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Roles and ResponsibilityÂ
Area 1: Action Planning and Area-Based Assessment (iWAPs and AWPs) The Livelihood and Economic Recovery Specialist will assist government-led, area-based planning procedures that convert local recovery priorities into workable, sequential, and budgeted plans under the general direction of the Senior Peace Support Specialist.
• In close coordination with regional, woreda, and kebele authorities, assist in the planning and execution of livelihoods assessments and area-based economic recovery in PSF target woredas.
• Take the lead in gathering, combining, and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data about local economic conditions, livelihood systems, market functionality, MSMEs, cooperatives, and vulnerable population groups, such as women, youth, IDPs, and returnees.
Assist communities and local authorities in setting priorities for recovery efforts based on clear, conflict-sensitive standards that guarantee inclusiveness, viability, and conformity to stabilizing goals.
• Participate in the creation and consolidation of Integrated Woreda Action Plans (iWAPs), which include objectives, intervention packages, sequencing, roles and responsibilities, cost estimates, and monitoring indicators, with an emphasis on livelihoods and local economic recovery components.
• Assist in the formulation of specific tasks, deliverables, deadlines, roles, and implementation strategies in order to convert approved iWAP priorities into Annual Work Plans (AWPs).
• To guarantee that iWAPs and AWPs are feasible, implementable within PSF timescales, and based on local capabilities and market conditions, offer technical advice and quality assurance.
• When necessary, assist woreda and kebele counterparts in developing their competence in evaluation techniques, participatory planning, and results-based action planning.
Support capacity strengthening of woreda and kebele counterparts on assessment methodologies, participatory planning, and results-based action planning, as required.
• Document key findings, planning assumptions, and decision points from assessment and planning processes to support PSF monitoring, learning, and adaptive management.
Area 2:Â Implementation Support and Operational Accompaniment of Livelihood and Economic Recovery Interventions The Livelihood and Economic Recovery Specialist will support the effective roll-out of approved iWAP and AWP livelihood and economic recovery interventions in target woredas.
• Provide technical accompaniment to regional and woreda authorities during the implementation of livelihood and local economic recovery activities defined in the iWAPs and AWPs.
• Support the operationalization of income-generating activities, including support to MSMEs, cooperatives, women and youth groups, and displacement-affected households, ensuring alignment with approved plans and budgets.
• Assist local authorities in the preparation of implementation packages, including beneficiary targeting criteria, activity sequencing, and basic operational guidelines.
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor progress, identify bottlenecks, and support problem-solving with local counterparts in real time.
• Provide technical advice on market-based approaches, value chain strengthening, entrepreneurship support, and local business recovery strategies adapted to post-conflict contexts.
• Ensure that interventions integrate conflict sensitivity, social cohesion considerations, and inclusion of vulnerable groups.
• Support coordination with relevant humanitarian, development, and private sector actors at local level to avoid duplication and promote complementarities.
• Contribute to monitoring and reporting by tracking outputs, identifying implementation risks, and proposing corrective measures where needed.
• Capture implementation lessons, practical challenges, and emerging good practices to inform adaptive management and future planning cycles.
Area 3: Learning, Policy Feedback, and Knowledge Management In order to improve program quality, accountability, and policy involvement, the Livelihood and Economic Recovery Specialist will facilitate methodical learning from implementation.
• Assist in the development and execution of data collecting systems for livelihoods and economic recovery initiatives, making sure that they are in line with PSF monitoring frameworks and instruments, such as dashboards, micro-surveys, the GIS platform, and other digital monitoring systems.
• To monitor progress, spot patterns, and guide adaptive management at the woreda, regional, and national levels, gather, verify, and evaluate implementation data from iWAPs and AWPs.
Participate in the creation of excellent information products, including as case studies, analytical briefings, lessons-learned notes, and thematic reports on local economic recovery and livelihoods in post-conflict environments.
• Pay attention to scalability and policy significance when documenting successful delivery models, operational improvements, and best practices that result from PSF-supported initiatives.
