Economic Recovery and Development Officer

Work Arrangement:

Job Description

The ERD officer is responsible for Follow-up all ERD activities in NWS and Türkiye and will spend most of their time in coordination with the field team, prioritizing meetings with local communities, and taking part in ERD assessments and studies. They will be based in the Gaziantep office and will work closely with the Health, ECD, and Protection, WPE, Finance, and Supply Chain to implement program activities.

Responsibilities:

Generic Responsibilities (70%)

- Support in ERD implementation field team efforts and keep the direct supervisor aware of any urgent developments or updates throughout the process. - Work closely with the Support team to efficiently manage ERD-related purchase requests. Manage money transactions for purchases, drivers, incentive workers, and training, and provide reports to the direct supervisor on critical issues. - Collaborate with the ERD information management officer to create detailed tracking tables and work plans for efficient information management within the department. - Collaborate with IRC Logistics and Finance staff to support ERD program operations efficiently. - Proactively communicate and coordinate with partners to maintain a positive working relationship and easy collaboration.

Coordination and representation (20%)

- Maintain supportive and constructive relations with partner organizations, local authorities, and humanitarian actors. - Attend field-level meetings when required and provide detailed reports. - Close coordination with Food Security & livelihood (FSL) cluster, Cash working group (CWG), and Early recovery and livelihood (ERL) cluster.

Other duties (10%)

- The supervisor assigned other duties to enable the implementation of the IRC programs. - Raise Purchase requests as and when required. - Work constructively within the team and take the initiative on new tasks. - Coordinate with the M&E staff and the wider ERD team as necessary to identify program quality issues.

Qualifications

Education:

- University degree in Agricultural or Environmental engineering, or any relevant field.

Work Experience:

- Minimum 2 years previous experience working in economic recovery and livelihood programs, including cash-for-work activities, support for agricultural initiatives, vocational training, and partner management; NGO experience an advantage - Statistics, data analysis, data-driven computation are all relevant areas of experience - Knowledge about the Syrian context is a significant advantage.

Proven Technical Skills:

- Experience with descriptive data analysis and/or data management. - Able to think critically about data and information, triangulating and cross-checking when needed and with minimal guidance. - Strong computer skills with Microsoft Office (in particular, Excel).

Competencies in Managerial/Leadership:

- Good analytical and reporting skills with attention to detail. - Excellent interpersonal and time leadership skills and being able to meet deadlines. - Good communication and social skills and ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.

Languages:

- Fluent in English, Arabic and Turkish are desired

Key Working Relationships:

- Position Reports to: Deputy ERD Coordinator. - Position directly Supervises: N/A - Key Internal Contacts: ERD field team, IRC other sectors staff - Key External Contacts: Implementing partners, Local authorities, related clusters and working groups.

Professional Standards: IRC staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Global Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability and Equality. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and carries out policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-Workplace Harassment, Respect at Work Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

Returning National Candidates: We strongly encourage national or returning national candidates to apply for this position. If you are a citizen of the Country in which this position is based and are currently located outside of your home country and possess over two years of international work experience, the Middle East Region has introduced an attractive remuneration package. The package includes competitive compensation, return flight to post, shipping allowance, temporary housing and a relocation allowance. Certain restrictions may apply. IRC strives to attract, motivate and retain qualified national staff in our programs.

Accountability to Clients: IRC staff must adhere to the commitment of contributing to the sustainability and development of its (CR) Client Responsiveness Mechanisms, preserving the culture of prioritizing the needs of our clients and affected communities by systematically listening to their perspectives and using their feedback to make programmatic decisions and give them greater influence over program design and delivery.

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

Diversity and Inclusion: at IRC MENA, we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Organizations that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, nationality, and perspective are validated to be better organizations. More importantly, creating a safe workspace environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best is the right thing to do. So, bring your whole self to work.

IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. In keeping with our core values of Integrity, Service, Accountability and Equality, IRC strives to maintain a work environment built on mutual respect in which all individuals treat each other professionally, and free of bias, prejudice, and harassment. IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of IRC Persons in any work setting. All IRC staff, wherever they are located, are accountable for creating an environment free of discrimination, harassment, bullying, and retaliation.

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Added 2 months ago - Updated 6 hours ago - Source: rescue.org