Deadline of this Job: 03 January 2023
The Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Associate [UNOPS] Dadaab will work in very close coordination with the Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Associate [G6] in the Protection and Solutions Unit under the overall supervision of the Snr. Protection Officer. The incumbent will support in operationalizing the strategic vision to align livelihoods and economic inclusion efforts with the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) which underscores the need to mobilize additional actors, adopt a whole-of-society approach to strengthening self-reliance of refugees and other persons of concern (PoC) and help ease pressure on communities like Dadaab hosting large refugee population.
The incumbent will collaborate closely with UNHCR Livelihoods partners, government agencies, private sector, financial service providers and other relevant stakeholders in order to enhance economic inclusion and improve self-reliance of both persons of concern (PoC) and host community members. The incumbent will also be expected, in close coordination with relevant colleagues and under the guidance of the Snr. Protection Officer, to explore opportunities of collaboration with other cross-cutting sectors including protection, education, partnerships, research and analytics, GBV, complementary pathways and other solutions.
To document good practices and results and generate knowledge, the incumbent will work closely with colleagues in building on UNHCR databases and support regular information sharing and coordination among different humanitarian, developmental and governmental stakeholders. S/he will assist in mobilizing refugees of different age, gender, and diversity in order to ensure that all stakeholders well understand the potentials of economic inclusion of refugees and host community members, and to help communicate opportunities to beneficiaries.
Duties
• Explore partnerships with relevant stakeholders to enhance economic inclusion of UNHCR PoC. This includes working with economic development agencies to adapt their programmes to become inclusive of UNHCR PoC, working with the private sector to enhance inclusion of UNHCR PoC in their labour force and supply chains, working with financial service providers to enhance financial inclusion, and working with public and private sector service providers to include UNHCR PoC in supporting services (business development, micro-finance, training, saving accounts, poverty alleviation and social protection, etc.).
• Work with the multi-functional team, more specifically with the Protection Unit, to collect information about the legal framework for the right to work and rights at work.
• Support the implementation of socioeconomic and wealth ranking surveys to inform targeting, monitoring and facilitation of the engagement of development programmes.
• Participate in necessary assessments in collaboration with relevant private and public stakeholders, including impact assessments on local economies and surveys that help to inform interventions and identify investment and funding opportunities that enhance the economic inclusion of UNHCR PoC.
• In case UNHCR is implementing specific livelihoods activities, work closely with and provide technical assistance on livelihoods interventions to help ensure they are market-based, and that the role of UNHCR has been strategically determined in consideration of its comparative advantage vis-à-vis other partners.
• Liaise with partners and authorities on livelihoods related issues under the technical guidance of the supervisor.
• Prepare field reports and other relevant reports relating to livelihoods and make recommendations for interventions that enhance refugee economic inclusion to the designated officer.
• Perform other related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Years of Experience / Degree Level
• For G6 3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
Other Vacancies
The Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Associate [UNOPS] Dadaab will work in very close coordination with the Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Associate [G6] in the Protection and Solutions Unit under the overall supervision of the Snr. Protection Officer. The incumbent will support in operationalizing the strategic vision to align livelihoods and economic inclusion efforts with the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) which underscores the need to mobilize additional actors, adopt a whole-of-society approach to strengthening self-reliance of refugees and other persons of concern (PoC) and help ease pressure on communities like Dadaab hosting large refugee population.
The incumbent will collaborate closely with UNHCR Livelihoods partners, government agencies, private sector, financial service providers and other relevant stakeholders in order to enhance economic inclusion and improve self-reliance of both persons of concern (PoC) and host community members. The incumbent will also be expected, in close coordination with relevant colleagues and under the guidance of the Snr. Protection Officer, to explore opportunities of collaboration with other cross-cutting sectors including protection, education, partnerships, research and analytics, GBV, complementary pathways and other solutions.
To document good practices and results and generate knowledge, the incumbent will work closely with colleagues in building on UNHCR databases and support regular information sharing and coordination among different humanitarian, developmental and governmental stakeholders. S/he will assist in mobilizing refugees of different age, gender, and diversity in order to ensure that all stakeholders well understand the potentials of economic inclusion of refugees and host community members, and to help communicate opportunities to beneficiaries.
Duties
• Explore partnerships with relevant stakeholders to enhance economic inclusion of UNHCR PoC. This includes working with economic development agencies to adapt their programmes to become inclusive of UNHCR PoC, working with the private sector to enhance inclusion of UNHCR PoC in their labour force and supply chains, working with financial service providers to enhance financial inclusion, and working with public and private sector service providers to include UNHCR PoC in supporting services (business development, micro-finance, training, saving accounts, poverty alleviation and social protection, etc.).
• Work with the multi-functional team, more specifically with the Protection Unit, to collect information about the legal framework for the right to work and rights at work.
• Support the implementation of socioeconomic and wealth ranking surveys to inform targeting, monitoring and facilitation of the engagement of development programmes.
• Participate in necessary assessments in collaboration with relevant private and public stakeholders, including impact assessments on local economies and surveys that help to inform interventions and identify investment and funding opportunities that enhance the economic inclusion of UNHCR PoC.
• In case UNHCR is implementing specific livelihoods activities, work closely with and provide technical assistance on livelihoods interventions to help ensure they are market-based, and that the role of UNHCR has been strategically determined in consideration of its comparative advantage vis-à-vis other partners.
• Liaise with partners and authorities on livelihoods related issues under the technical guidance of the supervisor.
• Prepare field reports and other relevant reports relating to livelihoods and make recommendations for interventions that enhance refugee economic inclusion to the designated officer.
• Perform other related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Years of Experience / Degree Level
• For G6 3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
Other Vacancies
Deadline of this Job: 08 January 2023
Deadline of this Job: 03 January 2023