ERD Assistant - Sinjar

Working in coordination with the humanitarian community, IRC currently addresses the needs of war-affected Iraqi IDPs from several operational bases in the region. Our activities in the region focus primarily on the provision of non-food items, unconditional cash grants, health, community protection and child protection and form part of an overarching humanitarian response in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey and the region that seeks to assist IDPs and refugees survive conflict and displacement.

SCOPE OF WORK:

In response to the influx and movement of IDPs in Iraq, the IRC provides emergency multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) and income and livelihoods support to vulnerable IDPs and Syrian refugees and host communities, through its Economic Recovery and Development (ERD) Program. The objective of the program is life-saving response to meet urgent basic needs of IDPs and host communities in neglected areas of Iraq; this is expected to ultimately lessen the use of negative coping strategies for survival. Interventions include unconditional cash assistance, financial management training, and business grants. The main target groups are newly-arrived IDPs, Syrian refugees, as well as acutely vulnerable host families.

Through the Economic Recovery and Development activities on multi-purpose cash assistance in a number of Iraqi governorates, the IRC aims to ensure that extremely vulnerable conflict-affected displaced populations (IDPs, returnees, host community) in Iraq are better able to meet their critical basic needs, through supporting the population with necessary life-saving assistance, with primary focus on delivering multi-purpose cash assistance.

Brief description of the position’s role within the Project(s): As a key member of the ERD program, the ERD activities will carry out the beneficiary identification and registration process, set up and carry out the distribution, post-distribution monitoring ensuring strong community involvement and participation in the project.

Location of Work: Ninewa Governorate (including Sinjar).

Position objectives:

• Carry out community mobilization, beneficiary selection and registration process timely, transparently, anticipatorily and dignified manner in accordance with program guidelines and IRC policies and code of conduct.
• Support ERD team to distribution plans for effective ERD cash disbursement with required documentation.
• Carry out outreach efforts and ensure local buy – in.
• Work with local representatives and figures to ensure the program is well understood by the community and is in line with local expectations and requirements.

This position reports to: This position reports to the ERD program,

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Grant Implementation

• Carry out mobilization activities with IDPs and host communities to ensure they understand the project objectives and activities.
• Support ERD Officer to carry out transparent beneficiary selection in close coordination with other team members, local authorities, communities, IDPs and other Humanitarian agencies working in the area.
• Support preparation of beneficiary list and registration form with relevant project staff prior to the distribution.
• Carry out beneficiary verification in the field to ensure most vulnerable beneficiaries receive the IRC support.
• Support organizing the activities of ERD program including site selection, site preparation, distribution plan, stock management, documentation etc.
• Actively work in distribution sites to implement ERD activities, crowd control, and registration and to ensure to security of IRC properties.
• Prepare and update all necessary documents on daily basis without delay.
• If assigned, supervise volunteers on-site.
• Participate and actively contribute to rapid need assessments in the area.
• Fully comply with IRC safety and security procedures and provide input to security monitoring and assessments to enable and promote a safe and secure environment for program implementation

In addition to the above;

• In consultation with the CFW officer/ Engineer supervise construction work for the ongoing infrastructure projects.
• Supervise attendance of laborer’s as per attendance sheets and make sure that attendance sheets contain the required information.
• In consultation with staff to maintain payment sheet according to the approved attendance sheet.
• In consultation with the CFW officer/ Engineer ensure the quality of construction.
• Monitor work of vendors and machines.
• In consultation with the CFW officer/ Engineer ensure the quality of material at sites.

Grant Monitoring & Reporting (please tailor the below to the monitoring requirements/tools/timelines mentioned in the specific STEP project(s) proposal.)

• Support for recording all required documents related to ERD procurement, beneficiary selection, distribution and post-distribution monitoring.
• Support ERD Officer to update beneficiary tracking sheet soon after each distribution carried out.
• Support compilation and preparation of post-distribution monitoring reports.
• Participate in monitoring and evolution activities directly or by providing feedback to the monitoring and evaluation team.

Coordination & Representation

• Work collaboratively with IRC logistics and finance staff as required to process Purchase Requests and Payment Vouchers.
• As requested undertake/participate in liaison, coordination, and information sharing activities with national NGOs, international organizations, donors, and government

Other

• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs

Professional Standards

• All IRC staff are required to adhere to The IRC Way Standards for Professional Conduct and the IRC country employment policies.

• Experience in humanitarian sector/development sector.
• Community mobilization experience is required.
• Experience working with IDPs / refugees – highly preferred.
• Personal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, strong community outreach skills, detail oriented, honest, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
• Fluency in Arabic is essential. Basic proficiency in spoken and written English is highly preferred.
• Diploma or university degree.

SPECIFIC SECURITY SITUATION/HOUSING:

The security situation in Iraq remains fluid and unpredictable. Candidates may expect periods of insecurity, periodic suspensions of, or restrictions in, program operation and/or field travel, and high levels of volatility in the operating environment.

Standards of Professional Conduct: 

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct.  These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability.  In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

Gender Equality

IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including maternity leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Attention Returning National Candidates:

IRC strives to attract, motivate and retain qualified national staff in our programs. We strongly encourage national or returning national candidates to apply for this position. If you are a national of the country in which this position is based and are currently located outside of your home country and possess over two years of international work experience, IRC has introduced an attractive remuneration package. The package includes competitive compensation, return flight to post, shipping allowance, temporary housing and a relocation allowance. Certain restrictions may apply.

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