Livelihoods Officer At Estonian Refugee Council

Estonian Refugee Council (ERC) is a value-driven non-governmental EU-certified humanitarian organization. ERC was established 21 years ago and currently provides humanitarian assistance to displaced people and other vulnerable people in 5 crisis-affected countries (Ukraine, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Kenya) and different support services to beneficiaries of international protection in Estonia. Estonian Refugee Council works and provide help in Ukraine since 2014 year and now covered 9 regions with ongoing humanitarian projects and monitoring visits. Our Mission is to stand for the rights and well-being of refugees and other vulnerable groups in Estonia and abroad.

We are looking for Livelihoods Officer to join our international team!

Livelihoods Officer, based in Kyiv, Ukraine, is responsible for managing and developing ERC’s livelihoods and economic recovery programmes carried out in different crisis-affected countries. The post-holder works to further develop ERC’s livelihoods programming, develops and maintains technical descriptions (SOPs) relevant to the livelihoods programme, participates in or leads in the development of project proposals relevant to the programme in crisis-affected countries, oversees or leads the implementation of the livelihoods programming activities in different target countries, helps to develop monitoring and evaluation plans relevant to the programme activities, develops new and maintains existing partnerships relevant to the programme, and participates in the development of ERC’s entrepreneurship platform or other related tools.

Responsibilities & Key Tasks

• Carry out livelihoods programme activities in accordance with project proposals and programme SOPs.
• Communicate with and assist programme beneficiaries throughout the programme.
• Participate in the development of project proposals relevant to the programme.
• Maintain a record of the implementation of programme activities under different projects.
• Participate in the development of and in maintaining suitable systems and tools to manage, collect, and safely store beneficiary information and other data related to the implementation of the programme activities.
• Participate in the development of suitable monitoring and evaluation methods and plans for the activities running under the programme in cooperation with the M&E team.
• Cooperate closely with and provide timely input to the communication team to ensure that activities taking place under the programme are clearly and effectively communicated internally and externally.

Qualifications:

• University degree in a relevant field (management, business administration, or similar) or equivalent working experience.
• Prior experience with business development is an asset.
• High-level language skills in English and Ukrainian and Russian.
• Strong interpersonal skills: must be able to work collaboratively, manage professional relationships, manage in multicultural settings, provide and receive feedback constructively, be solution-oriented, meet and communicate deadlines effectively.
• Ability to deal with stressful situations and environments.

Technical Competences: Livelihoods programming frameworks; cash-based programming frameworks (according to CaLP competence framework)

What do we offer offer:

• competitive salary
• medical insurance
• 28 vacation days
• international environment
• office in the very heart of Kyiv
• work from home a few days per month
• official employment
• salary transferred twice per month