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Contract length: 3 months
The role:
The FSL Technical Adviser is a member of the Save the Children International (SCI) Iraq Country Office Program Development and Quality (PDQ) team. S/he is responsible for ensuring high quality livelihoods: employment readiness, program results with the aim of improving women's and youth's abilities and possibilities to access their rights, especially their economic rights, to work in a dignified job for a reasonable wage. The Technical Adviser will work with the PDQ and Operations teams to support national staff colleagues in ensuring that project activity design and delivery are consistent with SCI programming principles and approaches, draw on relevant best practices and lessons learned, enable beneficiaries to attain their rights and are compliant with donor regulations. The incumbent will play a lead role in technical design of new youth and women's livelihoods/related projects; s/he will lead in drafting narratives and activity-specific budgets. As per the SCI dual mandate, the incumbent will participate in emergency preparedness activities and be ready to respond in the event of an emergency.
Qualifications and experience
Qualifications and experience
- 5-7 years FSL- livelihoods development (related) program/project leadership and management experience in an international development context
- In-depth understanding of livelihoods development issues for youth and women, and for their economic empowerment and development, particularly in the Arab / Middle East context
- Understanding of and commitment to SC mission, vision, values and principles, including rights-based approaches
- Leadership qualities, motivational skills, mentoring ability; proven experience overseeing and developing a team
- Experience in organisational development involving multi-national cross-functional teams;
- Experience of program cycle management, and experience in a complex and matrix-managed organisation
- Knowledge of effective financial and budgetary controls; proven ability to manage budgets
- Solid experience writing comprehensive, high quality narrative reports for donors and other external constituencies; experience supporting national staff colleagues to engage in reporting by systematically collecting and compiling correct, meaningful information/data, etc.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Master's degree related to livelihoods development or international development in general
- Fluency in written and spoken English required; fluency in Arabic and/or Kurdish language abilities an asset
- Strong understanding of other development program sectors and of emergency response programming and ops
- Experience living and working in a complex, high risk (dangerous) environment; demonstrated ability to live/work and maintain personal wellness and productivity in such an environment
- A team player who is able and willing to learn from others and share experiences - both professionally and personally
- Flexibility and a sense of humour; ability to live, work and thrive in a communal living
- Ability and readiness to work as part of surge team during an emergency (required); commitment to humanitarian response principles and accountability frameworks, especially in working with very vulnerable population
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
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Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
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