Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Closing date: 15 May 2017
About Trickle Up:
Trickle Up’s mission is to empower people living on less than $1.90 a day to build sustainable livelihoods for a better quality of life utilizing the Graduation Approach to livelihood development, a proven strategy that combines elements of social protection, livelihoods, and microfinance to move people out of poverty. With programs in India, Central America and West Africa, Trickle Up has established expertise in livelihoods for difficult-to-serve populations. TU leverages this expertise by equipping large institutions to design and implement effective livelihood programs for people living in extreme poverty, and its largest client is the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Working in over 125 countries, UNHCR’s mandate is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees, displaced persons, and the stateless, and to seek lasting solutions to their plight. Together, TU and UNHCR have established the first-ever Graduation pilots working with displaced populations and work in urban areas.
Trickle Up will hire a Regional Livelihoods Specialist to be seconded to and based in UNHCR’s Regional Office in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The post will support the Central Africa region and provide additional technical support to other countries as required in order to achieve UNHCR’s Global Livelihoods Standards and to increase the adoption of the Graduation Approach, where appropriate, in the region.
Under the overall guidance of the Senior Livelihoods Officer in UNHCR headquarters and the day-to-day supervision of the Senior Regional Livelihoods Officer in the DRC office, the Regional Livelihoods Specialist will also report to Trickle Up's Director of Strategic and Technical Alliances. This position is grant-funded through December 2017, with the potential to renew thereafter contingent upon continued funding.
Principal Functions:
The Regional Livelihoods Specialist will:
- Support the implementation of the UNHCR Global Strategy for Livelihoods with a focus on Central Africa, and advise field operations on the design and implementation of their country strategies;
- Support the UNHCR operations in implementing livelihoods, and particularly the Graduation Approach;
- Support the adoption of good livelihoods models by NGOs, multilateral agencies, development actors, government and donors to enhance economic inclusion of refugees in the field;
- Ensure that livelihoods projects implemented by UNHCR operations in the region comply with UNHCR Minimum Criteria to achieve better impact on people of concern;
- Provide technical guidance to existing Graduation programs in the region;
- Support the development and implementation of Graduation projects, or the strengthening of existing livelihood projects using Graduation principles, Trickle Up and UNHCR best practices and targeted capacity building;
- Compile lessons learned and best practices to share with UNHCR, TU stakeholders, and external audiences and ensure UNHCR monitoring and evaluation data is provided to Trickle Up.
Qualifications:
Education requirements
- Master’s degree in Development Studies, Socio-Economic Development, Economics/International Economics, Rural Development/Natural Resource Management, or other related fields.
Experience requirements
- At least 4 years of experience in international development, including experience in project management or capacity building for economic strengthening project(s)
- Experience with sustainable livelihoods, economic strengthening, and economic development for vulnerable populations (experience with refugees preferred)
- Experience as a technical advisor to capacity building/training/reform programs
- Experience working in large-scale donor or host government-led capacity building programs
- Experience with the UN is an asset
Knowledge and skills
- Excellent writing and speaking skills in English and French
- Strong, developed leadership ability
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Excellent written and oral communications and presentation skills
- Excellent training skills
- Highly organized and analytical thinker
- Self-starter with strong initiative
- Proactive, creative problem-solver
- Flexible and productive under pressure
Behavioral competencies
- Responsible, dedicated, independent worker
- Proven ability to meet targets and deadlines
- Good interpersonal and diplomacy skills
- Cross-cultural sensitivity
Other requirements
- This position will be based in DRC but requires frequent travel to other countries in the region.
Salary and Benefits:
We offer a competitive salary and benefits for this full-time position. The successful applicant will join a dynamic, passionate, multicultural team deeply committed to the alleviation of extreme poverty. Trickle Up promotes a collegial, high-performing organizational culture in which staff communicate clearly and openly, and are reflective, innovative, and mutually accountable.
How to apply:
To Apply:
To be considered, click the following link, click the “Apply for this Position” button at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions to upload your cover letter and resume. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until May 15. We are sorry we are unable to entertain phone calls related to this posting.
Trickle Up is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and extend equal opportunity to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform essential job functions.