Country Program Officer - Norwegian Red Cross

Job duties and responsibilities

Strategic responsibilities

• Promote that Norwegian Red Cross programme cooperation with the Lebanese Red Cross project teams is consistent and efficient.
• Support Lebanese Red Cross sound technical planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting in line with established project agreements and project plans.

Operational responsibilities

• Contributes to adequate needs assessment to inform design of relevant projects
• Ensures the logical project structure of effects and results according to existing guidelines and linkages between the Host National Societies and Norwegian Red Cross results frameworks.
• Contributes to the development of SMART indicators that are supported by clear and concise indicator guidelines that operationalizes the indicators and explains the data sources, collection methods, frequency of monitoring and audience.
• Function as the focal person at the Norwegian Red Cross CO for the LRC project(s) implementation staff on issues related to the daily running of the project(s) which is/are included in the Norwegian Red Cross supported programs
• Provides support to the Country Program Manager for the development of quality project packages to be submitted for internal approval before project start up
• Supports the design and implementation of baseline surveys
• Supports the Country Program Manager in situ monitoring of progress and discusses adjustments to improve results and achieve objectives.
• Quality assures overall data and quarterly reports provided by LRC 
• Supports the organization of end-line studies to quantitative measures changes in values of chosen variables.
• Facilitates mid-term and final evaluation the design and implementation of relevant end line exercises to measure program success     
• Reports to the Country Program Manager issues related to project implementation and options to improve project objectives.
• Drafts quarterly reports, annual reports and provides input into indicator tracking tables if/as necessary.
• Perform duties and tasks not covered in this job description and provide support to colleagues when necessary and assigned by the line manager.     

Collaboration

• Consistently provide support to the project teams of the Lebanese Red Cross and ensure that Norwegian Red Cross rules and guidelines are anchored among LRC personnel.

• Engage with the Results Management Officer at Regional Office and the Country Program Manager to ensure consistent accountability towards Norwegian Red Cross rules and regulations, guidelines and deadlines.

Duties applicable to all staff

1. Actively work towards the achievement of the Federation Secretariat’s goals
2. Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross and Red Crescent principles
3. Perform any other work related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager

Position Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s degree - Required

Master’s Degree – Preferred

University Degree in Health - Preferred

Experience

Minimum 3 years of programme implementation experience, preferably with WASH and/or Health focus, including program design, implementation, monitoring and reporting - Required

Successful donor applications and reporting on humanitarian projects with measurable results - Required

Track record of managing humanitarian teams in complex humanitarian setting - Preferred

Knowledge and Skills

Proven ability to implement Health and/or WASH programmes in challenging contexts – Required

Excellent drafting skills – Required

Data Management and Visualisation skills – Required

Languages

English and Arabic – Required

French - Preferred

Competencies

Ability to work towards achieving objectives and results.

Ability to convince and gain acceptance.

Ability to communicate effectively.

Ability to be solution oriented.

Collaborates well with others and supports others in the pursuit of team goals. Creates a stable and re-assuring work atmosphere and is firm and reliable.