Senior Livelihood Manager

Job Title: Senior Livelihood Manager
Unit: Economic Recovery & Development (ERD)
Salary Range and Band: 7A
Duty Station: Kyiv, Ukraine – with frequent travels to the field offices
Duration: 1 year

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 organisations, 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.

Business Development
Lead the development of concept notes and proposals related to livelihood programming and the expansion of it, including written narratives, budgets, logical frameworks and relevant indicators.
Lead and facilitate the co-design of livelihood projects in very close collaboration with IRC’s local partners.

Team management/Staff Supervision & Development
Oversee livelihood teams and ensure that all staff are following work plans and project activities.
Oversee the development and implementation of staff technical capacity building and professional development plans that promotes a culture of learning and continuous training.
Provide continuous performance feedback to staff, identify and address issues, and work with staff and Human Resources to encourage continuous growth.
Assist with and, as necessary, lead the recruitment of livelihood staff.

Coordination & Representation
Develop a wide professional network and effective working relationships with key stakeholders for livelihood programming, including local and regional government 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

Reporting
Develop livelihood narrative reports for review by ERD Coordinator and Grants team. 
Support the provision of up-to-date information on success stories to Communications and Advocacy team.
Professional Standards
Ensure that gender, protection, and environmental considerations are mainstreamed in all programming under direct responsibility.
Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.
All IRC staff are required to adhere to the IRC Way Standards for Professional Conduct and the IRC country employment policies. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education:  Minimum university degree in a related field, such as in International Development, Business Administration, Economics, or Agricultural Businesses. Advanced degree preferred.

DEMONSTRATED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES: 

4-5 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, ideally in Ukraine or a similar context. 
Knowledge and experience of labour 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. 

Previous experience leading projects in complex contexts, as well as ability to coach and mentor staff.
Demonstrated knowledge of gender equality topics and proficiency in managing projects that mainstream gender.
Willingness to travel to different cities within Ukraine, especially in the east.
Fluency in English required; Ukrainian and 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.)