Overview
The Livelihood and Economic Recovery Analyst will support government-led, area-based planning processes and the effective roll-out of approved livelihood and economic recovery interventions in target woredas.
Tasks Summary
- Support the design and implementation of area-based economic recovery and livelihoods assessments.
- Lead and coordinate the collection, consolidation, and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.
- Facilitate structured consultations and participatory planning processes.
- Support local authorities and communities to prioritize recovery actions.
- Contribute to the drafting and consolidation of Integrated Woreda Action Plans (iWAPs).
- Ensure iWAPs are aligned with regional and national recovery frameworks.
- Translate approved iWAP priorities into Annual Work Plans (AWPs).
- Provide technical guidance and quality assurance to ensure iWAPs and AWPs are realistic.
- Support capacity strengthening of woreda and kebele counterparts.
- Document key findings, planning assumptions, and decision points.
- Provide technical accompaniment to regional and woreda authorities during implementation.
- Support the operationalization of income-generating activities.
- Assist local authorities in the preparation of implementation packages.
- Conduct regular field visits to monitor progress.
- Provide technical advice on market-based approaches.
- Ensure that interventions integrate conflict sensitivity, social cohesion considerations, and inclusion of vulnerable groups.
- Support coordination with relevant humanitarian, development, and private sector actors.
- Contribute to monitoring and reporting.
- Capture implementation lessons, practical challenges, and emerging good practices.
- Support the design and implementation of data collection systems for livelihoods and economic recovery interventions.
- Collect, validate, and analyze implementation data.
- Contribute to the preparation of high-quality knowledge products.
- Document good practices, operational innovations, and effective delivery models.
- Identify implementation challenges, constraints, and enabling factors.
- Prepare human-interest stories and field-based narratives.
- Contribute to the preparation of annual reports, donor updates, and internal progress reports.
- Support structured learning processes.
- Ensure systematic storage, organization, and accessibility of livelihoods-related data.
- Feed evidence, lessons learned, and field insights into policy dialogue.
- Provide flexible technical support to PSF teams across sectors.
- Contribute to joint assessments, planning processes, and field missions.
- Support the integration of livelihoods and economic recovery considerations into non-economic interventions.
- Provide surge support during peak planning, implementation, or reporting periods.
- Contribute to internal coordination, information sharing, and quality assurance processes.
- Support the preparation of cross-sectoral reports, briefing notes, presentations, and donor-facing materials.
- Act as a technical resource person for economic recovery and livelihoods within PSF.
- Promote coherence and complementarity across PSF-supported interventions.
- Support capacity strengthening of government counterparts and partners on integrated, area-based recovery approaches.
- Contribute to a collaborative team culture.
Experience Requirements
- 3-5 years of progressive experience in implementation and management of multi-donor and multi-sector post-conflict recovery and development programmes/projects focusing on most vulnerable people including IDPs at national or international levels is required.
- Experience in designing and delivering peace support, post conflict recovery programmes/projects or related areas.
- Experience working in UNDP and UN system policies & programming.
Qualification Requirements
Master's degree in Livelihoods and Food Security, business development, development studies, economics, or other social sciences or related fields of study.
