The Economic Recovery Assistant will support effective project component activity implementation, oversight, monitoring, and evaluation in Dadaab refugee complex and neighboring communities. The role provides technical support for skills development, microenterprise development, financial inclusion, and drylands agriculture.
Assist in effective project component activity implementation oversight, monitoring and evaluation. Ensure integrated approach in beneficiary targeting, activity execution, assessments and feedback. Liaise with stakeholders including NGOs, county/national governments and community leadership structures. Provide technical support for skills development, Microenterprise development, financial inclusion and Drylands Agriculture and value chain development.
3 or more years’ experience working with I/NGOs within humanitarian/development contexts. Demonstrable experience in livelihoods/food security programming within refugee/host community settings. Demonstrate experience in dryland agriculture. Demonstrates a good understanding of Project Cycle Management. Has excellent communication (spoken and written) skills. Working knowledge of MS Office, Excel and other relevant computer applications. Good planning and organizational skills coupled with problem-solving ability. Possess good level of conflict management skills. Possess a sense of cultural awareness, sensitivity and respect for diversity. Knowledge and skills in Microenterprise development/MSME/BDS/entrepreneurship/financial literacy. Knowledge and demonstrated experience in financial inclusion/VSLA.
Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Education, Business Administration, Commerce, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Sociology, International Development/Relations or Economics. Further short trainings in drylands agriculture, entrepreneurship, technical education, value-chain development, making markets work for the poor (M4P), community-managed microfinance/savings groups, MIS for savings groups or agricultural production highly desirable for this role.
