Social Field Assistant
Interested and qualified candidates must send their CV to BOTH emails [email protected] AND [email protected] mentioning the position “Social Field Assistant - North” in the email subject. P.S: This position is for Lebanese Nationals. ONLY qualified candidates who meet the requirements will be contacted.
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
- Role and responsibilities
The Social Field Assistant is responsible for contributing to the identification and selection of the most vulnerable families that could benefit from Shelter project activities within the North area.
Generic Responsibilities
- Implement the Social activities according to strategy, proposals and plans
- Adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements
- Involve and inform communities and community leaders about the activities
- Provide data for periodic progress reports and other documents as required; and participate in preparing when needed
- Coordinate with local NGOs
- Communicate with beneficiaries regarding project relevant information
- Ensure all appropriate project documentation is completed as NRC SSU guidelines and donors’ requirements
- Handle distribution and assessment within North area.
Specific responsibilities
- Collect and report information regarding the socio-economic situation of Syrian and Palestinian refugee families and vulnerable Lebanese families with specific attention paid to those targeted by the project.
- Explain the project aims and objectives to property owners interested in the programme and families in need of or requesting shelter assistance during scheduled home visits, at the office and on field.
- Explain the NRC selection criteria to persons and families in need of or requesting shelter assistance.
- Identify potential properties and identify households in need in accordance with NRC criteria
- Coordinate with Shelter technical and WASH teams in relation to shelter activities in substandard buildings and in NRC Small Shelter Units.
- Report all protection related concerns following internal and external referral pathways
- Support the process of explanation and signing of shelter cooperation agreements held between NRC and property owners as needed and in the delivery of first payments to owners of selected properties.
- Participate in the resolution of conflicts with a focus on eviction prevention
- Generate comprehensive weekly and monthly situation reports reflecting trends, challenges and needs on field.
- Report code of conduct breaches especially those that affect vulnerable populations.
Critical interfaces
- Beneficiaries and households in need of assistance
- Shelter technical team
- Local Authorities
- Competencies
- Professional competencies
Academic Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree relevant to field of work
- Proficiency in MS Office (words and excel)
- Fluent in English, both spoken and written
- Knowledge of the context of Refugees informal settlements and/or urban settlements
- Experience with start-up of projects
- Behavioral competencies
- Planning and delivering results
- Handling insecure environments
- Working with people
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Coping with change
NOTE:
Daleel Madani, the civil society network, serves as a platform for organisations to post their professional opportunities, but is not involved in the recruitment process. The hiring organisation is solely responsible for the job and candidate selection.
