Economic Empowerment and Value Chain Specialist

Key Accountabilities:

• Programme and Project Design:

• Design and review Food Security and Livelihood (FSL) strategic and fundraising frameworks in relation to climate smart solutions , financial inclusion, startups, social enterprise and private sector engagement. 
• Extensively coordinate and represent the organization amongst partners, donors, academia, think tanks and forums. 
• Conduct policy advice, context, and economic analysis
• Support donor mapping and relationship building

• Value Chain:

• Analyze and strengthen value chains for targeted commodities and products
• Identify and address bottlenecks in value chains to improve market access and profitability for beneficiaries/right-holders
• Build and maintain strong relationships with investors, venture capitalists, incubators, accelerators, and other key stakeholders.
• Drives innovation by supporting and scaling startups through strategic guidance, capacity building, and ecosystem development.
• Develops and implements innovative strategies to promote and integrate climate-resilient practices and technologies.
• Digital transformation and supports freelancers by enhancing digital tools and optimizing remote work strategies.
• Designs and implements sustainable strategies to enhance climate resilience and reduce environmental impact and align projects activities.
• Design and manages initiatives to enhance financial accessibility and drive corporate social responsibility in the private sector.
• Design and implements strategies to integrate circular economy principles within small and medium-sized enterprises to promote sustainability and resource efficiency

• Technical Backstopping and Capacity Building:

• Provide technical input and feedback to area teams
• Facilitate capacity building of livelihood staff
• Support project inception workshops and activity strategy design

• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning:

• Regularly monitor field areas and suggest recommendations for improvement
• Lead knowledge sharing and documentation of lessons learned

• Partnerships and Representation:

• Explore long-term partnerships with CSOs and maintain relationships with donors and government stakeholders
• Represent IR at various forums for FSL discussions

Roles and Responsibilities regarding IR Safeguarding Policy 

• Ensure reporting staff are aware of their role and responsibility under the safeguarding policy 
• Ensure safe recruitment process in line with HR processes 
• Ensure all representatives receive safeguarding orientation and training as a mandatory part of inductions 
• Ensure safeguarding policy is implemented globally within country offices 
• Support reporting staff to access and utilize safeguarding reporting procedures

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• Screening clearance
• Receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to live and work in Pakistan. We are unable to progress applications that would require sponsorship.

Our Values and Commitment to Safeguarding:

IR is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IR engages. IR expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organization.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer.

To cater to the higher living cost, IR Pakistan is transferring the exchange gain (PKR-GBP) on salary to staff at a prevailing conversion rate till further notice. Salaries are paid in local currency.