Economic Recovery Specialist (Economic Inclusion)

Job title: Economic Recovery Specialist (Economic Inclusion)

Reporting to: Project Manager

Location: Rhino Camp

Project Background

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is leading a consortium with Trickle Up and Community Empowerment for Rural Development (CEFORD) to deliver a 28-month Danida-funded project entitled Building Self-Reliance and Resilience in West Nile. The project aims to achieve the objective of building the self-reliance and resilience of 800 extremely poor refugees residing in Imvepi and Rhino Camp settlements as well as host community households in Madi-Okollo and Terego districts of the West Nile region of northern Uganda. The consortium will use the Graduation Approach (GA), a sequenced and time-bound series of economic and social inclusion interventions that are demonstrated to effectively support the most vulnerable households to achieve sustainable livelihoods, resulting in sustained income, asset gains, increased financial inclusion, increased self-confidence, and a trajectory out of poverty.

Overall Purpose of the Role:

Reporting to the Project Manager (direct management) and Washington D.C.-based Senior Director of Refugee Affairs for Trickle Up (technical management), the field-based Economic Inclusion Specialist will ensure high quality programming and implementation of activities that support increased, sustainable social and economic status of participants and their households. S/he will be a senior member of the project team, responsible for providing technical expertise related to livelihoods, vulnerability and resilience-building, economic inclusion, economic recovery and related issues; bringing a market systems and gender lens to all aspects of program design and implementation. Under the technical management of Trickle Up, a US-based consortium partner with expertise in the Graduation Approach and social and economic inclusion programming and adapting it for people affected by displacement, the Economic Inclusion Specialist will ensure that project programming incorporates appropriate and relevant interventions and follows Graduation Approach best practices. The Economic Inclusion Specialist will work in close cooperation with the Project Manager, the Project Team Leader, Project Officers, Mentors/Coaches, other consortium partners, stakeholders, and private sector partners (as appropriate).

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Coordination:

• Collaborate with the Project Manager to support positive and collaborative working relationships in line with DRC’s Code of Conduct and assessing staff capacity to provide or recommend relevant training or coaching as needed.
• Collaborate with the Project Manager to coordinate the implementation of field-level activities, including overseeing technical aspects of implementation of the project according to contractual objectives, ensuring the project meets or exceeds agreed targets with full
• Support the Project Manager to represent the project publicly at the site level, including in coordination fora with other agencies and stakeholders.

1. Programming and Technical Support:

• Lead on implementing the economic inclusion and livelihood strategy design and operational guidelines for the Graduation project focusing on the most vulnerable and extremely poor refugee and host community participants within the program area. This includes assessing potential livelihoods activities in terms of feasibility, climate risk, and gender or protection risks; supporting the development of training and coaching materials; and building relationships with potential partners and stakeholders.
• Work closely with consortium partners to interpret the comprehensive market and socioeconomic assessments and make recommendations on how to incorporate findings into project design refinement.
• In collaboration with Project Manager, Project Team Leader, Project Officers and Mentors/Coaches ensure integration of a gender lens into all economic inclusion/livelihoods activities.
• In coordination with consortium partners, contribute to the development of the monitoring and evaluation framework to ensure that the project is collecting data that adequately guide the implementation of the economic inclusion and livelihoods components.
• Support monitoring and reporting of progress, periodically facilitate processes using project data for iterative learning and adaptation.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of the project and consortium through active and ongoing participation in and contribution to strategic planning meetings and development of strategic documents.
• Identify and document best practices and lessons learned from the project that can be widely shared in publications, communication materials, and conferences.

1. Reporting:

• Contribute to timely and quality delivery of all organizational and project reports and staff contributions to organizational monitoring and evaluation requirements to ensure project quality, relevance and accountability.
• Provide regular updates on progress to supervisors and other team members, including U.S.-based Trickle Up colleagues.

Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)

• 8 years or more experience leading the design and implementation of social and economic inclusion and livelihood programming
• A minimum of three years’ experience working in refugee contexts
• Demonstrated experience integrating market and livelihoods assessments findings into program implementation strategies
• Experience developing and integrating economic inclusion/livelihood strategies for people living in extreme poverty, preferably in a refugee context
• Experience with the Graduation Approach programming is strongly preferred
• Experience using Participatory Learning and Action (PLA), Participatory rural appraisal (PRA), Poverty wealth ranking, and/or other participatory methods
• Experience incorporating gender aspects into program design and implementation a significant plus
• An understanding of climate adaptive and climate mitigation measures in livelihood programming
• A strong understanding of local administrative and government structures – familiarity with Uganda’s social, political, and economic context
• Knowledge and experience in establishing or supporting Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLAs) and/or similar savings groups
• Proven experience building staff and stakeholder’s capacity, through coaching, mentorship, and training including adapting/developing materials and facilitation guides
• Ability to effectively manage competing deadlines
• Strong communication, analytical, and writing skills
• Experience with Danida projects preferred, but not required

Other Requirements:

• Able and willing to be based in West Nile, Uganda with occasional travel. Travel to remote and isolated rural communities will be required within this role.
• The position requires a high degree of collaboration with program staff and consortium members to ensure effective communication and priority setting.

Education:

• A Master’s Degree in agriculture, agribusiness, business, development studies, social sciences, international development or relevant degree qualifications.

Languages

• Excellent verbal and written English.

Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit updated CV and cover letter explaining their motivation and why they are suited for the post.

We only accept applications sent via our online-application form on www.drc.dk under Vacancies. Applications close on 19th December, 2021.

Equal Opportunity

Gender Equality: DRC is committed to achieving gender parity in staffing at all levels in light of this, women candidates are particularly encouraged to apply to bridge the gender gap.

Equal Opportunity: DRC is an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment based on mutual respect for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, disability status, religion, ethinic origin, colour, race, marital status or other protected characteristics.

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