recovery Specialist position is to provide technical support and direct technical oversight of the assigned economic recovery portfolio focused on early recovery and sustainable livelihood interventions. The Economic Recovery Specialist will work closely with the Economic Recovery Coordinator and the field-based Economic Recovery Managers and Team Leaders to ensure timely, coordinated, and hands-on technical support to the implementation teams. The Specialist will also support in guiding country and area strategy development in relation to programming for rural livelihood support.

Your main responsibilities will be: 

• Capacity building, training, and technical support to DRC Economic Recovery (EcRec) teams
• Develop or support the development and review of technical guidance documents (e.g. standard operating procedures, guidelines, tools). Provide capacity building and training to teams on how to apply guidance for implementation.
• Provide or facilitate the provision of induction, orientation, and capacity building to the field teams or other colleagues.
• Ensure compliance of the assigned economic recovery portfolio with national, organizational, and donor technical regulations, technical quality standards and other regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure harmonized approach, methodologies, and consistent usage of technical tools across all areas and programs.
• Assess the appropriateness of different programming options and appropriateness of different program activities and ensure implementation modalities best respond to the needs and context.
• Work alongside the EcRec Coordinator and Area Program Managers to develop the sector’s strategic direction and plans including expanding economic programming based on the needs of target populations in Ukraine
• Work closely with the Area Managers, Area Program Managers, area-level Economic Recovery Managers, and technical team leaders to address implementation challenges and identify needs for technical support
• Ensure inclusive and gender-sensitive approach in the implementation, in line with the DRC’s Policy on Age, Gender, and Diversity Mainstreaming
• Support field teams in conducting assessments, data collection, and analysis
• Closely coordinate and engage with other Sector Coordinators and Specialists to ensure the implementation of integrated programming, including inputs on integrated program strategies and the development of tools and guidance to facilitate program integration

Monitoring and Evaluation and Quality Assurance of Economic Recovery programming:

• Coordinate with DRC’s Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) department to ensure that mechanisms are in place for effective ongoing monitoring can take place across the implementation of on-farm economic recovery programming, and that impacts of the programming can be analysed and disseminated.
• Conduct regular field visits to the area offices as well as program locations and support field teams to ensure smooth and timely implementation of the livelihood’s interventions to a high degree of program quality.
• Together with the MEAL team and Economic Recovery Coordinator, design assessments which determine the needs of conflict affected rural populations to ensure that program design is rooted in robust data.

Source: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=1036&ProjectId=171923&DepartmentId=19100&MediaId=5

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