• Determine implementation obstacles, limitations, and facilitators, then convert these into practical suggestions for program modification and next planning cycles.
• Write human-interest stories and field-based narratives that emphasize the impact at the community level, beneficiary viewpoints, and peace dividends associated with interventions for economic recovery.
• Contribute to the preparation of annual reports, donor updates, and internal progress reports related to livelihoods and economic recovery components of the PSF.
Encourage systematic learning procedures, such as collaborative learning sessions with government partners and counterparts, after-action reviews, and reflection workshops.
• Ensure that data, documentation, and learning materials pertaining to livelihoods are systematically stored, arranged, and accessible within PSF knowledge repositories.
• Contribute data, insights from the field, and lessons learned to policy conversations, program design debates, and resource mobilization initiatives headed by UNDP and government partners.
Area 4: Program Integration and Cross-Cutting Technical Support The Livelihood and Economic Recovery Specialist will contribute to integrated planning, execution, and learning by offering cross-cutting technical support across PSF program areas.
Provide flexible technical support to PSF teams across sectors, including governance, peacebuilding, basic services, and social cohesion, ensuring that economic recovery and livelihoods perspectives are integrated into all relevant interventions.
• Contribute to joint assessments, planning processes, and field missions with other PSF thematic teams, supporting integrated and area-based programming at woreda and community levels.
• Support the integration of livelihoods and economic recovery considerations into non-economic interventions, including infrastructure rehabilitation, basic service restoration, peace platforms, and return and reintegration initiatives.
• Provide surge support during peak planning, implementation, or reporting periods, responding to evolving programme needs and operational priorities.
• Contribute to internal coordination, information sharing, and quality assurance processes across PSF teams, including participation in internal review meetings and technical working sessions.
• Support the preparation of cross-sectoral reports, briefing notes, presentations, and donor-facing materials that require integrated analysis and inputs across programme areas.
Serve as a technical resource for PSF’s livelihoods and economic recovery, attending to program management’s and other thematic leads’ sporadic technical needs.
• By finding connections, synergies, and sequencing opportunities between livelihoods, governance, peacebuilding, and basic service recovery, PSF-supported actions can be made more coherent and complementary.
• When necessary, assist government partners and peers in developing their ability for integrated, area-based recovery strategies. and assist the group’s accomplishment of PSF goals by collaborating across functional boundaries and fostering a collaborative team culture.
Requirements for the assignment
Experience that is relevant
Three years
Languages
Fluent English proficiency is necessary.
Level of education required
master’s degree in economics, business development, development studies, livelihoods and food security, or other social sciences or allied disciplines.
Values and competencies
Accountability
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Orientation to the Client
• Originality
• Making decisions and using judgment
• Sharing of knowledge
• Organizing and planning
• Expertise
• Self-control
Collaborating in groups.
Experience and abilities
• It is necessary to have three to five years of progressive experience in managing and implementing multi-donor, multi-sector post-conflict recovery and development programs and initiatives that target the most vulnerable individuals, including internally displaced people, at the national or international levels.
• Outstanding writing and speaking abilities; outstanding formulation, reporting, and drafting abilities.
• Professionalism and accuracy in the creation and editing of documents.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills; socially and culturally aware; capable of working inclusively and cooperatively with a variety of partners, including members of the local community, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at various levels; knowledge of development-related communication tools and strategies.
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.
• Strong general computer literacy, including knowledge of database administration and office technology tools, as well as competence with a variety of MS Office programs (Word, Excel, etc.) and email/internet.
• Self-driven, capable of working under minimal supervision, and able to meet deadlines.
• Awareness of sound security.
• Experience creating and implementing projects or programs for post-conflict recovery, peace assistance, or similar fields.
• Work experience in UNDP and UN system programming and policy.
Expertise area or areas
Emergency and crisis management, business administration
Nationality
The candidate must be a citizen, a lawful resident, or a refugee in the assigned nation.
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