Economic Recovery and Development Officer (Economic Recovery)

Location: Gambella, Ethiopia. In-person role.

Company

hirify.global is an international humanitarian NGO supporting people affected by conflict and disaster through health, education, protection, economic recovery and development programs.

What you will do

• Plan, implement, coordinate, monitor and report BRIDGE project economic recovery and development activities.
• Conduct climate-aware, gender-transformative economic opportunity, market and value-chain assessments.
• Support women, youth, displaced people, refugees, returnees, host communities, farmers, SMEs, cooperatives and other vulnerable groups with livelihoods, enterprise and employment opportunities.
• Provide or coordinate entrepreneurship, business development, vocational and employability training, coaching and mentoring.
• Strengthen VSLAs, financial inclusion, access to finance, cooperatives, producer organizations, market linkages and private-sector partnerships.
• Track economic outcomes, maintain project documentation, prepare reports and coordinate with government, humanitarian, financial and market actors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in economics, business management, development studies, agricultural economics, entrepreneurship, finance, rural development, livelihoods, marketing or a related field.
• Relevant experience: 2 years with a first degree; 5 years with a diploma; or 1 year plus a postgraduate degree in economic recovery, livelihoods, enterprise development, market systems, financial inclusion, employment promotion or related programs.
• Experience working with women, youth, SMEs, entrepreneurs and vulnerable households, including donor-funded development or humanitarian economic recovery programs.
• Practical experience in business development, market linkage, enterprise support, VSLA or savings groups, market assessments and value-chain analysis.
• Experience facilitating entrepreneurship, vocational, employability or business skills training.
• Experience working with private-sector actors, financial institutions, cooperatives and government institutions.
• Strong knowledge of economic recovery, livelihoods, microenterprise and SME development, market systems, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, labor markets, gender-responsive programming and climate-resilient economic development.
• Strong market research, analytical, training, facilitation, mentoring, data collection, analysis, reporting and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint; strong oral and written English and Amharic required.

Nice to have

• Experience in green enterprises, circular economy or climate-resilient livelihood programming.
• Experience working in conflict-, drought- or flood-affected environments.
• Experience with digital data collection and monitoring systems.
• Ability to speak the local language.

Culture & Benefits

• Work is conducted in person in Gambella, Ethiopia.
• Programs emphasize gender equality, diversity, inclusion, safeguarding, accountability and community participation.
• Coordination includes government offices, humanitarian organizations, communities, donors, financial institutions, employers and market actors.
• Staff must follow IRC standards of integrity, service, equality and accountability, along with safeguarding and professional conduct policies.