JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Project Officer

Project / Department Title: FSL

Direct supervisor / Reports to: Project Manager

 

Overall objective of the job:

• Follow up and monitor the assigned FSL project and effectively supervise all its aspects in line with the objectives, timeframe, and budget.
• Coordinate the project activities with all stakeholders to ensure delivering the best services to the affected communities.
• Day to day follow-up with the field team, FSL cluster, and donor’s counterpart.
• Ensure the sustainability of the implemented activities stated in the log frame and other project documents.

 

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Follow up the project in order to meet its objectives within the logical framework, budget, and the allotted time frame.
• Continuously monitor and supervise project activities, evaluate progress using outputs and impact.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of activities according to applicable timeframes and formats.
• Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly narrative reports and submit them accordingly.
• Assist the Project Manager with project-related logistic, administrative, procurement arrangements, and liaise with IYD procurement team and issue project related procurement orders and track the procurement process.
• Liaise with donors’ program staff for matters related to project implementation at the field level.
• Ensure gender and protection principles are mainstreamed throughout the project planning, implementation, and reporting.
• Line-manage field team staff, including day-to-day management and development.
• Facilitate regular meetings to assist information sharing among project staff, to ensure awareness of project objectives and current work plans, and to provide the opportunity for feedback.
• Monitor budget versus actual expenditures on a monthly or quarterly basis to ensure appropriate spending and raise alerts when there is major account overspends or underspends.
• Review all PDFs and project expenses for accuracy, appropriateness, and completeness prior to signing.
• Ensure clear internal coordination within the IYD staff of different specialties.
• In collaboration with the security department, monitor the security situation in the implementation area, report the incidents to both IYD and donors.
• Performs other assigned tasks within the overall scope of his/her role.

 

Qualifications: 

• Master’s/Bachelor’s degree in economics, social sciences, or other related disciplines.
• Fluency in Arabic and English, both written and verbal.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office programs including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint in a professional way.

 

Experiences & Abilities:

• At least 2 years of relevant experience in project implementation positions in a humanitarian context, preferably in food distribution.
• Excellent knowledge of the Humanitarian Reform process and the role of the humanitarian community (UN System and NGO).
• Significant experience in relief setting with food distribution management or managerial experience.
• Demonstrated flexibility and creativity in planning and problem-solving.
• Excellent oral communication and written English skills required.
• Applied knowledge in program management, project formulation, its program cycles, and reporting standards.
• Program planning and management skills.
• Ability to organize and facilitate training sessions.
• Ability to develop capacity building frameworks and work plans.
• Commitment to IYD core values and principles.
• Excellent leadership, coordination, and representation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal.
• Self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Good organizational, multitasking, and time-management skills.
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with a diverse range of people.
• Proven administrative and IT skills, and an ability to maintain accurate records.

 

Physical and personality traits required:

• Ability to travel to field locations.
• 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/IYD20-FSL78-PO-TR-24DEC

 We are strongly encouraging females to apply for this position.