Company Description
We support people in overcoming emergencies and we strive to guarantee that everyone can have a decent and dignified life as well as opportunities and a better future. We work in 26 countries around the world, including in Italy, with more than 179 emergency, humanitarian aid and development projects. Our activities mainly involve women, girls and young people, actors of change in every community for a fairer and more inclusive world.We operate in several natural and man-made crisis in various regions of the world. The emergency response, coordinated by the Humanitarian Aid Unit, is composed by multi-sectorial interventions comprising of WASH, EiE, CVA, Food Security, Protection, and others. We operate also in protracted crisis with provision of humanitarian aid through a prevention, emergency relief and rehabilitation approach.In the last 4 years we have strengthened the regions and the countries where we have been working, we have created new programs, developed new quality and compliance systems and now we need new people who want to join us to build the world we want in the coming years. Join us.
Position
Position: Program support Officer Lebanon
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Reporting Relationship: Country Head of Programme
Starting date: ASAP
Application deadline: 12/07/2024
Family Duty Station: YES
Working context:
WeWorld started operating in Lebanon in 2006 with a LRRD approach, supporting the reconstruction and development of the rural socio-economic fabric. Since 2012 and the onset of the Syrian crisis, WeWorld has provided humanitarian assistance in WASH, Shelter, Protection, and Basic Assistance to refugees living in the Governorates of Baalbek-Hermel and Akkar. To alleviate the stress on the host communities’ infrastructure and services and to prevent social tensions, WeWorld interventions compounded support to Lebanese institutions in their delivery of public services (education, waste collection, water services) to both the local and refugee communities. With the deterioration of the socio-economic situation in Lebanon, WeWorld increasingly focused on strengthening the population’s resilience, enhancing the communities’ capacity to find, within their fabric, the skills and resources necessary to grow in a self-sufficient manner adopting a Nexus approach.
WeWorld’s current interventions focus on:
· Promoting rural economic development, and livelihood opportunities, focusing on the most promising agricultural value chains, supporting Cooperatives, SMEs and local institutions, and adopting a holistic territorial approach
· Improving access to water resources and sector governance, contributing to the strengthening of the four regional Water Establishments and to the efficient organization of potable water services and irrigation
· Increasing social stability and resilience, improving the conditions of access to public education through the renovation of school buildings and the implementation of non-formal education activities
· Fostering protection of vulnerable populations, providing vouchers and in-kind assistance (Food Distributions, Basic Assistance, etc.) to the most vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian households.
Job description:
WeWorld is recruiting Program Support Officer who will be supporting the Country Head of Programs in ensuring a smooth implementation and monitoring of the Lebanon mission interventions.
Main functions and duties:
Management of projects activity implementation
· Support the organization of regular project meetings with partners and external stakeholders, ensuring preparation and timely dissemination of meeting minutes and information material
· Maintain project’s central records, ensuring effective archiving of all project documentation (narrative reports, assessments, surveys, studies, tools, training curricula, communication material)
· Draft and review narrative reports, ensuring timely submission of reports and related documentation
· Supervision of projects activities
· Participate in coordination meetings with the projects team
· Support the management of the operational and institutional relations with project’s partners, associates and stakeholders as well as with the donor and local authorities
· Support Communication and Visibility actions and ensure that the Communication and Visibility plans of the projects is implemented and regularly monitored/updated
· Participate with the MEAL department in the development, planning and conduction of assessment, surveys and studies
· Contribute to develop and review material for external communication (project fact sheet, dashboards, presentations, reports, briefs)
· Contribute to the development of concept notes and project proposals
· When needed liaise with partners and donors
· Check compliance with project requirements and donor regulations, including timely reporting, and bring issues to the prompt attention of the supervisor
· Support the Financial/Administrative management of the projects
Requirements
Job Specifications
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications and Knowledge
· An advanced University Degree or equivalent in the field of Agriculture, Law and International Law, Social or Political Science, Development Studies, International Relations, Project Management or related fields
· Knowledge of main donors’ policies and procedures
· Fluent in written and spoken English
· Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint essential)
· Knowledge of PCM and the principles of humanitarian aid
Professional experience
· At least 1 years’ relevant working experience in humanitarian or development settings
Skills and Abilities
· Strong interpersonal relationships
· Good communication skills
· Ability to perform under stress conditions
· Capacity to work autonomously and in problems prevention/resolution
· Ability to think strategically and conceptually and to translate these into concrete results
· Proven organizational skills and ability to manage effectively multiple tasks while fostering quality, team spirit and positive working relationships with colleagues
· Integrity in line with the Humanitarian Principles and ethical standards
· Strong commitment to WeWorld Mission
· Cultural, gender, religion, and age sensitivity and adaptability
DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS
· Good knowledge of the Italian language, written and verbal
· Previous experience in Lebanon
Other information
WHAT WE OFFER
Type of contract: a 6 (six) contract renewable subject to verification of the achievement of specific objectives (these objectives will be agreed together with the Country Representative upon arrival on assignment) depending on funding
Economic conditions to be defined according to WeWorld Expatriates Compensation Policy: Base Salary (seniority/role held) + Contributions (role complex and hardship based on place of work; schooling, flights for children and insurance coverage for children)
Annual leave: 2,5 days/month (working days)
Flight ticket: one return flight every 12 months of contract
Health insurance: covered
Family Duty Station: YES
R&R: NO
