Innovation, and Economic Inclusion Officers

Job Title: Innovation, an Economic Inclusion Officers

Department/Program: NAGAASHO, CJFWs

Location: Hargiesa, and Mogadishu

Supervisor Title: Senior Project Officer, NAGAASHO

Level of travel: 60 % travel to the project sites

Number of positions: 2

Position Type: Full-time

Contract Type: Fixed term (renewable based on performance and funding)

1. About CARE

CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice. We seek a world of hope, inclusion and social justice, where poverty has been overcome, and all people live with dignity and security, with a specific focus on the empowerment of women and girls. CARE’s Vision 2030 strategy includes six broad impact areas, with specific impact targets and metrics aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. CARE anticipates that its impact will increasingly be achieved at the systems level as part of its quest for sustainable impact at scale, achieved through local leadership in partnership with governments, the private sector and civil society actors.

2. Job Summary:

The Innovation & Economic Inclusion Officer will lead the planning, implementation, and monitoring of innovative livelihood, entrepreneurship, market systems, and economic resilience interventions under the NAGAASHO Program. The role focuses on implementing innovative approaches that enhance project delivery, coordination, efficiency, and effectiveness of the economic domain of NAGAASHO project.
He/She will work closely with NAGAASHO consortium partners, local stakeholders, government institutions, and community structures to ensure effective implementation of project activities of the target districts (Erigavo, and Afgoye), and surrounding areas. The positions will support the creation of economic opportunities for women, youth, and vulnerable groups through enterprise development, financial inclusion, market linkages, and innovationdriven solutions. Key responsibilities include coordinating field-level implementation, ensuring quality documentation and reporting, supporting the establishment and training of VSLAs, facilitating innovation challenges and Kobciye initiatives, strengthening partner collaboration, and introducing practical tools and approaches that improve program outcomes and sustainability.

3. Key Responsibilities

Objective 1. Partnership, Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement 25%

• Support coordination and engagement with NAGAASHO consortium partners, local authorities, community structures, and relevant stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of project activities.
• Promote community participation and ownership by ensuring meaningful engagement of beneficiaries and local leaders in project design, implementation, and monitoring.
• Facilitate regular coordination meetings, training, and learning events with implementing partners and key stakeholders. Ensure effective communication and information sharing between field teams, consortium partners, and project management.
• Facilitate stakeholder consultations, coordination meetings, workshops, and exchange events to promote collaboration and joint planning.
• Support engagement with district government, and local institutions on the realization of Community Action Plans.

Objective 2: Innovation, Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion 40%

• Lead the implementation of innovative livelihood, entrepreneurship, market systems, and economic resilience interventions.
• Facilitate establishment and strengthening of VSLAs, business groups, and community-based economic initiatives.
• Facilitate innovation challenges, Kobciye initiatives, enterprise development activities, and business incubation support.
• Support access to financial services, market opportunities, and business development services for women, youth, IDPs, and other vulnerable groups.
• Facilitate meaningful participation of communities in project planning, implementation, and monitoring.
• Promote inclusive approaches that ensure active engagement of women, youth, IDPs, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups.
• Conduct awareness sessions on entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, innovation, and economic resilience opportunities.

Objective 3: Accountability, Quality assurance, and Supervision 25%

• Ensure timely, and accurate documentation of project activities, outputs, lessons learned, and best practices.
• Maintain high-quality project records, beneficiary filling, training reports, and supporting documentation in line with CARE and donor requirements.
• Support the preparation and submission of regular progress reports, success stories, case studies, and other project deliverables.
• Strengthen accountability mechanisms by promoting community feedback, complaint response systems, and beneficiary engagement processes.
• Ensure that beneficiary feedback is systematically collected, analyzed, documented, and integrated into project planning and implementation.
• Support data quality assurance processes to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of project information.
• Support data collection, analysis, and monitoring of innovation and economic inclusion interventions.

Objective 4: Staff and partner Capacity Building (10%)

• Provide training and coaching to project staff, VSLA coaches on economic inclusion outputs, including innovation interventions, Kobciye, VSLA methodology, PFS, and CSA approaches.
• Provide continuous coaching and technical support to Village Agents to ensure effective establishment, facilitation, and sustainability of VSLAs and income generating activities.
• Plan and deliver structured training sessions for Community Committees, district community structures.
• Support additional CJFW-related activities, workshops, and project interventions as assigned by the supervisor, ensuring alignment with program priorities and delivery standards.