DRC International NGO Economic Recovery Manager - Jobs in Ethiopia
DRC International NGO Economic Recovery Manager - Jobs in Ethiopia
Introduction The overall purpose of the role, responsibilities & tasks:The Gambella-based Economic Recovery Manager is responsible for the overall implementation and strategic direction of the organization's current and future Economic Recovery s projects in the Gambella region, providing direct supervision of Economic Recovery program staff in the Gambella field office. The Area Manager advises DRC’s program staff to ensure all programming in the assigned areas of operation is in line with DRC Ethiopia’s country strategy and is in full compliance with the organization’s policies and best practices.
The Economic Recovery Manager is responsible for leading project cycle management, proposal development, and program strategy - ensuring the successful implementation and completion of all activities, and relevance and responsiveness of the activities to priority humanitarian needs in the assigned areas of operation.
Responsibilities and Tasks
Programming:
Provide leadership, management, and technical direction of DRC Gambella Economic Recovery s program, in coordination with and as agreed technically with the Area Manager to ensure rapid implementation of field activities in line with agreed donor plans and budgets.
Ensure implementation of Economic Recovery, MPCA, and resilience projects, along with any other new Economic Recovery projects initiated in the Gambella regional offices;
Supervise and ensure the implementation of all Economic Recovery activities in the field, ensuring quality and timely implementation;
Plan and implement rural Economic Recovery, resilience, and DRR activities with the guidance of the Area Manager, including, but not limited to: TVET, livestock and agricultural inputs and training, cash for work and infrastructure rehabilitation, DRR planning, VSLAs/access to finance, and cash programming.
Work in all aspects of Project Cycle Management, including active participation in the completion of all programming components of the Programme Management Tools (PMT) for all Economic Recovery programming in the Gambella region.
Uphold the professional standards related to Economic Recovery s programming in humanitarian assistance.
Reporting:
Contribute to the production of quality and timely reports on Economic Recovery s program activities;
Provide weekly/monthly reports to the Area Manager for Gambella, including accurate figures of distributions/referrals done and challenges encountered, in the agreed format
Ensure that all project documents (including from previous implementation periods) are available, accurate, and archived in soft and hard copy according to DRC procedures
Representation and coordination:
Develop and strengthen relationships with potential local partners, stakeholders, and communities in order to maintain trust in DRC’s professional standard and quality of work among all stakeholders;
With the coordination of the Area Manager, represent DRC externally to at the site level in relation to Economic Recovery project activities, including in Livelihoods coordination fora with other agencies.
Regularly update mapping of stakeholders implementing Economic Recovery s’ project in the area of responsibility;
Operations:
Contribute to the effective implementation of operations support activities related to Economic Recovery Programme, including related to administration, finances, and logistics, so as to ensure smooth project implementation.
In all matters, comply with internal directives and policies as communicated by the Area Manager, Head of Programme, and/or the relevant support departments;
Budget Management:
Provide inputs to Area Manager/ to ensure effective and efficient utilization of Economic Recovery s program resources through monitoring and tracking of expenditures against budgets;
Anticipate, along with Area Manager, potential over/under spending on activity budgets;
Provide expenditure forecast to Area Manager on monthly basis;
Staff management, training & Capacity development:
Train, coach, and mentor Economic Recovery programme staff in various technical areas and in project management skills, through internal or external facilitation, including formal and informal interactions;
Contribute to the timely performance & development management measures for the Economic Recovery programme staff, including appraisals and remedial actions.
Personal/Professional
Skills:
A strong team worker;
Aptitude to work in difficult conditions and stressful situations;
Excellent internal and external communication and coordination capabilities and excellent team building and coordination skills;
Continuous Learning; a colleague who promotes continuous learning for self and others;
All DRC roles require the post-holder to master
Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)
Masters/Bachelor’s degree with relevant, progressive experience in Agronomy, Agroeconomics, Economics, international development, Agribusiness, Business Management, marketing, livelihoods, or related technical field;
Minimum of 5 years of experience in livelihoods, economic recovery, and cash assistance in the refugee context, and conflict environments;
Experience in Agriculture/Livestock, value chains, market analysis, cash-based interventions and humanitarian operations (mainly from the food security perspective), food security, and livelihoods;
Excellent understanding of cash, food security, and livelihoods technical concepts and experience conducting detailed market, and livelihood needs assessments;
Demonstrate ability to work across functions and sectors to design and implement high-quality market-based programming, and in-depth knowledge of supply chain and financial management and controls of cash and/or voucher programs;
Education: (include certificates, licenses, etc.)
Masters/Bachelor’s degree with relevant, progressive experience in Agronomy, Agroeconomics, Economics, international development, Agribusiness, Business Management, marketing, livelihoods, or related technical field;
Languages: (indicate fluency level)
Full professional proficiency in English.
Gender Equality:
DRC is committed to achieving gender parity in staffing at all levels. In light of this, female candidates and those from minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
DRC as an employer
By working in DRC, you will be joining a global workforce of around 8000 employees in 40 countries. We pride ourselves on our:
Professionalism, impact & expertise
Humanitarian approach & the work we do
Purpose, meaningfulness & own contribution
Culture, values & strong leadership
Fair compensation & continuous development
Providing equal opportunities
We are committed to creating an inclusive and positive work environment based on mutual respect for all employees. All applicants are considered for employment without attention to race, age, ability, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other factor. At DRC we celebrate diversity and appreciate our employees for the people they are and their unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.
Promoting high standards
DRC’s capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDP’s and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.
How to apply
Application Process:
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications, which should include a 1-page cover letter clearly stating their motivation, and qualifications and a CV.
Applications should include contact details of three professional referees who have supervised the candidate in the last five years.
One referee must be the applicant’s most recent manager.
Only applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications will be considered.
We only accept applications sent via our online-application form.
For more information and job application details, see; DRC International NGO Economic Recovery Manager Jobs in Ethiopia
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