Overview
Support the implementation and coordination of livelihoods and economic inclusion activities, with a focus on climate-resilient economic opportunities and private sector engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of UNHCR strategies related to livelihoods, economic inclusion and climate-resilient economic development.
- Promote livelihood approaches that strengthen resilience to climate shocks.
- Maintain close collaboration with government ministries, development partners, private sector actors, financial institutions, NGOs and UN agencies.
- Facilitate the engagement of private sector actors and market institutions in refugee economic inclusion initiatives.
- Advocate for the right to work and access to economic services for refugees and other persons of concern.
- Contribute to market assessments, value chain analyses and economic opportunity studies.
- Support the implementation of socio-economic surveys and community-based data collection.
- Support the design and implementation of market-based livelihoods programmes.
- Strengthen coordination and information sharing among humanitarian, development and private sector actors.
- Monitor the implementation of livelihoods programmes and provide technical guidance to implementing partners.
- Prepare reports, briefs and analytical inputs on livelihoods, economic inclusion, climate resilience and private sector engagement.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Required Experience
- Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in livelihoods, economic inclusion or socio-economic development programmes.
- Experience working with humanitarian or development organizations, including NGOs, UN agencies or government institutions.
- Experience in livelihoods programming areas such as financial inclusion, entrepreneurship development, employment promotion, vocational training or local economic development.
- Experience working with refugees, displaced populations or vulnerable communities (desirable).
- Experience developing partnerships with private sector actors, development agencies and government institutions (desirable).
- Knowledge of global policy frameworks related to livelihoods and displacement, including the Global Compact on Refugees and the SDGs (desirable).
Qualifications
- University degree in Economics, Business Administration or Business Management, Socio-Economic Development, Rural Development, Financial Management, International Development, Environmental and Climate sciences, or another relevant field.
- An advanced degree in a relevant field will be considered an asset.
