Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to the implementation of activities focused on strengthening the capacities of local businesses, especially young entrepreneurs, for the integration of green and innovative practices.
• Assist in establishing strong partnerships with relevant stakeholders, including the private sector.
• Support in the analysis of the green building sector in Iraq.
• Contribute to the identification of key actions that can be supported under the youth economic empowerment activities.
• Collaborate with local (youth) sector associations, entrepreneurship hubs, and organizations.
• Assist in designing targeted knowledge and skills development training activities related to green buildings sector and entrepreneurship.
• Support the organization of relevant workshops, training sessions, and information campaigns.
• Assist the Youth Economic Empowerment Expert in serving as a focal point for youth economic empowerment activities.
• Contribute to knowledge management, information sharing, reporting, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and communication for economic empowerment activities.
• Collaborate with the Youth Economic Empowerment Expert to build and sustain approaches and methodologies, fostering synergies and integration with other outputs within the BEIT project and ITC projects in Iraq where relevant.
• Actively participate in BEIT meetings and maintain regular communication with the project team.
• Ensure close coordination with the ITC team, implementing partners, and technical consultants on the ground via regular meetings, field visits to deliver on the intended results whilst leveraging on other components’ activities .
• Contribute to synergies and coordination during project implementation with relevant projects in Iraq.
• Maintain regular communication and ensure good information sharing with the entire ITC team.
• Provide information to contribute to the monthly/quarterly/yearly reporting requirements for economic empowerment activities, as requested by the team.