Assistant Livelihood & Economic Inclusion Officer is needed at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
JOB TITLE: Assistant Livelihood & Economic Inclusion Officer
Job ID: 20635
LOCATION: Ogoja, Cross River
Salary Grade: NA
Hardship Level: D
Family Location Type: Family
Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
- The Assistant Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Officer will support in operationalizing the strategic vision to align livelihoods and economic inclusion efforts with the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), which underscores the need to mobilize additional actors and to adopt a whole-of-society approach to strengthen refugee self-reliance and help ease pressure on host countries.
- Promoting economic inclusion of refugees is a key development area that will enable the achievement of these objectives and contribute to the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience:
- Years of Experience / Degree Level
- For P1/NOA – 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree
Field(s) of Education:
- Business Management, Socio-Economics Development Economics/International Economics Rural Development Financial Management or other relevant field. (Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Certificates and/or Licenses:
- Not specified (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Relevant Job Experience:
Essential:
- Experience in facilitating the economic inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized groups in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, ideally in varied field contexts.
- Experience in working in partnership with private sector, NGOs, UN organisations, and government authorities in sub-sectors relevant to livelihood programming e.g. microfinance, employment, entrepreneurship, private sector development, local economic development, poverty reduction, agriculture, livestock, vocational and technical education and training, etc.
Desirable:
- Knowledge about latest development in the livelihoods sector, including broader UN processes on the SDGs and the Global Compact on Refugees.
Functional Skills
- EX-Experience with Inter/Non-Governmental Organization (INGO/NGO)
- LV-Livelihoods & sub-sectors (value-chain upgrading, microfinance, cash assistance, etc.)
- EX-Field experience
- MG-Project Management
- MG-Strategic Planning
- MS-Networking
- MS-Drafting, Documentation, Data Presentation
- (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Language Requirements:
- For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
- For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
- For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.
- This is a Standard Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade level. The Operational Context may contain additional essential and/or desirable qualifications relating to the specific operation and/or position. Any such requirements are incorporated by reference in this Job Description and will be considered for the screening, shortlisting and selection of candidates.
Position Competencies:
- Competencies as defined in Job Profile
Language Requirements
- Please also note that English is essential for this Job Opening.
Additional Information
- A written test will be conducted for this position which will be followed by a competency-based interview.
Eligible Applicants
- This Job Opening is available to eligible UNHCR staff members and external applicants.
Procedures and Eligibility:
- Interested applicants should consult the Administrative Instruction on Recruitment and Assignment of Locally Recruited Staff (RALS).
- Applicants must be nationals of, and be locally recruited within the country of their employment.
Remuneration
- A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, please visit the portal of the International Civil Service Commission at: http://icsc.un.org
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Job Features
Deadline | 2nd July, 2020. |