Economic Recovery Assistant- Duhok

The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity for a brighter future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along the displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions. We work toward successful integration and – whenever possible – for the fulfilment of the wish to return home.  

The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956, and has since grown to become an international humanitarian organization with more than 7,000 staff and 8,000 volunteers. Our vision is a dignified life for all displaced.  
All of our efforts are based on our value compass: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality, participation, and honesty and transparency. 
DRC has been operating in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for over a decade, running a combination of emergency, livelihood, protection and advocacy programmes through Country Offices (COs) in Algeria, Libya/Tunisia, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey with a Regional Office (RO) in Amman. DRC has 17 offices and approximately one thousand staff members across the MENA region. Following an internal HQ restructuring, from 1st January 2018 the region is focusing on the Middle East, hence Algeria, Tunisia and Libya will transition to a new region during the course of 2018, while Yemen will join the Middle East region.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies: 
Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.  
Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.  
Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.  
Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.  
Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with DRC’s vision. 

Overall purpose of the role: Danish Refugee Council is hiring an Economic Recovery Assistant in Duhok to support the Economic Recovery team in implementing Economic Recovery projects in Duhok in the field on a daily basis. The Economic Recovery Assistant will be responsible of below tasks stated in bullet points

Responsibilities:

• The assistant is responsible in conducting market and labor market assessments, data entry and analyze the collected data.
• Assisting the economic recovery team in networking with the stakeholders, local authorities, vocational and professional training centers, NGOs and INGOs and other relevant project partners.
• Economic recovery assistant is responsible in communicating and mobilizing for the economic recovery projects with the target communities according to the DRC SOPs, project objectives and processes.
• Responsible of conducting community awareness field activities to make sure the community is well informed of what DRC is doing in the area.
• Beneficiary identification, registration, and selection for the economic recovery projects.
• In cooperation with the economic recovery officer and with the support from economic recovery team leader collecting beneficiary’s data according to DRC selection criteria per each activity, including assisting and conducting the economic recovery counseling process.
• Responsible and experienced in Implementing economic recovery projects in the field following DRC as per DRC SoPs.
• Assisting and leading the relevant economic recovery training courses to the beneficiaries such as: life skills, business management skills, employability, language skills trainings…etc.
• Working on multiple relevant economic recovery activities such as business grant, vocational trainings, cash for work, multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA), job placement and community awareness activities as well as capacity building for the stakeholders.
• Conduct daily project site visits and write reports accordingly
• Ensuring that beneficiary documentation is correctly captured and filed for all the economic recovery activities.
• Monitoring of project sites, beneficiaries, distributions and following up daily on any issues that arise.
• Ensure that the project engages local stakeholders and develops local capacity for longer term sustainability
• Commit to continuous learning and overall self-development
• Any other assignment by the line manager, including preparation of logistic, procurement and finance requirements.

Experience and technical competencies:  

•          Understanding of DRC’s work and ability to follow up on project                sites.
•          A suitable qualification or experience in development work
•          Knowledge of local laws and regulations
•          Punctual, reliable and efficient
•          Knowledge of economic recovery activities
•          Good communication skills.
•          Skill of problem solving
•          Ability of making decisions
•          Ability of working under pressure.
•          Good knowledge of using Microsoft office program (word, excel               and power point)

Preferred attributes

•       Prior experience working with NGOs or INGOs
•       Experience with Economic recovery/ Livelihoods program
•       Experience in delivering business management training

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree and relevant education background

Languages: Spoken and written Kurdish (Badini) and Arabic and English is appreciated.

We offer
Contract length: 6 months (with the possibility of extension)
Salary Band: I
Start date: 10th of APR  2022.
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Nationals; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. .

Application process
All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.
Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button.
Closing date for applications:  27-Mar-2022
If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please visit drc.ngo/jobsupport  
For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo