Project Officer - Economic Empowerment (Livelihood) Chisinau

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.  

1. Role and responsibilities 

NRC livelihood unit works to support the refugees from Ukraine and vulnerable groups in fulfilling their nutrition needs, acquiring market-oriented skills, job linkages, entrepreneurship, and other activities that contribute to the resilience and self-reliance of the targeted community. The post holder will be part of the NRC Moldova Area Office team, under the management of the Livelihoods Project Manager. The post holder will be responsible for implementing and supervising the assigned tasks related to the field activities. NRC is looking for a suitable candidate with strong behavior and English competencies with a desire to improve the economic situation of the populations we are targeting. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. 

Generic responsibilities  

1. Adherence to all NRC policies, guidance, tools, handbooks, and procedures, specifically the NRC Global Livelihoods and Food Security (LFS) Strategy and program policy 

2. Support and collaborate with NRC’s local livelihoods partners in the area (if relevant) 

3. Research, monitor and analyze the livelihoods and economic recovery context in Moldova  

4. Identify opportunities to collaborate or work in partnership with other Livelihoods actors to best support the livelihoods needs of the population in Moldova 

5. Ensure strong engagement and accountability to all communities that NRC is working with 

6. Engage with and support the development of Livelihoods strategies and projects  

7. Work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation team to develop tools, facilitate activities, collect useful data and learn and adapt Livelihoods interventions based on findings 

8. Ensure that NRC’s related activities are implemented within NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and report any breaches/concerns to the line manager and/or focal point for proper action. 

 Specific responsibilities 

1. Maintain accurate documentation of project activities in compliance with NRC and donor requirements. 

2. Carry out / supervise economic vulnerability assessments with the support of the project manager, service mappings and market assessments and give necessary recommendations to the Project Manager.  

3. Take the lead in the community mobilization and targeting and monitor movement and distribution of in-kind assistance and grants maintaining a complete paper trail for all registrations, verifications, and distributions for all livelihoods and cash-related activities.  

4. Conduct regular field visits to project sites and update the Project Manager on the progress of project activities in the field.  

5. Responsible for site planning, date and location of the distribution, and crowd control. 

6. Establish strong working relationships with targeted communities, local authorities, and local partners. 

7. Supervise and provide technical support to contractors/trainers/local partners to implement business-focused training programmes. 

8. Provide mentoring and coaching to all businesses supported with grants.

9. Implement/support the implementation of the NRC Community Engagement Approach activities.