Cash and Livelihoods Officer(National Position)

Iraq

Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Iraq
Grade: Mid level - Mid level
Occupational Groups:
- Food Security
- Cash-Based Interventions
- Food Security, Livestock and Livelihoods
Closing Date: Closed

Rights Respected, People Protected

NRC in Iraq

Iraq, with a long history of displacement, has seen an unprecedented rise in recent years. Of the more than 5.8 million Iraqis who fled their homes since 2014, two million remain displaced. Over four million Iraqis have returned to their area of origin. Many Iraqis have returned to areas that lack basic infrastructure, utility services, and livelihood opportunities, or where explosive devices have not been cleared. Other challenges include lack of security, community rejection, housing, property and civil documentation issues and lack of educational opportunities.
The UN estimates that more than 8 million Iraqis will need assistance in 2019, and 3.2 million children attend schools irregularly or not at all. Humanitarian agencies are asking for 569 million USD to deliver basic assistance to Iraqis (HRP 2019). With military operations against IS group having ended, the Iraqi government faces new challenges to ensure an inclusive reconstruction and reconciliation that will sustain peace.
Since 2010, NRC Iraq has been assisting internally displaced Iraqis, Syrian refugees, and host communities in Ninewa, Dohuk, Erbil, Kirkuk, Basra, and Anbar. We focus on assisting the newly displaced, those in lengthy displacement in camps and those in hard-to-reach places. In 2018, NRC scaled-up programs across Iraq to respond to the large-scale displacements and returns, especially in Anbar governorate, around Kirkuk and in Ninewa using our water and sanitation, education, camp management, legal assistance, livelihoods, camp management, and cash activities.

Duties and responsibilities

Carry out Cash and livelihood vulnerability assessments and mapping as well as market assessments and give necessary recommendations to the Project Coordinator.
Take the lead in community mobilization and targeting and monitor movement and distribution of in-kind assistance and grants maintaining a complete paper trail for all registrations, verifications, and distributions for all livelihoods and cash related activities.
Conduct regular field visits to project sites and update the project coordinator with the progress of project activities in the field.
Conduct service provider mapping and assessments.
Establish a strong working relationship with targeted communities, including local leaders and identification of local focal points.
Supervise contractors/trainers to implement business-focused training programmes
Implement/ support implementation of community-based soft-skills training programmes
Implement NRC Community Engagement Approach
Conduct Focus Group Discussions, household surveys, and Key Informant Interviews, with assistants and enumerators
Protection mainstreaming in the implementation of Cash and Livelihood activities.
Any other tasks required by the line manager

Our Ideal Candidate:-

University degree or higher education relevant to the assignment (social services, agriculture, relevant engineering). Proven work experience will be considered as a substitute for formal education.
2-3 years’ experience of working in cash and livelihood Projects in a humanitarian/recovery context
Ability to show leadership in a multi-cultural team.
Experience in conducting project inceptions with communities.
Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical and negotiation skills.
Fluent in Arabic and English both spoken and writing