Economic Recovery Assistant X 2

Economic Recovery Assistant

[Anbar/Fallujah]

In 2003, , DRC became one of the first organisations to provide humanitarian assistance in the country. Today, DRC continues to provide humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable displacement-affected families, including IDPs, returnees, and host communities in Basra, Baqubah, Jalawla, Gatoon, Baghdad, Muqdadiya, Balad, Aziz Balad, Samarra, Mosul, Duhok, Tel Afar, Baa’j, Sinjar, and Erbil.

Find more about DRC operations in Iraq here: Iraq tendersglobal.net DRC Danish Refugee Council

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified [Economic Recovery Assistant ]

Overall purpose of the role:

 responsible for implementing economic recovery (ER) projects in the field on daily base activities, liaising with relevant stakeholders, beneficiary’s registration and selection, and monitoring beneficiaries.

• Awareness raising and community mobilization.
• Monitoring and supporting project implementation at field level

Reporting to: Economic Recovery Team leader

Direct reports: N/A

Unit/department: Economic Recovery

Location: Anbar, Faluja with frequent travels to Bzibiz and other areas of intervention.

Main Responsibilities:

• Assisting the economic recovery team in networking with the stakeholders such as local authorities, NGOs and INGOs and other relevant project partners.
• Economic recovery project assistant is responsible in communicating and mobilizing for the EcRec projects with the target communities according to the DRC SOPs, project objectives and processes.
• Beneficiary identification, registration, and selection for the EcRec projects.
• In cooperation with the EcRec officer and with the support from EeRec team leader collecting beneficiary’s data according to DRC selection criteria per each activity, including assisting and conducting the livelihoods counseling process.
• Implementing EcRec projects in the field following DRC procedures.
• Assisting and leading the relevant livelihoods training courses to the beneficiaries such as: life skills, business management skills, employability, language skills trainings…etc.
• Working on multiple relevant livelihoods activities such as business grant, vocational trainings, cash for work, Perma Garden, Waste and water management and community awareness activities.
• Conduct daily project site visits and write reports accordingly
• Ensuring that beneficiary documentation is correctly captured and filed for all the EcRec 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

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English by using the link to Apply. 

Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: [16-April-2024]

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.