Economic Recovery Coordinator – Technical Advisory Role

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The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity for a brighter future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along the displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions. We work toward successful integration and – whenever possible – for the fulfillment of the wish to return home.

The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956, and has since grown to become an international humanitarian organization with more than 7,000 staff and 8,000 volunteers. Our vision is a dignified life for all displaced.

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DRC has been active in Yemen since 2008. Throughout its eight field offices and a workforce of around 270 staff, DRC Yemen upholds its main programmatic objectives to provide immediate and life sustaining assistance, to strengthen the protective environment, and to reduce displacement related risks and vulnerabilities by promoting self-reliance at household and community level. Sectors of implementation cover Protection, Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Economic Recovery, Humanitarian Disarmament, and WASI (Wash, Shelter and Infrastructure).

**Overall purpose of the role:**

The Economic Recovery Coordinator provides overall technical leadership, and coordination to DRC’s economic recovery programming in Yemen, including food security, decent livelihoods, and financial inclusion, with cross-cutting technical support on CVA, market system development and climate-sensitive natural resource management. The Economic Recovery Coordinator has the overall responsibility for designing, coordinating, supporting, and representing DRC's Economic Recovery program in Yemen in external coordination mechanisms (as well as a member of the Cash Consortium for Yemen) and for providing technical guidance and strategic directions to DRC teams operating across the country.

**Duties and Responsibilities:**

**Technical Oversight**

- Develop economic recovery program strategy and priorities based on thorough understanding of needs and context, aligned with DRC’s mandate and regional/global strategies. Ensure all team members and programme initiatives align with the strategy.
- Lead development, harmonization, trainings, and roll out of SOPs, tools and guidelines with particular attention to setting standards for CVA in Yemen.
- Provide regular technical support and guidance to Project Managers/Team Leaders, Specialists, and other relevant staff in both a structured manner and on a case by case basis.
- Ensure compliance with DRC quality standards and procedures and alignment with global strategy, through regular coordination with colleagues in at Area Offices and Country Office level, proactively identifying risks and mitigation strategies related to economic recovery programming.
- Coordinate with sector colleagues at RO and HQ levels as appropriate about relevant strategic and technical directions.
- Complete regular field visits across the country to ensure technical oversight, capacity building and support, identify needs, and ensure quality programming.
- Ensure that programming is integrated with other DRC sectors by closely working with other sector coordinators and relevant staff in the field, and to design integrated programming at coordination level whenever relevant.
- Ensure strong information management and use of databases for information management and reporting, in coordination with IM and MEAL staff.

**Technical Line Management**

- Technical support to the structure of the Economic Recovery (EcRec) team nationally, harmonization of sectoral job descirptions and participation in the recruitment of EcRec staff as required.
- Identify technical gaps and support capacity building for technical staffs, upon checking available ressources at RO and HQ levels
- Mentor and support the Economic Recovery team through regular one-to-one supervision and performance appraisals of technical line reports.
- When necessary, and with approval of his/her line manager, provide stop-gap support in absence of PMs/TLs, in close coordination with senior national colleagues (identified by the PM before his/her absence)
- Ensure the Economic Recovery Specialists provide regular trainings and supervision to activities and field teams to ensure quality project implementation.

**Programme Development, Coordination, and Oversight**

- Lead design of project proposals (with associated budget recommendations, and indicators) in coordination with Area Manager, PMs, Specialists, MEAL and Grants unit.
- Oversight and coordination of sectoral and integrated projects, mainly around food security (cash and in-kind assistance), decent livelihoods