Position: Cash & Livelihoods Coordinator
Grade: 7
Reports to: Area Manager
Supervision of: Cash and Livelihoods TLs and Information Management Officer
Duty station: Benghazi, Libya
Travel: 50% travel Within Libya and as instructed by the line manager
Duration and type of contract: Fixed Term
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
The Cash and Livelihood Coordinator will be supporting the field activities related to Cash and Livelihoods CC Portfolio in Libya. The Cash and Livelihood Coordinator will be responsible of management partner relations, recruitment and management of the field staff, ensuring all standard and procedures are being respected, creation and implementation of effective systems to ensure teams are meeting deadlines and delivering quality services. The Cash and Livelihood Coordinator, under the supervision of the Area Manager, will ensure all relevant participant information, selection, follow up, and other reporting systems are running effectively and efficiently. The Cash and Livelihood Coordinator is responsible for project planning and implementation, staff training, limited budget supervision and liaising with stakeholders.
Generic responsibilities (max 10)
Specific responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Area Manager, identify implementation opportunities for cash and livelihoods interventions and market-based programs and implement quality timely programs. Contribute to creating an enabling environment for the implementation of cash and livelihoods intervention, working with support teams in the institutionalization of livelihoods. Identify partnership opportunities in the areas of operation, with including but not limited to, public institutions, local CBOs and private sector. Lead all relevant communication and activities with partnering employers and private sector entities. Implement and improve the quality control systems that ensure established systems and processes are being followed. Coordinate with M&E staff to design and carry out assessments, stakeholder analysis, monitoring of the project activities. Attending all relevant stakeholder meetings and conduct continuous stakeholder mapping. Supervision of budget lines for activities and monitor expenditure. Support in the production of interim, monthly, quarterly, and final reports. Create tools needed for the implementation processes such as Terms of reference, workplans, communication materials, letters… Coordinate with all NRC departments (Finance, logistics, CCs, MEL) to ensure all of the cash and livelihoods requests are processed as needed in a timely manner and arrange for meetings and follow ups as needed. Participate in committee meetings, AO progress meetings and CO review meetings, PCM meetings and prepare all the requested documents.Critical interfaces
By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:
Project planning: Cash and Livelihoods Specialist, Area Manager Area operations: Support Coordinator (field office coordinators), Support team Staff recruitment and capacity building: Cash and Livelihoods Project Manager, Area Manager, HR Development Officer, Cash and Livelihoods staff members. Implementation: Cash and Livelihoods team membersScale and scope of position Staff: TBD Stakeholders: Donor agencies, INGOs, local NGOs, civil society, governmental bodies. Private sector partners) Information: GORS, Agresso, Webcruiter, Intranet Legal or compliance: As per the SOPs
CompetenciesCompetencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:
1. Professional competencies
These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.
Generic professional competencies for this position:
Experience from working a 3 years project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile Fluency in English, both written and verbalContext related skills, knowledge and experience
Bachelor degree or higher in Business Administration, Economics, International cooperation, Law or equivalent Knowledge of Libyan labour market, labour law, and current labour environment is an asset Knowledge of training tools, experience in livelihoods (income generating activities for displaced populations) Experience in working with M&E tools Experience in working in collaboration with the public authorities, and private sector High profile with Microsoft Office tools Excellent writing and reporting skills (English and Arabic) Experience in staff management and training2. Behavioural competencies
Build meaningful relations Empower people Act with integrity Deliver results3. Performance Management
The employee will be accountable for and evaluated on the responsibilities and the competencies, based on NRC’s Performance Management Framework. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:
The Job Description The Goals and Performance Plan The NRC Competency Framework The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.