Project Associate (Livelihood)

General Functions:

The ongoing conflict in Syria has created surges of people crossing the borders into neighbouring countries. Host governments and humanitarian actors, including IOM, are providing relief assistance and protection to this extremely vulnerable population living with host families and, to a lesser extent, in camps. The large number of Syrian refugees is posing a growing challenge to reception communities’ capacity and host government’s response mechanisms.

As of September 2018, Turkey is hosting 3.6 million Syrian refugees. 200,000 reside in 16 camps (over 5.5% of the total) across Southeast Turkey and the remaining live outside of camps (around 93%). Of those living outside of camps, the majority are spread across the border provinces of Gaziantep, Hatay, Sanliurfa, Kilis, Mardin as well as in Istanbul, Izmir, Mersin, Bursa and Adana.

In 2014, the Government of Turkey adapted the Temporary Protection (TP) Regulation that extends protection and assistance to all Syrians in Turkey and provides refugees with rights and duties and the framework to access health care, education, and social assistance. As a member of the UN Humanitarian Country Team in Syria and all concerned neighbouring countries (Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, and Turkey), the IOM Director General has activated the L3 Emergency SOPs to enhance organizational humanitarian assistance and priorities related to IDPs, refugees and returnees, and is actively participating in the emergency response within challenging humanitarian context.

IOM's strategy for Turkey as indicated in the 3RP (Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan) is three-pronged; 1. To provide basic needs assistance through multi-purpose cash, winterization, shelter repair and provision of transportation; 2. To ease the burden on national and local structures through the establishment of multi-service community centers offering protection and social stabilization for the refugees as well as increase access to education; and 3. To support the resilience of refugees and host communities through supporting livelihoods, community stabilization and income generating activities.

Under the overall supervision of Project Officer(Early Recovery & Livelihood) and direct supervision of the Senior Project Associate (Livelihood) and in close coordination with the National Project Officer (Livelihood) in Gaziantep, the incumbent will be responsible and accountable to support in the preparation and implementation of expanding livelihoods interventions and Programme to help create income- generating opportunities for Syrian refugees as well as members of the host community across southeast Turkey.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Support the Senior Project Associate (Livelihood) in the implementation and monitoring of livelihoods interventions such as in-kind grants, job placements, vocational trainings and other schemes in southeast Turkey.
2. Assist the Senior Project Associate (Livelihood) in identifying partners and creating opportunities for joint action with local authorities, associations, chambers and well as local and international NGOs to scale up IOM’s livelihoods projects.
3. Assist the Senior Project Associate (Livelihood) in designing and the implementation of required assessments (needs, beneficiary, market assessments) among refugee/migrant and host communities to identify viable professions in the local labour market and other livelihood opportunities through field visits and in coordination with the field support staff, to identify vulnerable beneficiaries to be enrolled in suitable income- generating activities through data collecting, filtering, scoring and beneficiary selection based on established project criteria.
4. Assist the selected beneficiaries by facilitating orientation meetings and trainings. Pay follow-up visits to monitor and provide counselling services to support them in the formalization of their businesses.
5. Coordinate with the IP for the implementation of the entrepreneurship training and grant project activities in the duty station. Monitor the project activities to ensure IOM standards are maintained. Ensure the provision of the grant to the winner team, follow up the beneficiaries and provide consultancy related to their business start-up processes.
6. Prepare a procurement schedule for tools/equipment as part of the in-kind grants scheme, identify suppliers in the area and develop a database, collect offers according to the type of in-kind grants to be given and issue purchase documents.
7. Prepare monitoring, evaluation and reporting tools to keep track of livelihoods projects progress as well as the progress of each individual beneficiary.
8. Organize beneficiary satisfaction and partner feedback surveys in order to improve future livelihoods projects.
9. Help design and implement a communications strategy to promote IOM’s livelihoods activities in southeast Turkey as the projects expand
10. Consolidate information and assist with drafting donor reports.
11. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s diploma in business management, administration, business/enterprise development, marketing, economics, or a related field from an accredited institution with at least three years of relevant professional experience, or
• School diploma with at least five years of relevant professional experience.

Experience:

• Excellent knowledge of agriculture, rural development, livelihood and small-scale economic assistance
• Demonstrable knowledge of international and national instruments and policies relevant to agriculture assistance
• Good analytical skills, ability to interpret information, identify and analyse problems.
• Good knowledge of assessments, research methodologies and tools and data collection skills.
• Personal commitment to the mandate of the Organization, a quick learner, a strong drive for results, efficiency and flexibility.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with key counterparts, government authorities, international organizations and other partners.
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously in a team and with colleagues from varied cultures, professional backgrounds and respect for diversity;
• Ability to prepare clear and concise reports.
• Good level of computer literacy; proficient in Microsoft Windows and MS Office applications including outlook

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Working knowledge of Arabic and/or Turkish is advantageous.

Required Competencies

The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following values and competencies:

Values

• Inclusion and respect for diversity:

Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.

• Integrity and transparency:

Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.

• Professionalism:

Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.

Core Competencies – behavioral indicators level 1

• Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
• Delivering Results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work.
• Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

Other:

Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.

Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.

Only candidates residing in either the country of the duty station or from a location in a neighbouring country that is within commuting distance of the duty station will be considered. In all cases, a prerequisite for taking up the position is legal residency in the country of the duty station, or in the neighbouring country located within commuting distance, and work permit, as applicable.

This is a local position and applications from candidates for non-Turkish citizens holding a valid residence permit residing in Türkiye might be considered.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are requested to submit their application including the most recent CV with a cover letter in English with contact details (name, position, phone and e-mail details) of three references by indicating name of the position applied with its VN number in the subject line of the e-mail to [email protected] or to IOM İlkbahar Mahallesi Konrad Adenauer Caddesi No: 63 Çankaya, Ankara Türkiye by the end of 21 November 2024.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.