Livelihoods Assistant Iraq Baghdad

Job Description

A job description is a written statement that describes the employee’s role and responsibilities. The role and responsibilities shall be executed within the NRC framework. The job description facilitates the recruitment process by stating the necessary competencies. It is mandatory for all positions.

Position:                                              Livelihoods Project Assistant, Baghdad

Reports to:                                          Livelihoods Project Coordinator, Baghdad

Supervision of:                                  N/A

Duty station:                                      Baghdad

 

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

 

1. Role and responsibilities

The purpose of the assistant position is to assist in the day-to-day implementation of the Livelihoods and cash projects, conducting community-based activities, ensuring community-involvement and assisting with open dialogue/communications between NRC and targeted communities.

 

Generic responsibilities

1. Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
2. Implement delegated Livelihoods and cash project portfolio activities according to plan of action, developed by Livelihoods team
3. Community Dialoguing and meeting
4. Responsible for gathering daily/site-specific project documentation – collection, verification – of technical activities of Livelihoods projects
5. Prepare and develop weekly update reports
6. Work alongside implementing partners and/or contractors based on activity plans; implement directly where required
7. Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and asses new and better ways to assist

Specific responsibilities

• Work directly with enumerators and community focal points in conducting vulnerability assessments to host community, IDPs and returnees using tablet based questionnaire and livelihoods needs and market assessments.
• Implement beneficiary targeting and verification process for various activity streams under livelihoods and cash projects.
• Implement skills development activities (vocational skills, apprenticeship, job placement)
• Execute and oversee business development training and grants activities
• Facilitate the training of farmers and farmer organisations
• Training of farmers and farmer organisations
• Establish a strong working relationships with targeted communities, including local leaders and identification of local focal points
• Support partners/contractors/trainers to implement business-focused training programmes, soft skills, vocational and technical agriculture training,
• Communicate with beneficiaries on project objectives, targeting criteria and beneficiary entitlements
• Ensure protection mainstreaming in implementation of cash program activities
• Participate in market monitoring and JRAMs data collection
• Ensure accountability mechanisms are embedded in project implementation
• Participate in M&E activities

 

 

Critical interfaces

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

• Livelihoods Officers; Livelihoods project Manager
• Area Office Core Competency teams (assistants, officers)
• integration and referrals.
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Security and Access
• Logistics

 

1. Competencies

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

 

1. Professional competencies

Generic professional competencies:

• 2 years previous experience as an assistant in a humanitarian/recovery programme
• Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts
• Experience conducting beneficiary identification, verification and registration
• Experience supporting referrals and/or identifying service providers
• Experience conducting focus groups, questionnaires, and surveys
• Some knowledge of English (basic proficiency)

 

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience working directly with vulnerable groups; able to demonstrate conflict-sensitivity, compassion, discretion
• Overall good understanding of the political context in Iraq, with focus on conflict zones.
  • Overall good knowledge of geography, local population and local language in the areas of operational interests.
  • Experience working with livelihoods and cash distributions in an NGO.
  • Experience with conducting multi sectoral assessments; experience with mobile data collection and KOBO.
  • Fluent in Arabic both spoken and writing.
  • Competencies in all computer related tasks including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Good understanding of community participation, and very good ability to communicate with beneficiaries.
  • Ability to manage high/low workload depending on emergencies.
  • Ability to work under pressure and with limited supervision in a challenging environment.
  • Ability to work in a multi-cultural team

 

2. Behavioural competencies

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

• Working with People
• Coping with Change
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling Insecure environments

1. Performance Management

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

•             The Job Description

•             The Work and Development Plan

•             The Mid-term/End-of-trial Period Performance Review Template

•             The End-term Performance Review Template

•             The NRC Competency Framework

 

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC requires staff members who travel on an international contract to the field to undergo an medical examination with our medical provider. Employees must produce a Health Clearance Certificate before departure stating that there are no relevant health concerns. If staff are unable to provide this, NRC reserves the right to terminate the Contract of Employment.