Overview
The Economic Recovery Specialist – Off Farm Programmes provides technical support and oversight for economic recovery interventions, focusing on market system development, micro-enterprise development, financial inclusion, and business management.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop technical guidance documents and tools.
- Provide capacity building and orientation to field teams.
- Ensure compliance with national, organizational, and donor regulations.
- Assess programming options and implementation modalities.
- Develop strategic direction and plans for economic programming.
- Conduct field visits for technical monitoring and support.
- Coordinate with other technical units and departments.
- Provide progress updates and formal reports.
- Lead or support project cycle management processes.
- Build capacity and technically supervise team members.
- Monitor and review technical aspects of implementation.
- Support the drafting of donor reports.
- Collaborate with MEAL on indicator analysis and MEAL plans.
- Contribute to program development and fundraising proposals.
- Liaise with external stakeholders and represent DRC in cluster meetings.
Required Experience
- 3-5 years’ experience in a similar position.
- Technical expertise and implementation experience in alternative sustainable livelihoods with a focus on at least two of the following: Business Management, Financial Inclusion, Micro-Finance Development, Micro-Enterprise Development, Market System Development, and Urban Livelihoods Development.
- Experience in Vocational, Technical, and Life-Skill training, and Community-Based Saving Groups Agriculture Value Chains.
- Demonstrated experience in designing technical manuals and provision of technical capacity building and/or hands-on support.
- Previous experience in working with vulnerable displacement and/or conflict-affected Afghan communities.
- Experience in project management of mid/large-scale grants administered by a national or international NGO.
- Demonstrated expertise in designing and/or managing multi-sectoral multi-location projects is a plus.
Qualifications
• A university degree in Micro-Economics, Business Management, Urban Development, Agri-Business Development, Financial Management, or another related field.
