Overall purpose of the role:
The Economic recovery Assistant, in conjunction with the Team Leader, will assist in effective project component activity implementation oversight, monitoring and evaluation in Ifo Camp and the neighboring communities. This position works closely with other Economic recovery team colleagues to ensure an integrated approach in beneficiary targeting, activity execution, assessments and feedback. The role also liaises closely with stakeholders located in international and national NGOs, county/national governments and community leadership structures to ensure effective service-delivery, participation and added value. This position provides technical support for skills development, Microenterprise development, financial inclusion and Drylands Agriculture in one camp and the neighboring host community locations.
Duties and Responsibilities
Project Management and Development
Participate in project planning & implementation including activity, budgeting and procurement/logistics planning
Assist in developing and maintaining detailed implementation plans to deliver program to agreed timeline and milestones
Ensure all project activities are implemented on time and in line with the set out work-plans
Promote collaboration and synergy between refugee focused interventions and the host communities
Prepare and conduct community sensitization forums/meetings with community leaders and beneficiaries in the refugee and host community set up
Document lessons learned from training activities, community meeting and assist in preparing training reports
Promoting business/farm group development through support, coaching, mentoring, regular feedback and identification of investment needs and opportunities.
Supervise core components namely drylands agriculture & vocational skills as well as the supportive sectors namely, micro-enterprise development, savings groups, financial literacy and value-chain/market-development in conjunction with colleague technical officers.
Organize and coordinate livelihood related stakeholders meetings/workshops/forums to enable the active, free and meaningful participation of project beneficiaries in the design and implementation of project activities within refugee and host communities
Assist in developing livelihoods concept notes and proposals
Offer technical support in financial inclusion and drylands agriculture to colleagues in other locations.
Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation
Keep accurate records of events and activities including meeting/class/training attendance.
Collect and analyze livelihoods data on a monthly basis
Participate in periodic field level programme review and planning meetings
Support with weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual donor/internal reporting
Develop case studies, human interest stories, et cetera, for use in communications and monitoring reports
Ensure project staff supervised adhere to CHS Principles in the day-to-day project implementation and participate in CHS audits
Support in implementing M&E plans
Participate in/facilitate baseline surveys, needs assessments and conduct consultative meetings with the project stakeholders
Organize and conduct education scholarships monitoring sessions and collect data.
Coordination & Partnerships
Serve as the liaison with stakeholders and relevant Government of Kenya departments from the location to divisional levels
Promote collaboration and synergy between the DRC host community projects and the similar projects/groups in the Dadaab refugee camps
Ensure and maintain mutual linkages with the County and Sub-county offices especially with any related line ministries to enhance their understanding of program needs in the assigned area of operation.
In the absence of the Team Leader – Livelihoods, represent DRC in livelihood and education inter-agency coordination meetings
Staff Supervision
Line supervision of incentive livelihoods staff
Incentive Staff performance monitoring
Experience and technical competencies:
3 or more years' experience working with I/NGOs within humanitarian/development contexts
Demonstrable experience in livelihoods/food security programming within refugee/host community settings
Demonstrate experience in dryland agriculture
Demonstrates a good understanding of Project Cycle Management
Has excellent communication (spoken and written) skills
Working knowledge of MS Office, Excel and other relevant computer applications
Good planning and organizational skills coupled with problem-solving ability
Possess good level of conflict management skills
Possess a sense of cultural awareness, sensitivity and respect for diversity
Knowledge and skills in Microenterprise development/MSME/BDS/entrepreneurship/financial literacy
Knowledge and demonstrated experience in financial inclusion/VSLA
Education
Bachelor's Degree/Diploma in Education, Business Administration, Commerce, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Sociology, International Development/Relations or Economics
Further short trainings in drylands agriculture, entrepreneurship, technical education, value-chain development, making markets work for the poor (M4P), community-managed microfinance/savings groups, MIS for savings groups or agricultural production highly desirable for this role
Key Stakeholders:
Key stakeholders: (internal and external)
DRC Economic Recovery Team and Support Services departments
Liaise with county and national government line ministries
Coordinate with UNHCR on Food security/livelihood matters/TVET
Closely work with other education/livelihood partners
Host and refugee leaders and beneficiaries.
Language
English – Advanced
Kiswahili – Intermediate
Somali (added advantage)