Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Assistant

The Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Assistant supports the livelihoods team in operationalizing strategic visions to align livelihoods and economic inclusion efforts with the Global Compact on Refugees. The role involves collaboration with partners and stakeholders to enhance economic inclusion and self-reliance of persons of concern and host community members.

Responsibilities

• Support the partnerships with relevant stakeholders to enhance economic inclusion of UNHCR persons of concern.
• Support work with the multi-functional team, especially the Protection Unit, to compile information about the legal framework for the right to work and rights at work.
• Contribute to the implementation of socioeconomic surveys to inform targeting, monitoring and facilitation of the engagement of development programmes.
• Work closely with relevant teams and provide assistance on livelihoods interventions.
• Contribute to the preparation of field reports and other relevant reports relating to livelihoods and make recommendations for interventions that enhance refugee economic inclusion to the designated officer.
• Assist in organization of meetings, workshops and working sessions.
• Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility.
• Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• 1 year relevant experience with High School Diploma; or Bachelor or equivalent or higher
• Experience in working with 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, or government authorities.
• Knowledge of refugee protection principles and framework (desirable).
• Completion of UNHCR learning programmes or specific training relevant to functions of the position (desirable).
• Certificates and/or Licenses in Business Administration, Development Studies, Economics, Rural Development, Financial Management, Agriculture, or other related field.
• IT-Computer Literacy.
• LV-Partnership for Economic Inclusion.
• Knowledge of English and French (required languages).

Skills

• Working with vulnerable groups
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Partnership Development
• Refugee Protection Principles
• Business Administration
• Development Studies
• Economics
• Rural Development Policy
• Finance Management
• Agriculture
• IT-Computer Literacy
• Economic Inclusion
• Livelihood Programming
• UNHCR training
• Private Sector Engagement
• NGO Collaboration
• Government Liaison

Languages

French