Livelihoods and Cash Project Manager - South & Central Iraq

Rights Respected, People Protected

The unfolding crisis in Iraq is one of the most complex humanitarian emergencies in the world today, with millions of uprooted Iraqis, and hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees. For the past several years, millions of people have been displaced from and within Iraq as a result of military operations. At the end of 2015, the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) began a military operation to enter and retake control of parts of the country under the control of armed opposition groups, especially in the Anbar governorate. Civilians have been caught in the crossfire. 

NRC has been present in Iraq since 2010, with offices located in Baghdad, Erbil, Dohuk, Kirkuk, and Mosul.  We have scaled up our response across Iraq to meet the large-scale crisis facing the country, reaching Iraqis with emergency assistance and supporting Syrian refugees as they live in exile.  Our goal is to always be prepared to work in new settings, so we are establishing more local partnerships in Iraq.  Additionally, NRC is part of the UNICEF and WFP-led Rapid response mechanism (RRM), which enables us to reach newly displaced populations with the most urgent life-saving assistance.

Today, NRC is one of the biggest cash providers in Iraq. Our emergency assistance also includes distributing food rations, hygiene kits, water, and basic non-food items (NFIs). In the winter months, we also provide blankets and heaters.  We pay particular attention to gender equality and ending gender-based violence (GBV).

Livelihoods and Cash Project Manager (PM)

Role Specific Information

• Support design of market assessments, mapping, and analysis
• Establish relationships and linkages with relevant service providers, working together with other NRC Core Competencies (CC) teams
• Oversee set-up of various business-focused training programmes
• Oversee set-up of community-based soft-skills and training programmes
• Oversee set-up of community-based training centres
• Ensure implementation of NRC Community Engagement Approach for Iraq, in consultation with Livelihoods Specialist/PDM
• Oversee on targeting and verification approach for various activity streams
• Oversee implementation of required activities in all of the above
• Oversee identification of financial service provider(s), with cash team
• Ensure linkages with other core competency sectors, as well as referral mechanisms
• Ensure realistic monitoring plans are prepared and followed
• Represent NRC in relevant forums/cluster/working groups. 

Our Ideal Candidate:

University degree in relevant field, with a minimum of 3 years of experience from livelihoods program development and implementation in emergency context. Experience working in complex and volatile contexts, in particular in the Middle East. Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.  Fluency in English, both written and verbal. 

We are particularly looking for a humanitarian professional working with UN or INGOs, who have understanding of the Iraq context with good inter-personal skills. 

If this sounds like you, apply now to join one of the world’s leading NGO’s and be part of a team of highly motivated and expert staff who are making a difference to the most vulnerable people in the world's biggest displacement crisis.

Additional Information:

Contract period: 12 months with possibility of extension

Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions

Duty station: Ramadi

Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start