Livelihood Project Officer - Secours Islamique France (SIF)
CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND
Secours Islamique France (SIF) is a Non-Governmental Organization of international solidarity based in France. Founded in 1991, SIF is a non-profit and non-political organization that intents to help, to bring relief and to protect the lives of those threatened by natural disasters, armed conflicts or by economic collapse. SIF provides its help in respect of the cultural diversity, without any distinction of origin, religion or gender. SIF Palestine Mission was established in 2008 and since then, it has set up many concrete activities in order to help in a large scale and developed a comprehensive knowledge of the local context and understanding of local needs.
ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION
Project Officer is under Livelihood Program Manager, s/he also works in close cooperation with SIF staff, partners and other program stakeholders, as in the following:
- Responsible for technical supervising and day-to-day monitoring project’s activities in close collaboration with project partners according to the project related documents;
- Monitoring of assigned project’s activities as outlined in detailed implementation plan in line with SIF LH program quality principles and standards and good practices;
- Conduct regular field visits for monitoring and identifying challenges in the field work to inform the line manager for implementation plans adjustment and provide timely field monitoring report according to SIF monitoring template;
- Assist project implementing partners in their efforts to achieve the project deliverables and outputs in a timely manner and according to the project implementation plan;
- Support implementation of project activities in a swift and accountable manner and assisting partners in their efforts to collect and analyze project data per specified mechanisms and tools;
- Assist Program Manager in collecting and revising the project’s progress reports that are submitted by the partner according to the implementation plans and partnership agreements;
- Work closely with partners’ designated staff to ensure work is carried out according to agreements, plans, and SIF guidelines, rules and regulations;
- Collect information (or assess capacity building needs for partners’ team and design proper and follow up capacity building plan), in coordination with the line manager, to ensure effective implementation;
- Keep organizing and archiving the project’s documentation.
- Assist with identifying information for, success stories, case studies and reports on the implementation of the project activities;
- Participate in the implementation of ad-hoc needs assessments and surveys when requested;
- Assist in providing the field data needed for the development of concept notes and proposals;
- Assist the Livelihood Program Manager in preparing progress, final and any other reports related to the Livelihood Project, as requested;
- Perform any other duties related as may be assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCES
- A Bachelor degree from an accredited university in Agricultural Science and /or Agri-business;
- At least 3 years experiences in the related fields in a similar position within the development of the agricultural sector, agri-business, agricultural livelihoods and agricultural marketing with national or international institutions;
- Proven relevant filed experience in implementing, monitoring, and supervising Agricultural development, Agri-businesses and Agricultural Livelihoods projects in normal and emergency settings within the context of Gaza Strip;
- Showing enough flexibility to adopt and implement new approaches and technologies in the development of agricultural sector;
- Has well understanding of the context of agricultural livelihoods and agricultural development interventions in Gaza Strip and the vulnerability of the agriculture sector in Gaza;
- Has Well understanding of the Safe Agriculture initiatives in Gaza and the application of Best Agricultural Practices and Global and or PAL GAP will be a comparative advantage;
- Sound understanding of project cycle in humanitarian and development context. Knowledge of conceptual tools (e.g. logical framework);
- Has well understanding in multidisciplinary approach that focused on (Agriculture development, food security, agricultural livelihoods and marketing of agricultural products);
- Data collection, analysis and synthesis skills;
- Management and reporting skills;
- Excellent communication skills and flexibility;
- Excellent written and spoken Arabic & English;
- Computer skills (Word, Excel).
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Humble and flexible, capacity to prioritize, sense of responsibilities and coordination skills, very good interpersonal skills, patient and ready to listen to people, open-minded and collective approach and strong humanitarian motivation, and high level of ethics (including confidentiality, impartiality, cultural sensitivity.
CONDITIONS
- Location: Gaza Strip
- Duration: 9 months.
- Starting Date: As soon As Possible
- Project Officer: (Ref #:2021/08/LHPO)
How to Apply
Interested candidates are requested to send the followings:
- Their CV,
- Letter of Motivation with the Ref # of the post (as indicated above).
- Two professional references for the last two employers with their contacts’ information.
All above documents should be sent not later than 02:00 p.m. on 10.08.2021 to the following e-mail address:
hr.gaza@secours-islamique.org
Faxed CV’s or emails without the Post Title & Ref # will be neglected. Only candidates possessing relevant experiences will be considered.
Secours Islamique France is an equal opportunity employer