Livelihood Specialist

Огляд

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, IRC offers life-saving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in more than 40 countries, IRC aims to restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to survive.

Обов'язки

• lead the update of the Labor Market Analysis (conducted in 2022) and new Labor Market analysis in new areas of interest to the IRC
• lead a donor mapping for Ukraine to identify opportunities for livelihood programming
• collaborate with AMU and IRC Ukraine Grants colleagues
• lead a livelihood actor mapping for Ukraine to identify opportunities for livelihood programming. Collaborate with partners and several Clusters on the actor mapping
• assess technical livelihood and general management/ implementation capacities of up to five local partners. Identify and develop partnerships with local partners, based on IRC’s PEERS standards
• lead proposal development for up to eight livelihood-related proposals, including budgets, in close collaboration with before-identified local partners, IRC Ukraine’s Partnerships and Grants Teams
• ensure high technical quality in all business development, including the use of the Labor Market Analysis results as well as the capacities of the partners
• provide livelihood technical training for up five local partners based on their technical needs and preferences (as defined through the partner assessment)
• regular attendance and participation in relevant cluster and working group meetings at appropriate levels will be necessary to perform the above tasks
• assess the integration of IRC’s multipurpose cash assistance into Ukraine’s social protection systems, also by coordinating with CCD in Ukraine (Collaborative Cash Delivery Network)
• ensure programming is client and needs-based, using evidence-based modalities and approaches, and contextually appropriate for different areas of Ukraine

Вимоги

• fluency in English and Ukrainian
• demonstrated experience in livelihood assistance in Ukraine, in leading project design and writing donor proposals and identifying and training local partners
• experience with social protection systems
• personable and diplomatic: Must be able to work well with a wide cross-section of staff including Finance, Program units, HR and Operations staff and Senior Management
• ability to promote teamwork and work in a multicultural environment
• creative and solutions-oriented: is adept at finding creative and effective solutions to address challenges
• flexible, adaptable, and able to handle pressure with professional grace.

Умови

• work in Kyiv or Dnipro
• full-time official employment (9:00 am-5:30 pm, 30-min lunch break)
• medical insurance, free psychological sessions for all our employees, 30 days of holidays