Senior Project Associate (Livelihoods)- Anbar

The Senior Project Associate supports livelihoods programmes under the supervision of the National Project Officer – Livelihoods. The role involves providing technical guidance to field staff, coordinating with partners, monitoring activities, and ensuring quality and compliance of livelihoods interventions across Iraq. Responsibilities Provide technical guidance to field staff on the implementation of all activities under the livelihoods portfolio, in line with livelihoods tools, policies and procedures. Provide technical guidance to field teams across Iraq to conduct livelihoods assessments, including labor market and supply chain mapping. Provide technical inputs and guidance to support the identification and selection of individuals, households, communities, and other target groups for livelihoods assistance. Assist Team Leaders in identifying partners and creating opportunities with local authorities, private sector actors, livelihoods sub-clusters, associations, chambers of commerce/industry, and other relevant stakeholders. Provide support and guidance to field teams in assisting selected beneficiaries by facilitating orientation meetings, livelihoods trainings, business development support, counselling, mentoring, and other relevant forms of technical assistance. Travel to project sites across Iraq to monitor livelihoods activities and beneficiaries; ensure activities are implemented in accordance with livelihoods guidelines and provide guidance on necessary improvements. Follow up with field teams to quality check data and service delivery, monitor progress against workplans, and make recommendations. Organize and conduct satisfaction and feedback surveys to improve future livelihoods interventions; provide guidance to improve delivery, quality, and relevance of livelihoods assistance. Identify challenges and present recommendations to strengthen operational and implementation capacities, and suggest capacity-building measures. Develop and maintain internal control and compliance processes related to livelihoods programming and recommend measures to strengthen those controls. Support field teams to mainstream gender, disability, protection, environmental considerations, accountability to affected populations, and other cross-cutting issues into programming. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Livelihoods, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or School diploma with seven years of relevant professional experience. Experience in government engagement, public sector coordination, institutional partnerships, or development‑related work, preferably within an international organization, UN agency, donor‑funded programme, or comparable public institution. Experience working in an international environment and liaising with a variety of partners at all levels of the hierarchy. Ex