Economic Recovery Project Manager

Duty Station : Myitkyina with travel occasionally to Bhamo
Report to : Area Manager
Direct Report : EcRec Team Leader from Myitkyina Office and EcRec Officer from Bhamo Office
Overall purpose of the role:

• Overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of DRC’s sector projects within geographical area of responsibility
• Direct manager for relevant sector staff members.
• Sector responsibilities: Provide technical guidance and management in multipurpose cash, economic recovery, and livelihoods programming in thematic issues that include skills development (short term skills training and technical and vocational education and training i.e. TVET), wage employment facilitation and apprenticeship, employability strengthening, financial inclusion (savings groups), entrepreneurship and market linkages, business support (SME development), provision of start-up business grants, life-skills training, literacy and numeracy training, group enterprise development food security programming and basic needs assistance (BNA) through cash or in-kind.

Responsibilities:
Project Management

• The project manager will take leadership of the Kachin Economic Recovery Portfolio Including business support, wage employment and employability support, financial inclusion, food security and cash and voucher assistance (CVA) in terms of high quality and timely deliveries, narrative reporting and financial overviews.
• Close cooperation with donors, particularly DANIDA, ECHO, SIDA, DFAT, Government counterparts and coordination mechanisms (i.e. Food Security and Cash Working Group and others) on site and in synergy with other DRC interventions in the area.
• Provide line management to national economic recovery staff working particularly on the economic recovery projects in Kachin. This includes coaching, ensuring coordination among national staff, recruiting, and capacity development of staff.
• Hold responsibility for the management of the budgets and ensure accountable spending.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of quality economic recovery, livelihoods and CVA programs implemented by DRC.
• Working closely with DRC protection programming and the Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) departments, ensures livelihoods enhance protection outcomes and vice versa.
• Active leadership/engagement with the Food Security/Livelihoods/Nutrition Sector and Cash Working Group and other relevant clusters/sectors, and other major actors in helping to shape economic recovery, livelihoods and CVA approaches in Kachin.
• Contribute to livelihoods and market assessments (LMA), including cash feasibility assessments (i.e. Modality Due Diligence) and rapid market assessments (RMA), which propose concrete and feasible solutions for IDPs, return and resettlement (RnR) sites, guided by minimum standards and benchmarks for principled engagement.
• Support and develop Standard Operating Procedures for implementing CVA (both conditional and unconditional), business support, wage employment and finical inclusion.
• Work closely with the DRC technical economic recovery team to implement economic recovery and livelihoods (ERL) and CVA Interventions based on agreed DRC technical approaches.

Administrative and technical support

• Lead and manage the sector team (including people planning, performance, well-being and development),
• Staff capacity building in economic recovery, livelihoods and Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) and other relevant livelihoods related approaches and general professional development of staff under your management.

Monitoring, reposing and development

• Develop program monitoring tools and support in monitoring of outcomes and outputs.
• Quality control and site monitoring to ensure chat services provided are according to standards.
• Support and lead in writing management and donor reports.
• Continuously update project documentation and files.
• Closely work with Area Manager, Grants and SMT unit to develop quality proposals, concept notes and budget.
• Develop and undertake livelihoods and need assessments to inform program design and strategic direction. Conduct frequent rapid needs assessment of the situation in the event of emergency in collaboration with other stakeholders to address related problems.

External coordination and representation

• Represent DRC and participate in relevant coordination meetings (i.e. Food Security and Cash Working Groups, donor meetings etc.).
• Share relevant project information with stakeholders including local entities, government entities and donors.
• Explore new business and partnerships and support in enhancing relationships with relevant actors.

As Project Manager the post-holder is accountable for:

• Achieving DRC’s strategic goals and objectives within the area of responsibility.
• Making significant decisions on what the unit does: its purpose, functions and role, and for making commitments and decisions that require the expenditure of significant unit resources,
• People management of direct reports. This includes hiring & firing, objective setting, probation, performance appraisal, development of staff, managing performance, including poor performance, etc.
• Making sound decisions based on DRC policies, MOPs, standards, and the advice of technical experts in DRC.

Perform any other relevant tasks as requested by Line Manager and / or Area Manager.

Experience and technical competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, international relations, food security, or any other relevant major

• Minimum of 4 years’ project management experience with humanitarian responses in displacement-related and early recovery contexts, preferably in camps and camp-like situations,
• A minimum of 3 years implementing multipurpose cash, economic recovery, livelihoods, food security and cash and voucher assistance (CVA) programming in displacement and early recovery contexts,
• Strong experience in cash and voucher assistance, agriculture-oriented programming, agriculture value chain development and agri-business,
• Experience of being responsible for managing economic recovery, livelihoods, CVA and food security project portfolio across different complex locations,
• Documented skills in project planning and design, drafting, calculation and technical writing,
• Experience working with national partners, local/government authorities, and UN organizations,
• Excellent skills in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint,
• Experience in project and strategy development.

All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
• Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
• Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: Upholding and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

Conditions
Contract: DRC will offer the successful applicant a DRC’s Regular contract included 3-month probation. Renewable depends on both funding and performance. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with DRC’s Terms of Employment. The position is placed in Employment Band F-2 management.

Application and CV
Interested? Click the button to apply. Please send your application, in English, no later than 18th Dec 2024.

CV only applications will not be considered.

(Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and shortlisted candidates may be contacted for interview/an offer made before the advertised closing date)

Department:

Location: Myitkyina with travel occasionally to Bhamo