Assistant Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion Officer -Asosa, Ethiopia

Job Description

D

Non Family with Residential Location

Non Family with Residential Location Danger Pay

Addis Ababa, Eth Fed Dem Rep

NOA

National Professional Officer

Reason

Regular > Regular Assignment

No

2023-05-31-07:00

February 26, 2023

Assistant Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Officer Organizational Setting and Work Relationships The Assistant Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Officer 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 and to adopt a whole-of-society approach to strengthen refugee self-reliance and help ease pressure on host countries.

Promoting economic inclusion of refugees is a key development area that will enable the achievement of these objectives and contribute to the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Leveraging the growing global momentum, UNHCR is working to translate the objectives of the GCR into impactful results for persons of concern (PoC).

Contributing to this global roll-out of the GCR, the Assistant Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Officer, with support from the Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion Unit in the Division of Resilience and Solutions (DRS), contributes to the following objectives:

1) improve the enabling environment for refugees to work through advocacy on the right to/at work, access to economic opportunities and service;

2) seek new and strengthen existing partnerships including with the private sector, development actors, government institutions and specialized agencies to advance economic inclusion of refugees; and

3) enhance ongoing livelihoods and economic inclusion programming through evidence-based and market-driven approaches to improve economic inclusion outcomes.

The Assistant Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Officer should be proactive, always looking for new opportunities and persuasive in mobilizing donors and new partners around new models of economic and social integration. Within UNHCR, the Assistant Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Officer will work under the supervision of the head of livelihoods and closely with multi-functional teams on matters including but not limited to protection, education, cash, partnerships, research and analytics, GBV, solutions, complementary pathways and more.

S/he will support the office’s involvement with livelihoods and economic inclusion, working with relevant external stakeholders from government line ministries, development actors, private sector, UN agencies, international organisations, NGOs, research institutions and universities.

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks.

In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR¿s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties

– Explore partnerships to facilitate the economic inclusion of refugees, such as line ministries, private sector and development actors in accordance with UNHCR Global and Country level policies, priorities, and strategies, in particular the Global Compact on Refugees. This includes advocating with public and private sector services 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, support the assessment of the legal framework for the right to work and rights at work and recommend/implement advocacy initiatives and policy reform to improve UNHCR PoCs economic inclusion, rights and access to work.

– Build on UNHCR databases to support regular information sharing and coordination among different humanitarian, developmental and governmental stakeholders. This includes supporting the implementation of socioeconomic and wealth ranking surveys utilising community-based strategies to inform targeting, monitoring and facilitation of development programmes.

– Conduct necessary assessments in collaboration with relevant private and public stakeholders, including impact assessments on local economies and surveys that help to 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.

– Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications Education & Professional Work Experience Years of Experience / Degree Level

• For P1/NOA – 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree.

Field(s) of Education

• Business Management,
• Socio-Economics Development
• Economics/International Economics
• Rural Development
• Financial Management or other relevant field. (Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Certificates and/or Licenses

• Not specified (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Relevant Job Experience

Essential

• 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, etc.

Desirable

• Knowledge about latest development in the livelihoods sector, including broader UN processes on the SDGs and the Global Compact on Refugees.

Functional Skills

• LV-Strategic Planning and Advocacy for Refugee Socioeconomic Rights
• MG-Project Management SO-Networking CO-Drafting and Documentation (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Language Requirements

For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.

For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.

For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

All UNHCR workforce members must individually and collectively, contribute towards a working environment where each person feels safe, and empowered to perform their duties. This includes by demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment including sexual harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination and abuse of power. As individuals and as managers, all must be proactive in preventing and responding to inappropriate conduct, support ongoing dialogue on these matters and speaking up and seeking guidance and support from relevant UNHCR resources when these issues arise.

This is a Standard Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade level. The Operational Context may contain additional essential and/or desirable qualifications relating to the specific operation and/or position. Any such requirements are incorporated by reference in this Job Description and will be considered for the screening, shortlisting and selection of candidates.

