Economic Recovery Assistant - Business development and Support

DRC has been responding to various humanitarian crises in Lebanon since 2004, working with Palestinian, Iraqi and Syrian refugees. DRC received registration from the Ministry of Interior in 2011, and since then has focused primarily on responding to the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon and the resulting impact on Lebanese host community. DRC Lebanon’s focus is to ensure that we are able to respond to critical emerging humanitarian needs whilst improve the living conditions of displacement-affected populations and contribute to the achievement of durable solutions.   With an annual portfolio of $12million, and with approximately 200+ staff,  DRC is focusing its response in protection and economic recovery (Ec-Rec) sector in Bekka, North Lebanon and Beirut. DRC is also contributing to the evidence base and coordination structures in country through our Evidence Generation and referral information management (RIMs) teams

About the job

The Economic Recovery Assistant will be based in north as a member of the Economic Recovery department. The Economic Recovery Assistant will play a key role in implementing various Economic Recovery programs, and be specifically supporting the technical oversight of the business development (for micro, small and medium enterprises), the local economic development with municipalities and business clusters. S/he will particularly focus on supporting vulnerable MSMEs to develop their potential, in a value-chain and local business cluster approach. The assistant will also coordinate with relevant partners and activities within the project.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Support the Economic Recovery Officer and program team in planning and implementing project activities to meet project deliverables based on timeline and scope agreed with the donor;
• Support the Officer to implement the MSMEs support and local economic development/business clusters components;
• Implement the tools for MSMEs support including assessment tools, selection tools and follow-up tools;
• Ensure the quality of the identification and selection process and completeness of the files of the MSMEs submitted to the Selection Committee;
• Support the officer in coordinating financial and operational feasibility studies for MSME support packages that promote job growth and employment;
• Ensure that all MSME support-related interventions are in compliance with international norms and standards, national laws and policies, technical standards and organizational policies;
• Support the officer in various tasks that are contributing to the setup of Local Business Clusters in areas of intervention;
• Oversee filing and record keeping of project activities
• Provide day-to-day oversight and coordination, including administrative, financial and logistical support; Troubleshoot any administrative problems and report any challenges or bottlenecks to the Officer;
• Ensure strong engagement with beneficiaries targeted in DRC economic recovery program and make sure their enquiries are answered in a timely manner.
• Assist in conducting market assessment of the areas of intervention and determining program intervention priorities based on needs and existing resources.
• Support the Protection Team Leader in receiving and responding to referrals (internal and external) in a timely manner whilst prioritizing cases according to risk level and provide feedback on referral status to referring parties;

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have a minimum of a Bachelor University degree, preferably related to business management, international development or economics. Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

1 year minimum experience with INGOs, preferably in Livelihoods, or related sectors, which would include experience with the following activities:

• • Proven ability and knowledge of economic development programming including grants and technical assistance for municipalities and MSMEs beneficiaries;
  • Experience carrying out in-depth assessments of MSMEs to identify bottlenecks, challenges and potential for growth;
  • Knowledge of the local market and vulnerabilities.
  • Conducting market assessments.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies: 

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process. 
Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback. 
Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation. 
Communicating: You listen and speak 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.

We offer

Contract length: until end of December 2022

Band/Level: I

Duty Station: North of Lebanon

Start date: 18 July 2022

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment;

please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. For questions regarding the vacancy please send an email to lbn-jobs@drc.ngo.