Economic Recovery Officer
About the job
The individual will report directly to the Economic Recovery – Team Leader. Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
- Counseling and Training:
- Assist in the development and roll-out of a livelihood counseling form to assess beneficiary profile, needs, and employment eligibility;
- Provide one-on-one support to community center beneficiaries to identify appropriate referral pathways;
- Assist in the day-to-day implementation of all DRC livelihood activities, including on-job-training, vocational training, job referrals, job fairs, and all skills and self-reliance training programs.
- Input all profile and referral data into DRC’s database
- Share the best practices and market information with the beneficiary
- Ensure ongoing support in terms of training, legal information, market linkages and marketing.
- Taking the best interest of the beneficiary, map out the beneficiary’s next steps after the counseling session are done.
- Coordination and Referral:
- Contribute to the development of a livelihood referral system in coordination with the Economic Recovery team leader, including the identification of various job opportunities and training services available to Syrian refugees and Jordanians;
- Track referrals made to and from the DRC community center to measure impact;
- Provide support to beneficiaries so that they are able to maximize use of resources;
- Follow-up internally and externally on referrals made;
- Relationship Building and Representation
- In coordination with the economic recovery team leader, develop, maintain and update a network with identified livelihood service providers, employers, and civil society organizations;
- Communicate with referral partners in a professional and timely way so as to enhance DRC’s reputation among other humanitarian actors as a responsive NGO;
- Communicate with beneficiaries in a professional, patient, and respectful way, so as to enhance DRC’s reputation as a high-quality humanitarian actor in the community.
- Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Assist in the collection of information regarding beneficiary and community needs;
- Communicate information on beneficiary needs, service gaps, and feedback on the quality of services to managers, as assigned
- Assist the M&E team in conducting feedback sessions for trainees.
- Record any Complaint received and follow up on it with the relevant party
- Conduct Quality Checklist with partners
- Other:
- Support the planning and design of future interventions;
- Assist in the enforcement of HAP Principles of Accountability;
- Ensure that DRC Code of Conduct and DRC Policies and Procedures are well followed.
- Coordinate with other team members for protection mainstreaming,
- Other tasks assigned by the direct line manager.
About you
- Bachelor or higher in a relevant area (e.g. economics, development studies, Business)
- 2 - 3 years of experience working with an INGO Livelihoods programming or Economic recovery
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to foster communication among local stakeholders
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- KOBO and other data collection application skills
- Experience with relationship management, working in local and vulnerable communities
- Ability to work effectively as an integral part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural team and to work with a wide range of government and community counterparts, and other stakeholders
- Demonstrated commitment to serving vulnerable individuals with respect, patience, and understanding
- Understanding of the socio-economic conditions of Syrian refugee populations is preferred
- Good understanding of the socio-economic norms and habits in Jordan
- Good understanding of the private sector, vocational training centers, incubators, cooperatives, etc.. ecosystem in Jordan
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