Senior Project Associate (Livelihoods)

The Senior Project Associate (Livelihoods) supports the livelihoods portfolio under the supervision of the National Project Officer – Livelihoods. The role involves developing training materials, conducting monitoring and assessments, supporting capacity-building, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring quality control of livelihoods activities in Iraq. Responsibilities Support the National Project Officer – Livelihoods through the development and updating of training materials for beneficiaries and target groups, including business development, employability, labour standards, registration, banking and other relevant livelihoods training materials. Conduct regular monitoring, spot-check visits and pre/post assessments of trainings and livelihoods activities, and provide feedback to technical and operational teams on areas for improvement. Conduct regular capacity-building sessions for operations teams on training materials, livelihoods tools, systems and processes. In coordination with the National Project Officer – Livelihoods, support the development and updating of programme tools and coordinate with Information Management colleagues for the integration of these tools into relevant information management systems. Travel to project sites across Iraq, as required, to monitor beneficiaries and target groups who have received IOM livelihoods assistance and ensure that activities are implemented in accordance with livelihoods guidelines, tools, policies and procedures. In coordination with the National Project Officer – Livelihoods, conduct quality control and quality assurance of livelihoods activities, including monitoring, verification, mentorship, community feedback mechanisms, community engagement and other relevant livelihoods interventions. Support coordination with external stakeholders, including government entities, local authorities, NGOs, private sector partners and other relevant actors, to facilitate alignment of livelihoods interventions with national policies and local development priorities. Track and monitor conducted trainings and relevant livelihoods activities in the system, perform quality checks, identify errors, communicate them to teams, support teams to correct mistakes and report system issues or errors to relevant colleagues to improve system tools. Prepare reports, briefs and overviews on trainings, sessions and livelihoods activities for internal and external use, including reporting to stakeholders, donors and other relevant entities. Review and quality check uploaded business plans, verification documents and other relevant programme documentation under the livelihoods portfolio. In coordination with the National Project Officer – Livelihoods, monitor, compile and submit regular progress reports on activities and tools developed by the livelihoods team. In coordination with the National Project Officer – Livelihoods, monitor programme indicators and work closely with operational teams to ensure that livelihoods