Regional Economic Inclusion Specialist / MEREP

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:

HI’s Middle East Regional Programme (MEREP) coordinates missions in 4 different countries (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine). The programme is covering the full mandate of HI – emergency, mine action and development with a strong focus on continuum and resilience. The program has a total volume expected for 2022 of 11M Euros with 200 staff and 60 volunteers. There are 5 main sectors of intervention: health, education, BaNEREI (basic needs, economic recovery and economic inclusion), and armed violence reduction. Most of the projects are implemented through local partners and local service providers. The MEREP program currently implements diverse BaNEREI projects interventions, in Jordan, Egypt and Palestine-Gaza and is seeking to re-start interventions in Palestine-West Bank and to start interventions in Lebanon. The focus of future interventions will be on economic inclusion of person with disabilities.

YOUR MISSION:

The position will support the BaNEREI (basic needs, economic recovery and economic inclusion)

sector of intervention in the 4 MEREP countries, with a focus on developing the portfolio of

projects that aim at supporting the economic inclusion of persons with disabilities and/or providing

technical assistance to stakeholders on disability inclusive employment. The position may also

require the technical coordination of multi-country projects in MEREP.    

Responsibilities

Mission 1: STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT

• Contribute to the Economic Inclusion pillar of overall strategic planning for HI's Programme

• Lead the definition of the Economic Inclusion technical strategy for HI's Programme and support its implementation by the operational teams;

Mission 2: TECHNICAL SUPPORT

 • Ensure technical support to projects in line with the global technical frameworks and standards on Economic Inclusion

• Ensure technical learning from projects

• Ensure the control & monitoring of the technical quality and the relevance of HI's activities in the programmes under Economic Inclusion activities

 Mission 3: RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

• Conduct regular analysis of project data and external secondary data on economic needs and interventions in close collaboration with the Chief of Operations, Information Manager and the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Manager;

• Contribute to the development of research and innovation projects at the country and region level, when relevant to Economic Inclusion

Mission 4: COORDINATION AND REPRESENTATION

 • Liaise with Livelihood actors and other line ministries and participate in different forums to advocate for policy changes

 • Represent HI in relevant coordination meetings with Livelihood actors (INGOs, national NGOs and humanitarian coordination);

 • Support the Country Managers and the Project Managers in representation with Economic Inclusion sector donors/actors when needed;

Mission 5: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

• Actively contribute to the technicalities of development of projects in the Economic Inclusion sector

 • Ensure the development of major opportunities or new projects in the region under his sectorial scope.

Note that this job description must remain flexible; the list of tasks set out above is not exhaustive and is subject to changes resulting from the diversity of Handicap international activities to respond to additional tasks or changes as identified by the line manager.

Confidentiality is required in all these responsibilities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Hold Bachelor degree (preferable Master Degree), in a relevant field such as : economics, development aid, public policy.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as project manager and/or technical specialist in projects related to livelihoods and economic inclusion in development and chronic crisis contexts.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as technical specialist or position providing technical advisory on disability inclusion.
• Advanced skills in strategy design, project design, in proposal writing in English .
• Abilities to develop guidelines and SOP and to design and provide technical training.

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:

HI workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in HI Code of conduct.  In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.

Basic salary range for the position : The  Regional Economic Inclusion technical specialist  is going to be paid according to the experience and to HI salary Grid in Lebanon

Basic Salary range between USD Unkown  2150 – USD - 3050

Closing date:11/12/2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Application should include CV and motivation letter. Incomplete motivation letters and applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Interested candidates send their CV to [email protected] with the subject “Economic Inclusion Specialist”.