Assistant Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Officer

The Assistant Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Officer supports operationalizing the strategic vision to align livelihoods and economic inclusion efforts with the Global Compact on Refugees. The role involves improving the enabling environment for refugees to work, strengthening partnerships, and enhancing livelihoods programming through evidence-based approaches to improve economic inclusion outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Explore partnerships to facilitate the economic inclusion of refugees, including advocacy with public and private sector service providers.
• Support assessment of the legal framework for the right to work and recommend/implement advocacy initiatives and policy reform.
• Build on UNHCR databases to support information sharing and coordination among stakeholders.
• Support implementation of socioeconomic and wealth ranking surveys to inform targeting, monitoring and facilitation of development programmes.
• Conduct assessments including impact assessments on local economies and surveys to identify investment and funding opportunities.
• Provide technical assistance on livelihoods interventions to ensure market-based approaches and strategic role of UNHCR.
• Support identification and management of risks and opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• For P1/NOA - 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree
• Degree in Business Management, Socio-Economics Development, Economics, International Economics, Rural Development, Financial Management or other relevant field.
• Experience in facilitating the economic inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized groups in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, ideally in varied field contexts.
• Experience in working in partnership with private sector, NGOs, UN organisations, development actors, and government authorities in sub-sectors relevant to livelihood programming e.g. financial inclusion, employment, entrepreneurship, private sector development, local economic development, poverty reduction, agriculture, livestock, vocational and technical education and training.
• Knowledge about latest development in the livelihoods sector, including broader UN processes on the SDGs and the Global Compact on Refugees (desirable).
• Proficiency in data collection, analysis and reporting, with experience in using UNHCR relevant software tools.
• Experience in developing and delivering livelihood trainings and capacity building activities.
• Knowledge of French and UN working language and local language.
• Strong reporting skills and analysis of the operational context.
• Ability to work effectively with local authorities and partners.
• Proven experience in conducting assessments, developing livelihood strategies, and sound projects.

Skills

• Economic Inclusion
• Livelihood Programming
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Private sector partnership
• NGO Collaboration
• UN Coordination
• Financial Inclusion Knowledge
• Entrepreneurship Support
• Local Economic Development
• Poverty Reduction Strategies
• Agriculture Development Projects
• Vocational Education
• Capacity Building
• Data Collection
• Data Analysis
• Reporting Skills
• Livelihoods Assessment
• Livelihood Strategy Development
• Project Development
• UNHCR Software

Languages

French, English