Economic Recovery Team Leader

The Economic Recovery Team Leader will oversee the planning, implementation and quality of Emergency and Economic Recovery activities in Dnipro and Zaporizhia regions. The role includes managing the economic recovery team, providing technical support, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring effective program delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the economic recovery team, providing guidance and support, organizing team meetings, developing work plans, conducting performance reviews, and recruiting new staff members.
• Support during project startup and completion, including resource planning, geographic targeting, and identifying lessons learned.
• Engage with stakeholders and representatives of key institutions and organizations such as coordination centers, farmers’/entrepreneurs’ associations, and agricultural service providers.
• Support the review of SOPs and tools used to implement programs in the emergency and agricultural sector, vocational training, small/medium business grants.
• Develop work plans for project activities and monitor their progress against project goals and indicators.
• Monitor project expenditures in line with the budget and provide timely feedback on budget control.
• Plan and coordinate project logistics and team movement plans, as well as initiate procurement processes for project materials.
• Assess training needs for staff and beneficiary groups, and develop, review, and adapt training materials on topics related to the livelihood of the agricultural sector, small and medium business development, cash assistance, and provision of non-food items.
• Manage the development of the economic recovery and emergency program team’s capacity and mentoring activities.
• Coordinate with other organizations and stakeholders working in the same sector to ensure the comprehensiveness and effectiveness of economic recovery programs.
• Participate in coordination meetings, represent DRC at relevant external forums, and ensure the exchange of relevant information and meeting protocols with colleagues.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with partner institutions, community stakeholders, and service providers.
• Provide accurate and timely reports to donors and DRC stakeholders, and maintain and update program documentation.
• Facilitate the provision of, or provide information related to field activities, to prepare proposals for new project funding, including reviewing evaluation tools.
• Support identifying partnership opportunities with NGOs, duty bearers, and the private sector at the regional level.
• Engage in cash assistance and non-food item distribution activities, including direct participation in the organization and implementation of aid distribution to those affected by the conflict.
• Support DRC’s partner capacity-building efforts by assessing partner capabilities, advising on capacity development priorities, preparing capacity-building plans, and providing training, consultations, and on-the-job learning for partners.
• Ensures that the economic recovery team conducts monitoring of information regarding shelling in the Dnipro and Zaporizhia oblasts.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Area Programme Manager related to achieving programme goals.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of management experience at middle and senior management levels, preferably with experience in humanitarian response, particularly in emergency or economic recovery or agricultural livelihoods sector.
• Higher education in agriculture, international relations, finance, or a related field.
• Understanding the specifics of vulnerable groups, particularly people with disabilities and the elderly, and inclusive participation in economic recovery.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to effectively work with vulnerable populations, staff, and stakeholders with diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple responsibilities.
• A strong sense of personal integrity and understanding of confidentiality and ethics.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange, and Windows operating system.
• Professional proficiency in Ukrainian and English, with an English language level of at least B1.

Skills

• Management Experience
• Humanitarian Response
• Economic Recovery
• Agricultural Livelihoods Systems
• Inclusive Participation
• Vulnerable Groups Understanding
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Program Implementation
• Technical Support
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Outlook/Exchange
• Windows Operating System

Languages

Ukrainian, English