Business Counsellor

Under the supervision of LHH Project Manager, the Business Counsellor is responsible for the daily technical planning, implementation, supervision, monitoring and reporting of the field activities such as CfW, training , buffer grants and in-kind contribution, and for ensuring proper coordination with municipalities, the programmatic partner, beneficiaries and related COOPI departments. The position requires extensive field work and possible trips to Erbil.

Objective 1: To ensure timely and quality implementation of project activities

• To actively engage in the beneficiary selection process under the guidance of the supervisor;
• To provide support to the LHH Program Manager for the design of project activities;
• To support the LHH PM for the procurement of necessary equipment;
• To support and supervise Cash for Work activities, training on business management and financial literacy, disbursement of buffer and in-kind grants.
• To train, manage and coach micro-business assistants and community facilitator on activities implementation, modalities and approaches;
• To conduct household visits, focus group discussions and key informant interviews upon the request of LHH PM;
• To provide verbal and written reports on the activities to the LHH PM as deducted in Work Plan;
• Ensure the timely implementation of field activities as per the predefined schedule;
• Inform and document the anomalies and the challenges carried out during the implementation phase of the program;
• To participate in the briefing and induction sessions given to stakeholders and field team.

 Objective 2: Stakeholders coordination

• Coordination in the field with the local partners on best implementation including participants, and communities affected by the project activities;
• Support in building relationships between COOPI, local authorities, municipalities and communities.

 Objective 3: Data collection and reporting

• File, document and report work progress to the line manager on weekly basis;
• Regular collecting and consolidating the reports of the micro-business assistants;
• Regular reporting of work progress to the LHH PM;
• Report possible problems or conflicts during the activities;
• Report the use of materials and possible improvement.

 Objective 4: Security

• Respect the security rules specified in the mission and the base security plan and perform the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols;
• Communicate to the security referent of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan.

 Objective 5: Support all COOPI activities

• Support emergency interventions, as per the employee’s competences;
• Support other activities if it is needed;
• Participate in new assessments;
• Support any activity that helps achieving COOPI humanitarian goals, as per the employee’s capacities;

Note: This job description is not exhaustive and may be changed or amended by the LHH  Program Manager when necessary, according to the base needs.

Experience

• University degree on economic development topic/Social Studies/Environmental Studies/Education or related qualifications;
• Experience in LHH in Emergency of at least 2 years
• Previous experience in conducting assessments and data entry

Skills & Qualifications

• Office and correspondences
• Knowledge in the following fields
  • Economic development /business management
  • Education
  • Humanitarian principles
  • Sphere standards
• Knowledge in technical training in implementation of TVET and micro-business support
• Coaching Skills
• Effective communication skills

Key Competencies

• Native Arabic language
• Good level of English language, both written and spoken
• Ability to multitask
• Positive attitude at all times
• Reporting capacity organized and rigorous, hard worker availability/learning capacity
• Ability to work in a team
• Interpersonal qualities and diplomacy
• Flexible with respect to job priority
• Agrees with the principles and objectives of COOPI

Send CV and Cover Letter to the email address [email protected] by Wednesday, March 16th COB, with “Business Counsellor – COOPI Iraq” as subject of the email. Failure to meet the deadline and/or missing information in the email subject will result in the application being discarded.

This vacancy notice is open to internal and external candidates: external candidates will be considered only when no suitable internal candidate from the duty station is identified.

Due to the high number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.