JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: FSL Project Officer  (Turkish National Only).

Project / Department Title: FSL

Direct supervisor / Reports to: FSL Program Coordinator

 

Overall objective of the job:

Provide overall supervision to the activities implemented within the framework of the project ensuring that they are delivered following the proposal text agreed with the donor and that they are leading to the achievement of the project’s results in a timely way.

 

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Overall supervision of the implementation of Food Security project activities.
• Liaise with donors’ program staff for matters related to project implementation at the field level.
• Line management for the Food Security project staff.
• Coordinate and manage Food Security project implementation (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements.
• Elaborate project concept notes and proposals for submission to donors.
• Ensure adherence to IYD policies, guidance, and procedures.
• Provide distribution reports to the donor partner as required after each distribution.
• Provide regular progress reports to the Head of Mission and the regional program support officer.
• Initiate and participate in the development of relevant Food Security projects.
• Develop and manage the Food Security project budget.
• Implement technical direction for food distribution and ensure high technical quality of the project.
• Ensure that the project targets most vulnerable and most in need beneficiaries, explore and assess new and better ways to assist them.
• Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer of key skills.
• Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders for a coordinated implementation of project activities.
• Implement other tasks as might be required in relation to IYD FSL Program in Syria.
• Executing other tasks assigned by the program coordinator.

 

Qualifications:

• Hold a degree (minimum equal to bachelor’s level) in social sciences, Economic, or any related field.

 

Abilities:

• The ability to prepare and write project reports.
• The ability to use Microsoft Office programs including Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint in a professional way.
• Fluency in Arabic and English, both written and verbal.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the project team.
• Self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Good organizational, multitasking and time-management skills.

 

Experiences:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a senior-level project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Previous experience in the Syrian context.
• Experience in working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Food Security expertise (In-kind and cash for food).
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Ability to meet strict donor’s guidelines
• Proven administrative and IT skills, and an ability to maintain accurate records.

 

Physical and personality traits required:

• Flexible and able to work well under pressure
• Capable of working collaboratively with team members to achieve objectives.

 

Submission:

Interested candidates should use the following link for registration:

http://tiny.cc/IYD-FSL59-P-O-TR

We are strongly encouraging females to apply for this position.

General Information:

• Applicants should be (Turkish National Only).
• Multi-sent CVs will be ignored (please send your CV only one time at a time).
• IYD is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
• IYD does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
• IYD is not able to respond to every applicant individually due to the anticipated high number of applications.
• IYD retains the discretion to re-advertise the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment, to offer a contract with a modified job description or for a different duration, or to offer a contract at a lower grade.

We thank all applicants; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Shortlisting and interviews could be done before the application closing date.

Website:  https://iydrelief.org