Livelihood Assistant Duties and Responsibilities

Implementation and follow up of livelihood activities; profiling, assessment, counseling and referrals to jobs and/or trainings
Identify and register beneficiaries in livelihood activities
Participate in technical trainings on profiling/assessment and apply required profiling/assessment tools as instructed to guarantee standardized and high-quality implementation of project activities.
Support development of outreach methodology and planning to reach out to livelihood project target groups and expand accessibility to the project activities.
Support mapping of activities and training opportunities of NGOs and relevant institutions/organizations in the livelihoods sector for referrals to trainings, job placements and counselling.
Profile livelihoods beneficiaries and assess their needs required to participate in labor market economy through proper use of profiling/assessment tools.
Draft individualized business plan for project beneficiaries undergoing profiling/assessment exercise
Carry out internal/external referrals or counselling service for livelihood project beneficiaries in line with their individualized business plans.
Regularly follow-up with project beneficiaries to support job retention or/and ensure they do benefit from the referred training opportunities
Regular and timely entry of data of livelihoods beneficiaries,
Draft regular, timely and detailed field reports describing project progress and challenges and trends/opportunities concerning labor market in the project location.

Profile & Skills

At least Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited academic institution
Prior experience in livelihood projects and/or Refugee Response in Turkey
Good knowledge of written and spoken Turkish is a must; Arabic proficiency is preferred
Sound understanding of the local context and refugee issues in Turkey
Analytical, practical and solution-oriented,
Excellent communication skills
Strong organizational skills and flexibility
Ability to meet deadlines, and work under pressure
Job and Career Counseling Certification (Preference is the reason.)

Notes:

While applying, we ask the candidates to write “LA RET 2024/1 Name and Surname” in the subject of the e-mail they have prepared.
There is one job posting for the same position in 2 different cities. Therefore, we kindly request that you specify in the email application text for which city or cities you are applying.
Please write your own name in the CV/CL file name. Ex: Name Sur-name_CV.
Due to the high number of applications, RET may not be able to respond to all candidates individually. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.