Представництво Датської Ради у справах біженців в Україні шукає фахівця з економічного розвитку (економічний розвиток громад) Слов’янськ
ЗАВЕРШЕНО
Overall purpose of the role
- Under supervision of Livelihoods Assistance Programme for Eastern Ukraine (LAP) Team Leader, implements the micro-business grants, vocational education grants and job creation (SME) grants components of the project in Luhansk Oblast and the northern parts of Donetsk Oblast.
- Provides administrative or technical support within sector area
- Assist the sector officer in ensuring quality of the planning, implementation and follow up of sector activities Sector responsibilities: Business training and SME development, business grants, life-skills training, literacy and numeracy training, vocational training, micro-credit loans, savings groups, group enterprise development and facilitation.
Geographic scope: Base (Slovyansk)
This role has a base focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines at base level. The role contributes to the development of base strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks.
Main responsibilities
- Participate in identification process of the programme beneficiaries
- Support information dissemination and outreach activities to ensure active participation of the beneficiaries in the programme
- Participate in the selection process of the business ideas and provide feasibility assessments as required
- Identify the training needs of the beneficiaries and engages in capacity building interventions to enhance technical skills of the programme beneficiaries;
- Undertake regular monitoring of the funded business ideas and VET activities, provide ongoing support to the programme beneficiaries
- Prepare Grant Agreements between DRC and Livelihoods Programme beneficiaries
- Organize process of signing of the Grant Agreements, to ensure they are properly signed and stamped
- Prepare payment documents under the signed Grant Agreements for the following procedure by DRC AFO
- Follow-up and monitoring of the target use of the funds disbursed under the signed Grant Agreements
- Organization of the Grant Agreements’ and supporting documents’ storage and filing system
- Communicate with programme beneficiaries on the supporting documentation related issues
- Back-up other LAP Assistants when necessary
- Cooperate with UN agencies, INGO’s and national NGO’s as needed
- Liaise with local authorities as necessary
- Maintain good working relations within DRC and other organizations in the area of responsibility;
- Understand, and ensure the observance of the DRC Code of Conduct;
- Perform other tasks as requested by DRC management
Administrative and technical support
- Carry out basic tasks within sector area (e.g. data collection)
- Carry out administrative tasks
- Follow given work plans and guidelines
Required experience and competencies
- Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience. Previous experience in the finance sector, working with contracts, agreements, etc. is highly desirable
- Experience in administrative tasks
- Excellent IT skills: confident PC user, MS Office pack
- Experience with following standard procedures and guidelines
- Advanced English proficiency
- Fluency in local language: Ukrainian, Russian (equally important)
- Good knowledge of document management standards and regulations
- Attention to details, orderliness
- Good inter-personal and communication skills
- Ability to organize prioritization and planning
- Capacity to manage stress and flexibility for long working hours
All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:
- Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
- Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
- Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
- Communicating: Listening and speaking 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.
Required education
Diploma or equivalent professional qualification, preferably Finance, Economics, Law or related areas
