Background/IRC Summary:  

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

IRC has been working in Pakistan for over 30 years, and manages and delivers large, complex programs to meet the needs in health, education, protection, environmental health and livelihoods for displaced, poor and disaster affected communities. IRC works in partnership with local government and non-governmental organizations and currently works in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Baluchistan and Sindh provinces.

Job Overview/Summary:

Reporting to the Sr. Program Coordinator, the Livelihoods Specialist will provide leadership, program oversight, quality assurance and management support to the livelihoods component of BDRP project. S/he is responsible for supervision of all interventions of livelihoods component of project, operations and management of livelihoods budget. S/he will act as IRC’s livelihoods representative in the district with relation to partners, key government counterparts, UN and/or donors, as appropriate.

Major Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

·         Participate in the development of a Livelihoods implementation strategy for IRC project in consultation with Sr. Program Coordinator and DRR Lead

·         Work closely with  Sr. Program Coordinator and DRR Lead for designing and smooth implementation of the project activities 

Assuring Program Quality

·         Overall responsible to ensure that project meets stated objectives within the timeframe and on budget;

·         Ensure IRC Livelihoods interventions demonstrate adherence to international and national standards, including LEGS, Sphere and others;

·         With support from the program management and program quality team, ensure accountability to beneficiaries, gender sensitivity, and inclusion are adequately addressed in programming;

·         Lead assessment process, including planning and reporting, to determine Livelihoods needs;

·         Ensure technical quality and accuracy of Livelihoods program reports from baseline collection to final evaluation.

·         Conduct regular field visits to verify quality/ progress of Livelihoods program interventions and provide technical guidance and advice to the field teams.

·         Identify FSL opportunities and suggest programme development for future;

·         Managing, improving and maintaining the quality and impact of the programme on the ground;

·         Submit required and routine reports;

Team Leadership

·         Line manages livelihoods team and other staff as needed;

·         Ensure the development of detailed and technical program work plans and support their implementation in coordination with team;

·         Ensure staff capacity building around Livelihoods program interventions;

Coordination

·         Strong coordination with cluster partners and district authorities on project implementation and information sharing

·         Represent the IRC to relevant early recovery working groups/clusters, agencies and ministries on food security and livelihoods issues, as and when required.

·         Coordinate with other components and projects in the district

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to:  Sr. Program Coordinator Position directly supervises: Livelihoods team  

Job Requirements:

a)      Education:

·         Master’s degree, preferably in social sciences or agriculture or DRR related subject with experience on resilient agriculture programming

b)      Work Experience:

·        At least 5 years’ experience preferably in DRR focused agriculture and livelihoods related development work with supervisory responsibilities in program management.

c)      Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

·        Demonstrated leadership and ability to manage programs and staff across functional lines.

·        Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills. 

·        Innovative, learning attitude and good analytical skills

d)     Language Skills:  English, Urdu

The IRC Core Values and Commitments;

·         The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.

·         IRC is committed to ensuring that IRC staff is suitable to work with children and have the knowledge s/he needs to uphold and abide by the IRC’s Child Safeguarding Policy.

o   Level of interaction with children: less frequent direct contact with children

·         IRC recognizes that gender equality is fundamental to the achievement of our organizational mission. As such, IRC is committed to the promotion of gender equality in all aspects of our operations and programs. Our organizational policies, procedures and actions demonstrate this commitment.

Women candidates and persons with disability are highly encouraged to apply.