Economic Recovery Coordinator

The Economic Recovery Coordinator is responsible for designing, coordinating, and supporting DRC's Economic Recovery programme in Syria, ensuring high-quality implementation and strategic positioning. The role includes technical leadership, capacity building, programme development, coordination, quality assurance, and representation in external coordination mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Develop Economic Recovery strategy and priorities based on thorough understanding of needs and context, in line with DRC’s Economic Recovery strategy at regional and global levels.
• Provide technical leadership and support on Food Security, Decent Livelihoods and Financial Inclusion.
• Lead the development, harmonization, and roll out of Economic Recovery sector’s SOPs, guidelines, tools, etc.
• Lead on the development of relevant and appropriate beneficiary selection criteria and PoC identification process and oversee compliance to agreed standards and guidelines.
• Assure compliance with DRC standards, policies and procedures and alignment with DRC strategic plan at country and global levels, through regular coordination with colleagues at Area Office, Country Office and HQ.
• Coordinate with sector colleagues at HQ levels as appropriate about relevant technical aspects.
• Complete regular field visits to ensure technical oversight, capacity building and support, identify needs, and ensure quality programming.
• Ensure that programming is integrated with other DRC sectors by closely working with other sector coordinators and relevant staff in the field.
• Act as a technical focal point for Cash Voucher Assistance (CVA) programming across all sectors and provide technical CVA support.
• Deliver technical oversight of sectoral projects, in coordination with Area Managers, Area Programme Managers, PMs/ TLs and other relevant field staff.
• Development of harmonized job descriptions in all area offices.
• Participate in the recruitment of technical staff in the economic recovery sector.
• Identify technical gaps and support capacity building for technical line reports and partners, including duty bearers.
• Contribute to setting performance objectives and performance appraisals of technical staff in the same field, in coordination with their direct line managers.
• Provide regular technical support and guidance to Area managers /Area Programme Managers/Project Managers/Team Leaders and other relevant staff in both a structured manner and on a case-by-case basis.
• When necessary, and with approval of his/her line manager, provide stop-gap support in absence of AMs/ APMs/TLs, in close coordination with senior national colleagues.
• Support mentoring and coaching of national technical leads to enhance long-term national technical leadership within the sector.
• Lead design of Economic Recovery concept notes and proposals related to Food Security, Decent Livelihoods and Financial Inclusion, in coordination with Area Manager, APMs, PMs, HoP and Grants Manager and contribute to integrated programming design with other sectors.
• Promote co-design of proposals and sector interventions with national partners where relevant, ensuring equitable partnership principles are applied.
• Lead on development of assessment surveys and methodologies, including inter-sectoral assessments, data analysis and report drafting to inform evidence-based planning, project design and implementation.
• Provide technical drafting and review of all concept notes, proposals (including activity budget) and reports and other relevant sector-specific donor communications.
• Contribute to program technical review meetings for EcRec projects or integrated ones (Grant Opening, Review, & Close Out Meetings) and with partners.
• Oversight of the overall Economic Recovery budget, including providing budgeting guidance to AMs/APMs/PMs/ for project development, and provide advice during AM/APM/PM’s monitoring of sector-level spend.
• In coordination with the Partnership Coordinator ensure partnership budgeting reflects fair cost planning and recovery and adequate capacity strengthening components.
• Design program concepts using the Market Systems Approach, encouraging integrated programming, and incorporating innovative solutions when relevant, promoting inclusive market systems development approaches that actively engage private sector actors, cooperatives, producer groups, local service providers, etc.
• Oversight of overall program implementation progress and quality; identification, resolution and/or escalation of issues.
• Work with MEAL to develop harmonized tools and databases to monitor and track efficiency and quality of programming and improve information management within the sector focal points.
• Work closely with MEAL in design, monitoring and evaluation of sector-level programming.
• Coordinate with MEAL to ensure accountability mechanisms are established for sectoral programming.
• Coordinate with MEAL and Grants to document and incorporate best practices and lessons learnt, and to deliver learning sessions systematically.
• Identify research and evidence gaps needed to inform program design and quality.
• Ensure that all economic recovery interventions are informed by market conditions through leading and overseeing regular market assessments, risk and vulnerability analysis.
• Promote adaptive programming based on feedback from partners and communities, ensuring participatory accountability approaches.
• Represent DRC at Economic Recovery-related sectors, including direct participation at the national level and coordination of representation at the sub-national level, while promoting meaningful participation of national partners and advancing DRC’s localization commitments through inclusive sector engagement and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to advocacy work, closely with the Advocacy focal point, by raising challenges and suggesting solutions linked to the Economic Recovery sector and taking an active role in pushing DRC’s Economic Recovery advocacy messages in relevant coordination fora.
• Coordinate with Comms/Advocacy for success story content, communication tools, etc.
• Map donor priorities within given sector and identify new fund opportunities in close coordination with the HoP and Grants Manager.
• Contribute to fundraising as the main sector-level point of contact with donors; support donor visits to the field.
• Provide technical input and support strategic direction of the sector-level response within the humanitarian community.
• Liaise with regional and relevant donors for the technical aspects.
• Advocate for increased funding access and equitable partnership models for national actors within sector coordination forums.
• Raise any issues of non-compliance and assure compliance with DRC standards and procedures.
• Provide regular updates to HoP.
• Any other duties assigned by the HoP.

Requirements

• Proven experience of at least 5 years in international field economic recovery, livelihoods and cash programmes.
• Proven communication, interpersonal, representation, negotiation, promotion and diplomacy skills.
• Proven strong analytical and communication skills.
• Experience working on large-scale programme development and excellent proposal writing skills.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to quickly develop good insight and understanding of the conflict and the economic environment of the program country.
• Sound understanding of humanitarian architecture.
• Cultural sensitivity and adaptability.
• Experience in international humanitarian work, advocacy and policy development, and cluster coordination mechanisms.
• Experience with managing teams and providing technical guidance and training.
• Able to manage high work load and deadlines in an efficient and timely manner.
• Able to manage stress and be flexible.
• Master degree or higher education relevant to humanitarian work and or economic recovery;
• English – fluent
• Arabic – fluent

Skills

• Economic Recovery
• Livelihood Programming
• Cash Programmes
• Program Development
• Proposal Writing
• Strategic Thinking
• Conflict Analysis
• Humanitarian Architecture Knowledge
• Advocacy
• Policy Development
• Cluster Coordination
• Team Management
• Technical Guidance
• Training Delivery
• Workload Management
• Stress Management
• Diplomacy
• Negotiation
• Representation
• Interpersonal Skills
• Communications Skills

Languages

English, Arabic