The Urban and Economic Development Officer will be responsible for implementing development initiatives at the cell level, focusing on agriculture, natural resources, human settlement, infrastructure, disaster management, and economic activities. This role involves data collection, monitoring of cooperatives and saving groups, promoting entrepreneurship, and supporting local economic actors. The officer will also coordinate community mobilization campaigns, monitor the implementation of district development plans, and oversee disaster prevention, environmental protection, and ICT/infrastructure projects.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implement interventions related to Agriculture and Natural resources, human settlement, infrastructure, disaster management, and economic activities at cell level.
• Collect and report basic economic data related to economic potential.
• Monitor the functionality of cooperatives and saving groups.
• Promote entrepreneurship among youth, women, and vulnerable groups at the cell level.
• Monitor and support local economic actors (NGOs, private sector, and cooperatives) to support productivity and market access.
• Monitor the operationalization of voluntary groups and stakeholders in economic activities.
• Coordinate and monitor community mobilization campaigns focusing on business development and tax collection.
• Monitor the implementation of District development plans, including the District Development Strategy (DDS) and Annual Action Plans at the cell level.
• Monitor the implementation of disaster prevention and recovery activities at the cell level.
• Monitor the environment and forest protection activities at the cell level.
• Monitor the implementation of ICT and infrastructure development projects at the cell level.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience:

Specific qualifications and experience requirements are not detailed in this posting but are expected to align with the responsibilities of an Urban and Economic Development Officer at Level 9.II.

• Implement interventions related to Agriculture and Natural resources, human settlement, infrastructure, disaster management, and economic activities at cell level.
• Collect and report basic economic data related to economic potential.
• Monitor the functionality of cooperatives and saving groups.
• Promote entrepreneurship among youth, women, and vulnerable groups at the cell level.
• Monitor and support local economic actors (NGOs, private sector, and cooperatives) to support productivity and market access.
• Monitor the operationalization of voluntary groups and stakeholders in economic activities.
• Coordinate and monitor community mobilization campaigns focusing on business development and tax collection.
• Monitor the implementation of District development plans, including the District Development Strategy (DDS) and Annual Action Plans at the cell level.
• Monitor the implementation of disaster prevention and recovery activities at the cell level.
• Monitor the environment and forest protection activities at the cell level.
• Monitor the implementation of ICT and infrastructure development projects at the cell level.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.