Purpose of the RoleThe Senior Manager – Livelihoods will oversee IRC’s economic recovery and livelihood development programs in refugee camps and host communities, ensuring effective project implementation, staff and partner management, monitoring, and quality assurance. This role will lead key interventions, including cash and voucher programming, food security, emergency and climate-resilient livelihoods, inclusive workforce development, financial inclusion, climate risk information for community action, natural resource management, and private sector engagement for market systems development. Working closely with IRC’s Economic Recovery and Development (ERD) Coordinator, the Senior Manager will ensure programmatic coordination, technical rigor, and alignment with IRC’s broader strategic objectives. The role also involves integrating livelihood activities with Health, Protection, Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE), and education programs while ensuring compliance with program logical frameworks and sectoral guidelines. Additionally, the Senior Manager will foster partnerships with NGOs, INGOs, UN agencies, private sector entities, and academic institutions to enhance program impact. This position requires strong expertise in program management, monitoring and evaluation, private sector collaboration, climate-smart approaches, and market systems development, including providing technical support to implementing partners. Representing IRC with key collaborators, including government ministries, local authorities, and private sector actors, the Senior Manager will also contribute to new program designs and oversee the performance of the Manager – Livelihoods to ensure high-quality program delivery.
Highlights of Key Responsibilities Program Management & Quality Assurance:Ensure the effective operationalization of IRC’s livelihood and economic recovery programs, aligning program priorities and standards with context-specific needs, gaps, and emerging challenges on the ground.Oversee the implementation of livelihood programs in refugee camps and host communities, ensuring alignment with IRC’s strategic objectives.Manage the project (s) interventions and follow technical standards for implementation of cash and voucher assistance, cash for work, food security, climate-resilient livelihoods, workforce development, financial inclusion, and market systems development.Ensure program quality through monitoring, evaluation, learning, and adaptive management, adhering to IRC’s frameworks and sectoral standards.Develop and implement work plans, ensuring projects meet targets, budgets, and donor compliance.Ensure safeguarding policy is understood and followed in program delivery.Technical Leadership & Integration:Provide technical guidance and build staff capacity on Cash and Voucher Assistance, vocational skill development, climate-smart livelihoods, natural resource management, and private sector engagement.Supervise and mentor the Manager – Livelihoods and coordinate with other program staff, ensuring capacity strengthening and professional development.Provide technical support and training to IRC teams and implement partners on cash and Voucher assistance, market systems development, climate resilience, and inclusive workforce strategies.Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within the livelihoods team.Strengthen the integration of livelihoods programming with Health, Protection, Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE), and Education initiatives.Ensure alignment with food security, livelihood, and skill development sector priorities and Joint Response plan (JRP) in implementation and design the interventions.Ensure integration and inclusion in program delivery, children and young people of different ages, sex, Person with Disability (PWD) and ability are equally addressed in program implementation.Contribute and support to proposal development, donor engagement, and strategic planning to expand IRC’s livelihoods portfolio.Stakeholder Engagement & Coordination:Collaborate with IRC sectors protection, health, and education to implement integrated programs that address beneficiaries' multifaceted needs. Coordinate with the Food Security (FS) and Livelihood and Skill Development Sector (LSDS) to ensure host community programming aligns with ISCG and government guidelines.Collaborate with NGOs, INGOs, UN agencies, donor organizations, relevant government ministries i.e. Department of Livestock, Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), department of youth development, and private sector entities to enhance program effectiveness.Advocate for the livelihoods of vulnerable populations in government policy discussions and coordination platforms to strengthen service delivery systems.Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEAL):Oversee program performance, ensuring data-driven decision-making and evidence-based program adjustments.Support MEAL teams in assessments, impact evaluations, and knowledge-sharing efforts to improve program delivery.Develop project reports and capturing learning is essential for documenting achievements, challenges, and lessons learned throughout the project lifecycle.Partner Management:Work closely with partner organizations, monitor progress, and provide ongoing technical and operational support to ensure high-quality program implementation.Identify capacity gaps within partner organizations, provide hands-on support, and develop capacity-building plans. Coordinate with the technical team for training implementation and track progress.Participate in regular coordination meetings and sharing sessions to review implementation plans, track expenditures and compliance, and collaborate with other IRC departments.Develop and review progress reports and program data, offering timely feedback and guidance to partners for continuous improvement and alignment with program objectives.Other Duties:Regularly assess and monitor the safety and security of field teams, ensuring compliance with IRC’s security protocols. Promptly report any concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaise with community leaders, authorities, and external collaborators to maintain a secure operational environment.Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor to support the growth, development, and effectiveness of IRC’s livelihood and economic recovery programs.