ERD Officer (Afghan Nationals Only)

Programme & Policy

Overview

Lead planning and management of livelihood projects in alignment with goals.

You have:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field such as International Development, Economics, Agriculture, or any other related discipline.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of progressive experience in livelihood program management, Cash based programing preferably in a development and or humanitarian context.
• Demonstrated experience in project management, MEAL, and budgeting.
• Proven ability to lead and manage complex projects from inception to completion.
• Strong background in designing and implementing MEAL systems for development programs.
• Experience in preparing, managing, and monitoring program budgets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of producing high-quality reports.
• Ability to engage effectively with communities, assess their needs, and design responsive interventions.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
• Creative and innovative approach to program design and problem-solving.
• Understanding of gender and social inclusion issues and a commitment to integrating these considerations into program activities.
• Knowledge of conflict-sensitive approaches and the ability to apply them in program contexts.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to coordinate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Job Description

1. Project Management: - Lead the planning, implementation, and monitoring of livelihood projects in alignment with project goals and objectives. - Develop and manage detailed project work plans, ensuring timely delivery of project milestones. 2. Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL): - Implementation of a robust MEAL systems to track program indicators, assess impact, and ensure accountability. - Conduct regular evaluations and assessments to measure program effectiveness and identify areas for improvement. 3. Budgeting and Financial Management: - Track and manage program budgets, ensuring effective utilization of resources. - Monitor expenditures (Budget VS Actual – BVA), analyze financial reports, and ensure compliance with donor and IRC financial guidelines. 4. Strong Reporting Skills: - Generate comprehensive and internal reports for internal and external stakeholders. - Utilize data and evidence to prepare success stories, case studies, and lessons learned. 5. Community Engagement and Capacity Building: - Engage with communities to identify livelihood needs and opportunities. - Develop and deliver capacity-building initiatives, including training sessions and workshops. 6. Partnership Development: - Foster and maintain partnerships with relevant stakeholders, including government agencies, implementing partners (IPs), and community-based organizations. 7. - Collaborate with partners to leverage resources and expertise for program success. 8. Innovative Program Design: - Contribute to the design of innovative and sustainable livelihood interventions. - Stay informed about emerging trends and best practices in the livelihood sector. 9. Gender and Social Inclusion: - Integrate gender-sensitive and socially inclusive approaches into program design and implementation. - Ensure the active participation of marginalized groups in program activities. 10. Adherence to Standards: - Ensure compliance with organizational policies, donor requirements, and industry standards. - Uphold ethical standards and promote a culture of transparency and accountability. 11. Conflict Sensitivity: - Apply conflict-sensitive approaches in program design and implementation to mitigate potential negative impacts. 12. Coordination and Communication: - Coordinate with internal departments and external partners to facilitate program synergies. - Communicate effectively with team members, beneficiaries, and stakeholders. 13. Other Duties: - Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Additional/Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

- - Contribute and follow-up implementation of the detailed yearly and monthly action plans for ERD program, with detailed timelines, indicators, and resource recommendations. - - Promote local economic recovery for livelihoods improvement, employment creation and food security of vulnerable households and communities. - Support inclusive economic growth with focus on creating an enabling environment for market access. - Developing and encouraging linkages between producer groups and other market actors (wholesalers, processors); - In collaboration with other senior staff, work to integrate program with Food Security programming in particular, to ensure that program is working towards achieving same aims and leveraging impact and mutually reinforcing. - Organize and Conduct Poultry production, Animal husbandry and Animal diseases trainings to field relevant staff. - Support ERD Field Team and Facilitate strategic decision making, such as village/community selection, beneficiary selection criteria and support modalities. - Liaise with relevant vocational service providers to offer tailored vocational training at different levels (based on the results of the vocational needs and job market analyses), in order to be responsive to existing education and experience levels among the impact group. - Ensure IRC Economic Recovery programs are implemented using best practice tools for effective project cycle management (work plan, spending plan, procurement plan, etc.). - Provide technical and management support to ERD cash, agriculture, livestock, and livelihoods programming in the target areas in accordance with best practice and IRC policy. - Participate in various field assessments and surveys including needs assessment, baseline surveys, and pre-post distribution surveys. - Provide technical support to provincial and country offices on sustainable livelihoods through both periodic and ad-hoc assistance to field colleagues, including frequent field visits to sites. - Ensure the quality implementation of the project and ensure accountability of programming through maintaining oversight of policy compliance (implementation tracking documentation, beneficiary receipt signatures, etc.) and through the promotion of beneficiary and local authority involvement. - Recommend new initiatives which lead to greater impact of the livelihood activities of the project. - Ensuring strategic direction of project operations, day to day management and delivery of the Project’s components. - Participate in all internal and external (coordination) meetings representing the project. - Establish and maintain firm relationship with the MAIL, MoEc, and other relevant departments for issues related to the project implementation and activities. - Prepare inception reports, work plans and regular donor progress and impact reports for the project. - Ensure the achievement of outputs in line with the approved work plan through the day-to-day planning, management coordination and implementation of activities. - Ensures that all programming is initiated on Rights Based approach and that program resources are used in a balanced way. - Preparation of high-quality project documents and proposals and encouraging adequate peer review of the same through established mechanisms.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field such as International Development, Economics, Agriculture, or any other related discipline. - Minimum of 2-3 years of progressive experience in livelihood program management, Cash based programing preferably in a development and or humanitarian context. - Demonstrated experience in project management, MEAL, and budgeting. - Proven ability to lead and manage complex projects from inception to completion. - Strong background in designing and implementing MEAL systems for development programs. - Experience in preparing, managing, and monitoring program budgets. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of producing high-quality reports. - Ability to engage effectively with communities, assess their needs, and design responsive interventions. - Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with diverse stakeholders. - Creative and innovative approach to program design and problem-solving. - Understanding of gender and social inclusion issues and a commitment to integrating these considerations into program activities. - Knowledge of conflict-sensitive approaches and the ability to apply them in program contexts. - Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to coordinate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

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Added 2 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: rescue.org