Description
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.
The Economic Recovery and Development Assistant will support the effective implementation of economic recovery, food security, and cash transfer programs as part of the humanitarian and early recovery efforts.
Main Responsibilities:
- Support the implementation of Economic Recovery and Development (ERD) program activities, ensuring alignment with IRC's strategy, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and regulations.
- Contribute to knowledge management by gathering and disseminating lessons learned and best practices.
- Stay updated on developments related to cash transfers, market-based assistance, and humanitarian standards.
- Support data collection and analysis: periodic price monitoring, visits to markets and suppliers, and tracking market functionality.
- Assist with participant characterization, targeting, registration, verification, and enrollment according to defined criteria.
- Ensure secure handling of participant databases and delivery records.
- Orient participants on the modality of assistance, delivery mechanisms, and feedback channels.
- Contribute to pilot testing, validation of tools, and methodologies.
- Participate in scheduled training activities.
Requirements:
- University or higher technical degree in Economics, Administration, Accounting, Social Sciences, Industrial Engineering, or related fields, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
- 1-2 years of experience in implementing humanitarian projects, livelihoods, and/or cash transfers in humanitarian and early recovery contexts.
- Desirable: experience in market data collection and price monitoring.
- Desirable: proficiency in data collection and management tools (KoBo, CommCare, or others).
- Experience working in emergency settings is preferred.
Skills and Competencies:
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel for database management and price lists.
- Effective communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork competencies.
- Strong organizational skills, meeting deadlines, coordinating multiple tasks, and attention to detail.
- Discretion in handling personal data and sensitive information, and respectful treatment of participating populations.
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