Overview
The Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Officer will operationalize strategic vision to align livelihoods and economic inclusion efforts with the Global Compact on Refugees, promoting economic inclusion of refugees and IDPs to strengthen self-reliance and ease pressure on host countries.
Tasks Summary
- Lead technical coordination of regional projects with development actors and foundations.
- Facilitate economic inclusion of refugees in coordination with external partners.
- Strengthen partnerships with stakeholders to enhance economic inclusion.
- Build on UNHCR databases to support information sharing and coordination.
- Conduct necessary assessments in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Work with economic development agencies and the private sector.
- Strengthen, guide, and monitor livelihoods interventions.
- Keep abreast of legal and policy developments and advocate for economic inclusion.
- Maintain communication with livelihoods and economic inclusion focal points in Country Operations.
- Coordinate technical assessments and research.
- Develop and mobilize partnerships for economic inclusion and improved livelihoods.
- Facilitate coordination and mobilize resources and partnerships at regional level.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Experience Requirements
- Technical competencies in sub-sectors relevant to livelihoods programming e.g. financial inclusion, employment, entrepreneurship, private sector development, local economic development, poverty reduction, agriculture, livestock, vocational and technical education, and training, etc.
- Experience in facilitating the economic inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized groups and managing and advising on development processes in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, ideally in varied field contexts.
- Experience in working with and developing partnerships with private sector, NGOs, UN organizations, development actors, and government authorities in sub-sectors relevant to livelihood programming e.g. financial inclusion, employment, entrepreneurship, private sector development, local economic development, poverty reduction, agriculture, livestock, vocational and technical education, and training, etc.
- Experience in conducting sector assessments using quality social-science methods and tools, and in developing at least one comprehensive multi-year strategic plan for livelihoods support.
- Experience in development cooperation partnerships
Desirable: Experience with UNHCR policies and standards, and with sustainable programming and route-based approaches.
Qualification Requirements
Master's degree in Business Management; Socio-Economic Development; Economics/International Economics; Rural Development; Financial Management; or other relevant field.
