Programme Manager- Early Recovery and Livelihoods, P3

Overview

Leads day-to-day planning, coordination and implementation of the Early Recovery and Livelihoods portfolio, ensuring delivery within approved targets, timelines and budgets.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads day-to-day planning, coordination and implementation of the Early Recovery and Livelihoods portfolio, including workplans, implementation schedules, field rollout plans, beneficiary pipelines, activity trackers and follow-up mechanisms.
• Ensures that livelihood activities are implemented as an integrated pathway linking outreach, application, eligibility screening, vulnerability assessment, business feasibility review, TVET linkages, toolkit or grant support, coaching, milestone verification and post-distribution monitoring.
• Manages the operational cycle of small business grants, including application forms, screening tools, assessment tools, scoring sheets, verification checklists, grant agreements, tranche release documentation, MoUs, mentoring tools and post-distribution monitoring tools.
• Coordinates with teams based in the Field Office and Area offices, including, TVET teams, Area Offices, RSSP and Microfinance to ensure effective linkages between training pathways, toolkit support, job fairs, business coaching, business feasibility assessment, financial literacy and enterprise support.
• Coordinates beneficiary outreach, field verification, scoring and committee review processes; prepares case packages, agendas, minutes, decision logs and action trackers.
• Monitors implementation progress and maintain complete, accurate and retrievable project documentation, including beneficiary records, training completion data, toolkit distribution records, grant approval and disbursement files, tranche verification records, coaching logs, complaints records and post-distribution monitoring data.
• Prepares monthly and ad hoc progress reports, donor reporting inputs, case studies, lessons learned, visibility inputs and implementation updates as required.
• Ensures that project implementation is aligned with accountability, protection, inclusion and risk management standards.
• Maintains close working relationships with Programme Support, Area Offices, RSSP, TVET, Microfinance, M&E, Finance, Procurement, Protection, Gender and Disability focal points, as well as communications and donor reporting colleagues.

Required Experience

At least five years of progressively responsible professional experience in humanitarian or development programme management, including at least three years in livelihoods, early recovery, economic recovery, cash-based assistance, small business support, vocational training, entrepreneurship, grants management or related programming is required. Demonstrated experience in market-based livelihoods, entrepreneurship development and local economic recovery including donor funded livelihoods or early recovery programming involving grants, toolkits, vocational training linkages, between coaching and post support monitoring is required. Experience should include beneficiary selection, vulnerability assessment, field verification, scoring systems, grant agreements, milestone-based tranche release, post distribution monitoring, donor-funded implementation and reporting, and work in fragile, conflict-affected or refugee settings is required. Unless already serving as an international staff member in the UN Common System, at least two continuous years of relevant international experience outside UNRWA, and outside the country(s) of which the candidate is a national or holds citizenship, a passport or a national identity number is required. Experience with UN agencies, international NGOs or similar humanitarian and development organizations in addition to Familiarity with UN systems, rules, procedures and programme implementation modalities is desirable. Relevant professional training or certification in project management, livelihoods programming, cash-based assistance, enterprise development, monitoring and evaluation, or related fields is desirable.

Qualifications

Advanced university degree, in development studies, economics, business administration, social sciences, livelihoods, project management, humanitarian affairs, international development or a related field is required. A first level university degree in combination with additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

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