Requisition ID: req53405

Job Title: Livelihoods Officer

Sector: Economic Recovery & Livelihood

Employment Category: Fixed Term

Employment Type: Full-Time

Open to Expatriates: No

Location: Odesa, Ukraine

Work Arrangement:

Job Description

Duty Station:Odesa/ Dnipro/ Kharkiv (with regular field visits to the implementing area)

Under the supervision of the Livelihoods Sr. Manager, ERD Coordinator, and with technical support from ERD Technical Advisors, the Livelihoods Officer will:

Program Quality / Management, Implementation and Partnerships

• The Livelihood Officer will support current livelihoods projects with partners, identify new partners by collaborating closely with IRC’s Partnerships Team. This also includes actively reaching out to local organizations, listening to their ideas for livelihood programming, and assessing their capacities.

• On a field level collaborate with IRC’s partners to achieve the best livelihood results for IRC’s clients.

• Support IRC teams and its partners by providing them with technical training, daily guidance, mentoring, and quality control.

• Conduct monitoring exercises with the partners.

• Build relationships with private sector partners and other institutions relevant for livelihoods programming, such as vocational training centers, universities, associations, etc.

Program Quality / Management, Implementation and Partnerships

• Identify new partners by collaborating closely with IRC’s Partnerships Team. This also includes actively reaching out to local organizations, listening to their ideas for livelihood programming, and assessing their capacities.

• Collaborate with IRC’s partners to achieve the best livelihood results for IRC’s clients.

• Support IRC teams and its partners by providing them with technical training, daily guidance, mentoring, and quality control.

• Monitor project budgets together with the partners and IRC Finance Team.

• Strengthen relationships with local administrations in project sites.

• Build relationships with private sector partners and other institutions relevant for livelihoods programming, such as vocational training centers, universities, associations, etc.

• Oversee livelihoods programing in the South region (Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson) and ensure following work plan and targets.

• Oversee the development and implementation of the partners projects, as well, as direct implementation from the IRC side.

Business Development

• Support ERD Coordinator and Grants team with development of concept notes and proposals related to livelihood programming and the expansion of it, including written narratives, budgets, logical frameworks and relevant indicators.

• Participate in the co-design of livelihood projects in very close collaboration with IRC’s local partners.

Coordination & Representation

• Develop a wide professional network and effective working relationships with key stakeholders for livelihood programming, including local and regional actors, the Food Security and Livelihood (FSL) Cluster in Ukraine, local chambers of commerce, UN agencies, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors.

• Attend the national FSL Cluster meetings and sub-working groups at appropriate levels.

• Support the development of partnerships with local private sector actors and municipalities.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)

In collaboration with IRC’s MEAL team, assess IRC’s partners’ MEAL capacities, and train and support IRC teams and partners as needed in:

• Theory of Change

• Set-up and management of feedback channels, including addressing complaints and feedback,

• Proper data collection,Information management,

• Analysis, learning and adaptive management.

• Support written program evaluations and reviews, and ensure documentation of lessons learned informs reporting and program development.

Reporting

• Support the development of livelihood narrative reports for review by Sr. Livelihoods Manager, ERD Coordinator and Grants team.

• Support the provision of up-to-date information on success stories to Communications and Advocacy team.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education:Minimum Bachelor's degree in a related field, such as in International Development, Business Administration, Economics, or Agricultural Businesses or other social science. Master's degree preferred.

DEMONSTRATED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• At least 2 years of relevant work experience in cash and voucher assistance, livelihoods, micro-enterprise development, agricultural and/or livestock promotion, social protection, and/or other early recovery programs.

• Experience in overseeing teams and supporting partners with capacity building and implementation will be an advantage. will be an advantage.

• Knowledge and experience of labor market analysis, market and value chain analysis, private sector engagement, access to finance and micro enterprise support, as well as standard MEAL activities for livelihood projects.

• Experience developing livelihood proposals, managing workplans, budgets, and reporting will be an advantage.

-Fluency in Englishand Ukrainian is required; Russian fluency will be an asset.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present to diverse groups.

• Self-starter with ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure and handle multiple tasks.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and Outlook.

• Experience in data management and collection software (ONA/ODK, Commcare, etc.) and cash delivery mechanism software a plus (Financial service provider portals, electronic payment management, digital wallets, etc.)

  IRC employees are eligible to the following benefits:

• Competitive salary

• Purposeful job and development opportunities

• English classes and unlimited online training courses

• Life Insurance

• Medical insurance

• 30 calendar days of annual vacation with flexibility beyond the legally set minimum requirements

• Up to 10 days of paid medical leave

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

IRC builds diverse and inclusive teams of professionals who promote team engagement, inclusion and cohesion, critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

The International Rescue Committee is determined to protect the people it serves, its staff and any person associated from all kinds of harm, abuse, and violence, including sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. It is committed to taking all necessary preventive measures and creating an environment where people feel safe and can report misconduct. IRC workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. The IRC also operates and enforces a set of complementary institutional policies to protect clients and staff from harm and abuse through the Adult and Child Safeguarding policies, the Respect at Work and Harassment-free Workplace policies, the Anti-retaliation and Reporter Protection policy, which are complemented by the IRC Global Reporting guidelines. These commitments are accessible in English and in Ukrainian language via this link: https://rescue.box.com/v/irc-safeguarding-policies.

Where misconduct is alleged, IRC follows a Zero-tolerance approach and takes all necessary actions and corrective measures. The IRC investigation unit comprises of experts and trained investigators that ensures professional survivor-centered investigations are conducted if allegations of safeguarding violations are reported through the safe and accessible reporting channels that IRC makes available to its staff, partners, and clients. IRC is also an active member of the Inter-Agency Working Group on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) set-up in Ukraine.

Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people who are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.