Standard JD will be applied

 

Operational context

Occupational Safety and Health Considerations:

Nature of Position:

UNHCR Sub Office Assosa covers three Field Offices (Bambasi, Tsore, and Sherkole) and reports directly to the Sub office Assosa. SO Assosa is implementing the protection and assistance programmes and plays an important role in the coordination of Sundanese and South Sudanese refugee operation. The Assistant Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion Officer 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 and to adopt a whole-of-society approach to strengthen refugee self-reliance and help ease pressure on host countries. Promoting economic inclusion of refugees is a key development area that will enable the achievement of these objectives and contribute to the 2030 Agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Leveraging the growing global momentum, UNHCR is working to translate the objectives of the GCR into impactful results for Persons we serve. Contributing to this global roll-out of the GCR, the Assistant Livelihood Officer, contributes to the following objectives:

1) improve the enabling environment for refugees to work through advocacy on the right to/at work, access to economic opportunities and service;

2) seek new and strengthen existing partnerships including with the private sector, development actors, government institutions and specialized agencies to advance economic inclusion of refugees; and

3) enhance ongoing livelihoods and economic inclusion programming through evidence-based and market-driven approaches to improve economic inclusion outcomes.

 

The Assistant Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion Officer is expected to be proactive, always looking for new opportunities and persuasive in mobilizing donors and new partners around new models of economic and social integration. Within UNHCR, the Assistant Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion Officer will work under the supervision of the Program Officer and closely with multi-functional teams on matters including but not limited to protection, education, Cash-Based Intervention, partnerships, research and analytics, SGBV, solutions, complementary pathways and more. S/he will support the office’s involvement with livelihoods and economic inclusion, working with relevant external stakeholders from government line ministries, development actors, private sector, UN agencies, international organizations, NGOs, research institutions and universities.

Living and Working Conditions:

Assosa town is in Benishagul-Gumuz Regional State of Ethiopia. Incumbent will stay and work in Assosa covering all reporting related functions and needs across Assosa operation. Assosa operation has one Sub-Office and three Field Units which accommodates approximately 76,000 persons of concern. Regular travel to field is required.

Assosa town is a D category, security level 2 (low), non-family duty station. There is fairly good infrastructure as well as some leisure and recreational facilities in Assosa, although they are limited. Very limited health facilities available in regional capital, Assosa. Local banking facilities are available only in Assosa;

Security Situation.

Common crimes include petty thefts and pick-pocketing. However, UN premises and staff members have never been targeted. Currentlty there is official curfew in place, starting from 2000hrs and ending at 0600hrs on the following morning. Staff members are advised to be inside compounds during dark hours of the day.

Sensitive political context and past experience shows frequent blockage of road access, especially to and from Tongo and sourounding areas that include Bambasi. Staff are therefore advised to ensure that they carry supplies of their critical medicines that they may need to use frequently as the main market supplies route from Addis Ababa is sometimes inaccessible.

The prevailing economic situation and insufficient funding has resulted in refugees food rations reductions and this sometimes trigger tensions and violence in refugee camps.

The refugees and other persons of concern are of very diverse in all aspects of diversity. The incumbent is expected to be familiar and capable of managing and working within such contexts.

Markets

There are functioning commodities markets for basic commodities, including food. Variety is limited but commodities are readily available. Due to frequent road blockages and general upward inflation trend prices are generally high in Assosa.

Weather

In Asosa, the wet season is warm and overcast and the dry season is hot and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 13°C to 33°C. The hot season lasts for 2.8 months, from January 31 to April 25, with an average daily high temperature above 31°C. The cool season lasts for 3.6 months, from June 21 to October 8, with an average daily high temperature below 24°C. The coldest month of the year in Āsosa is August, with an average low of 15°C.

Additional Qualifications

Skills

• CO-Drafting and Documentation,
• LV-Strategic Planning and Advocacy for Refugee Socioeconomic Rights,
• MG-Project Management,
• SO-Networking

Competencies

• Accountability, Analytical thinking, Client & results orientation, Commitment to continuous learning, Communication, Empowering & building trust, Judgement & decision making, Managing resource, Organizational awareness, Planning & organizing, Stakeholder management, Teamwork & collaboration

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Compendium

All applicants must be Nationals of the country and be locally recruited within the country of their employment. An eliminatory or complementary written test for shortlisted candidates may be conducted which will be followed by competency-based interview.

 

This position doesn’t require a functional clearance