ERD Manager (Afghan Nationals Only)

1. Community Engagement and Advocacy:
   • Collaborate with local partners, private sectors, business communities, and youth groups to enhance the economic well-being of communities.
   • Work closely with community leaders, CDC (Community Development Committee) shura members, and advocate for returnees’ access to land.
   • Address protection threats faced by beneficiaries and ensured the security of livelihoods for returnees and IDPs and their families.
2. Program Quality and Development:
   • Collaborate with ERD Technical Specialist and ERD Coordinator to ensure program quality.
   • Participate in the development of new ERD projects that align with identified economic opportunities, protection, women’s empowerment, food security, vocational training centers, and economic outcomes.
3. Strategic Collaboration:
   • Collaborate with staff from other sectors to ensure a holistic approach, linking economic opportunities with protection, women’s empowerment, and food security initiatives.
4. Leadership and Support:
   • Play a key role in providing leadership and support to field teams to ensure the successful implementation of livelihoods programming.
5. Coordination and Networking:
   • Engage with community leaders, CDCs, and relevant stakeholders to create partnerships and foster positive relationships for program success.

Strategic Planning and Monitoring:

• • Provide technical expertise in the implementation of the livelihoods program, including planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting components.
  • Support the design of monitoring tools for livelihood projects and establish community engagement and accountability systems.
  • Review and contribute to post-distribution monitoring tools.
  • Draft and submit donor narrative reports to ERD Program Coordinator/Head of Livelihoods.
  • Support data collection, design case studies, and success stories.
  • Conduct regular process monitoring missions in implementation provinces.

              Work Planning and Performance Management:

• • Develop detailed work plans for core livelihoods center services, establishing clear targets and performance indicators for staff.

Technical Support for Livelihood Grants:

• • Provide effective technical support for the implementation of active livelihood grants.
  • Contribute to the design of operations manuals and tools, including standard operating procedures, terms of references, and project databases.
  • Conduct training and orientation for project teams.
  • Design community mobilization strategies and approaches.
  • Map and select livelihood beneficiaries.
  • Develop market-oriented economic activities for project beneficiaries.
  • Lead assessments and selection of Financial Service Providers.
  • Oversee procurements and administrative works associated with the livelihoods program.

              Implementation Oversight:

• • Ensure smooth and timely implementation of core center activities, including client intake, registration, procurement, project implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and client payments.

              Integration of Services:

• • Support the integration of livelihood center services, including vocational and on-the-job training, micro-enterprise support, and legal and job placement services.

             Collaboration and Representation:

• • Collaborate with the Program Coordinator to develop or review tools, processes, guidance, and support materials.
  • Lead assessments and shape new project proposals.
  • Represent IRC at external meetings or forums at the provincial level.
  • Support the coordination with technical teams for appropriate payment processes and modalities.

Reporting and Budget Management:

• • Prepare and support donors and internal reporting.
  • Develop and oversee the yearly implementation plans, manage project budgets, and propose necessary budget realignments.
  • Collaborate with Finance Manager, Logistics Manager, and finance and logistics staff to ensure well-scheduled budgets and procurement plans.

1. Community Engagement and Linkages:
   • Work closely with rural and urban communities, conducting focus group meetings to identify beneficiaries and ensure community consent.
   • Assess beneficiary needs and support the design and implementation of responsive interventions.
   • Link and integrate trained apprentices and farmers into the local market.
   • Promote gender equality mainstreaming in program strategies.
2. Stakeholder Relations and Institutional Networking:
   • Establish and maintain strong relationships with relevant government departments and committees.
   • Promote community development committees, local resilience committees, and Food Security Clusters for effective management and sustainability.
3. Quality Improvement and Learning:
   • Design and conduct student learning achievement tests, evaluations, and case studies to identify best practices and lessons learned.
   • Coordinate with technical specialists and advisors to share best practices and attend relevant trainings.
4. Team Leadership:
   • Provide leadership to the project team, ensuring clarity on plans and priorities.
   • Foster effective teamwork and collaboration with other sectors and the overall project team for large-scale projects.
5. Policy Adherence:
   • Abide by IRC policies.

6. Other Duties:

   • Perform any other job relevant duties assigned by the supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in development studies, Agriculture, Business Development, Social Science, or a related field. Equivalent professional experience will be considered.
• Demonstrated 4 up to 5 years of experience in managing or leading economic well-being programs, such as Cash Programming, Livelihood, Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, Business Grants, Economic Recovery, and Market Systems (ERMS).
• Budget Monitoring and Management Skill
• Team Capacity Development Skill
• Management and Interpersonal Skills
• Problem Solving and Leadership Skill
• Computer Proficiency, Especially in Office Automation Programs, proper usage of Microsoft Outlook
• Adaptability and Conflict Resolution
• Fluency in local languages plus English