ERD Trainer – Livelihoods/ Baghdad

 Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (www.rescue.org) is a world leader in relief, rehabilitation, protection, post-conflict development, resettlement services and advocacy for those uprooted or affected by violent conflict and oppression. The IRC has long-term programs based in Ninewa, Anbar, Kirkuk, Baghdad, and Erbil, as well as emergency response programs supporting Syrian refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs), returnees and Host communities.

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, early recovery, 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: The Economic Recovery and Development Livelihoods Trainer is a short-term IRC position working to improve livelihoods of youth affected by conflict in Iraq with access to business training followed by apprenticeship, business grants and Job counselling and vocational training. Supervised by the program Manager, the ERD livelihood Trainer will work closely with the ERD livelihood Officers and incentive workers. This program aims to improve service access, socio-economic empowerment and enhance recognition for Iraqi IDPs, Returnees and Host community, especially young females.

Location of Work: Baghdad Governorate (including Karkh and Risafa)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• With the ERD Officer and program manager, identify targeted business skills & financial management training needs of ERD program beneficiaries.
• With support from ERD Technical manager identify, adapt and develop relevant training materials and corresponding monitoring tools.
• Implement appropriate Business and financial training as per the IRC Business training and UNICEF Life skills curricula and day-to-day business trainings work plan, including working with Child protection program staff and participants on attendance sheets, pre and post-tests, logistics and other issues.
• Participate in designing and leading the collection and analysis of data on relevant trainings and any follow up with participants.
• Assist in data collection and analysis for clients and community selection, as well as for monitoring and evaluation of all training.
• Work with ERD officer and program manager on create linkages with Child protection team as well as with other actors delivering curriculum.
• Work on clients individual mentoring and implementing month planning with them.
• Support the coordination with the government stakeholders including MOLSA, MOYS, MoE, etc.
• This position will work with Youth (15-24 Years), and 60% will be young females. The candidate should have experience in working with Youth and females mainly.
• Any other tasks delegated by the supervisor.

Key Working Relationships

Position Reports to: CYPD manager.

Position directly supervises: N/A

Support and cooperation: CYPD Coordinator, ERD coordinator, and ERD Technical manager.