Economic Recovery Officer

The Economic Recovery Officer will provide technical support related to home-based business and self-employment start-up and expansion, on-the-job training and job placements, as well as with the implementation of economic recovery activities in Azraq camp. This includes supporting the review and rollout of tools and standard operating procedures (SOPs) as well as quality assurance monitoring of technical economic recovery activities and revision and delivery of internal skills training materials.  The Economic Recovery Officer will also feed into the sectoral strategy, and support effective information management within the Economic Recovery Unit.

Technical Oversight and Field Support :

• Working closely with the other members of the Economic Recovery Unit,
• Provide field support and coordination for the implementation of DRC’s home-based business and self-employment pathways
• Audit and provide recommendations for review of the Enhanced Skills for Business Grants training curriculum, and Business advancement Training.
• Attend Grant Committee meetings to review grant proposals and identify highest potential businesses
• Support the review and updating of tools and SOPs pertaining to DRC’s home-based business, self-employment, wage employment and on-the-job training pathways, ensuring standardisation across DRC’s economic recovery programming
• Assist with mapping of private sector entities and market assessments to inform design of projects that support microbusiness and improve employability of vulnerable Jordanians and refugees.
• Meet regularly with livelihood field teams to develop and follow-up on work plans, as well as identify technical challenges and develop contextually grounded solutions.
• Train field staff on updated SOPs and continually monitor staff performance and provide technical support to ensure compliance with SOPs, raising any issues or challenges internally within the Ec Rec Unit.
• Visit program activities regularly, provide support and feedback to livelihood staff on technical approaches and methodological issues within the realm of home-based business and self-employment pathways
• Support field teams in understanding local markets and ensure full understanding of associated tools developed.
• Assist in translation of technical documents from English to Arabic and review of outsourced translations for quality assurance
• Review and update Arabic language training materials in coordination with the field teams and technical unit colleagues
• Identify areas for continual improvement of DRC’s livelihood activities by capturing and sharing key challenges, articulating obstacles and proposed solutions, and identifying success stories to highlight.
• Participate in all project kick-off meetings as well as systematic project review discussion.
• Identify relevant staff capacity building activities in coordination with field management;
• Review and/ or contribute to donor reports as required.
• Identify relevant staff capacity building activities in coordination with the Base/ Programme Managers;
• Collaborate with the Economic Recovery Manager in organizing and facilitating workshops, learning events or training sessions for local communities and stakeholders on economic recovery pathways
• Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions and cross-learning opportunities within the Economic Recovery Unit, encouraging team members to share insights, challenges, and successful strategies from their field experiences.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders, including local authorities, non-governmental and governmental organizations, and private sector entities, to establish and strengthen partnerships that support the sustainability and scalability of economic recovery initiatives as needed.

Programmatic Data Analysis and Advocacy :

• Revise Economic Recovery tools on the Gamma database, ensuring technical field teams have full understanding of their use and relevance to programs.
• Under the guidance of the Economic Recovery Manager, collate and analyse programmatic evidence and contextual information to inform economic recovery programme development as well as livelihood advocacy messages
• Under the guidance of the Economic Recovery Manager, review beneficiary and programmatic data to identify programmatic issues and potential message topics
• Develop monitoring and learning reports together with the MEAL unit

Strategy Design and Development:

• Support the design of new programming through provision of field evidence or collating inputs from the field team
• Support the drafting of new project concept notes
• Feed into the development and revision of DRC’s country economic recovery strategy as per request;
• Provide technical support in the development of learning documents and the improvement of DRC’s economic recovery programming
• Any other tasks as requested by the Economic Recovery Coordinator or Head of Programmes

About you:
Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the following: International development, social sciences, international relations, human rights. Masters preferred.
• At least two years proven and successful track record as technical advisor or project officer in the field of livelihoods;
• You should also have:
• Knowledge of economic recovery programming, particularly support to microbusiness and home-based business start-up and expansion in Jordan, as well as employment context for formal and informal jobs
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English and Arabic
• Proven experience in livelihood programming, private sector engagement or economic development;
• Experience working in Jordan with a range of a local partners in the field of economic empowerment and/ or livelihoods
• Experience with project cycle management and project management tools such as logical frameworks, work plans, and monitoring plans.
• Experience in external representation, including to private sector actors
• High integrity and willingness to conduct her/himself transparently and open to scrutiny
• Fluency in English and Arabic

Source: https://job.drc.ngo/jobs/job?id=170380