Danish Refugee Council
Location
Jordan | India
Job description
About the job
The individual will report directly to the Economic Recovery Manager . Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
Technical Oversight and Field Support (70%):
Working closely with the other members of the Economic Recovery Unit,
• Provide field support and coordination for the implementation of DRC s home-based business and self-employment pathways
• Audit and provide recommendations for review of the Enhanced Skills for Business Grants training curriculum, and Business advancement Training.
• Attend Grant Committee meetings to review grant proposals and identify highest potential businesses
• Support the review and updating of tools and SOPs pertaining to DRC s home-based business, self-employment, wage employment and on-the-job training pathways, ensuring standardisation across DRC s economic recovery programming
• Assist with mapping of private sector entities and market assessments to inform design of projects that support microbusiness and improve employability of vulnerable Jordanians and refugees.
• Meet regularly with livelihood field teams to develop and follow-up on work plans, as well as identify technical challenges and develop contextually grounded solutions.
• Train field staff on updated SOPs and continually monitor staff performance and provide technical support to ensure compliance with SOPs, raising any issues or challenges internally within the Ec Rec Unit.
• Visit program activities regularly, provide support and feedback to livelihood staff on technical approaches and methodological issues within the realm of home-based business and self-employment pathways
• Support field teams in understanding local markets and ensure full understanding of associated tools developed.
• Assist in translation of technical documents from English to Arabic and review of outsourced translations for quality assurance
• Review and update Arabic language training materials in coordination with the field teams and technical unit colleagues
• Identify areas for continual improvement of DRC s livelihood activities by capturing and sharing key challenges, articulating obstacles and proposed solutions, and identifying success stories to highlight.
• Participate in all project kick-off meetings as well as systematic project review discussion.
• Identify relevant staff capacity building activities in coordination with field management;
• Review and/ or contribute to donor reports as required.
• Identify relevant staff capacity building activities in coordination with the Base/ Programme Managers;
• Collaborate with the Economic Recovery Manager in organizing and facilitating workshops, learning events or training sessions for local communities and stakeholders on economic recovery pathways
• Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions and cross-learning opportunities within the Economic Recovery Unit, encouraging team members to share insights, challenges, and successful strategies from their field experiences.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders, including local authorities, non-governmental and governmental organizations, and private sector entities, to establish and strengthen partnerships that support the sustainability and scalability of economic recovery initiatives as needed.
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