Senior Project Associate (Livelihoods)- Anbar

The Senior Project Associate supports livelihoods programmes under the supervision of the National Project Officer – Livelihoods. The role involves providing technical guidance to field staff, coordinating with partners, monitoring activities, and ensuring quality and compliance of livelihoods interventions across Iraq.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to field staff on the implementation of all activities under the livelihoods portfolio, in line with livelihoods tools, policies and procedures.
• Provide technical guidance to field teams across Iraq to conduct livelihoods assessments, including labor market and supply chain mapping.
• Provide technical inputs and guidance to support the identification and selection of individuals, households, communities, and other target groups for livelihoods assistance.
• Assist Team Leaders in identifying partners and creating opportunities with local authorities, private sector actors, livelihoods sub-clusters, associations, chambers of commerce/industry, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Provide support and guidance to field teams in assisting selected beneficiaries by facilitating orientation meetings, livelihoods trainings, business development support, counselling, mentoring, and other relevant forms of technical assistance.
• Travel to project sites across Iraq to monitor livelihoods activities and beneficiaries; ensure activities are implemented in accordance with livelihoods guidelines and provide guidance on necessary improvements.
• Follow up with field teams to quality check data and service delivery, monitor progress against workplans, and make recommendations.
• Organize and conduct satisfaction and feedback surveys to improve future livelihoods interventions; provide guidance to improve delivery, quality, and relevance of livelihoods assistance.
• Identify challenges and present recommendations to strengthen operational and implementation capacities, and suggest capacity-building measures.
• Develop and maintain internal control and compliance processes related to livelihoods programming and recommend measures to strengthen those controls.
• Support field teams to mainstream gender, disability, protection, environmental considerations, accountability to affected populations, and other cross-cutting issues into programming.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Livelihoods, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or School diploma with seven years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in government engagement, public sector coordination, institutional partnerships, or development‑related work, preferably within an international organization, UN agency, donor‑funded programme, or comparable public institution.
• Experience working in an international environment and liaising with a variety of partners at all levels of the hierarchy.
• Experience working with government ministries or public authorities at national and/or sub‑national levels.
• Familiarity with government systems and public administration processes, preferably in Iraq or similar contexts.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues from varied cultures and professional backgrounds.
• Knowledge of livelihoods, recovery, resilience, or community-based programming approaches.
• Good understanding of field implementation, operational follow-up, and monitoring processes.
• Ability to review activity documentation, track implementation progress, and support timely reporting.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities under tight deadlines.
• Strong communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively with colleagues and stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Knowledge of data management, reporting tools, and information tracking systems is an advantage.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Arabic is an advantage.

Skills

• Government Engagement
• Coordination with Public Sector
• Institutional Partnership Development
• Development Programs
• International Liaison
• Government systems knowledge
• Public Administration Processes
• Livelihood Programming
• Recovery Programming
• Resilience Programming
• Community-Based Programs
• Field Implementation
• Operational Follow-up
• Monitoring Processes
• Activity documentation review
• Project Progress Tracking
• Reporting Support
• Organizational Skills
• Communications Skills
• Negotiation Skills
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook

Languages

English, Arabic