Economic Recovery and Development Officer

About the role

The IRC is implementing an Irish Aid-funded BRIDGE project in East Hararghe (Chinaksen and Gursum) and Gambella (Itang and Lare) woredas, Ethiopia, aimed at improving food security and resilience of vulnerable populations. The Economic Recovery and Development Officer plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and reports economic recovery, income generation, enterprise development, employment, market systems and financial inclusion interventions under the project, supporting women, youth, displaced persons, refugees, returnees, host communities, smallholder farmers, pastoralists, agro-pastoralists, SMEs and cooperatives.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager in planning and implementing economic recovery interventions according to approved plans, budgets and donor requirements, and develop activity plans and schedules.
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor implementation, identify challenges and give technical support, and select beneficiaries transparently.
• Lead or support climate-aware, gender-transformative economic opportunity and market assessments, including value-chain analysis and identification of sectors with potential for women and youth employment.
• Facilitate gender-responsive life skills, entrepreneurship, business and employability training, and promote women's and youth economic participation.
• Support micro, small and medium enterprises with business plans, business development services and follow-up coaching, and promote sustainable, commercially viable enterprises.
• Support green and circular economy initiatives, productive asset and LGF capital support, VSLAs, links to formal financial institutions and cooperative strengthening.
• Ensure interventions are market-oriented, inclusive, climate-resilient, gender-responsive, conflict-sensitive and sustainable.