Community Developer

Job Description

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.

Position: Community Developer

Reporting to: Education and Child Well-Being Projects Manager (ECWB)

Location: Ramallah

Duration: 3 Months

Starting Date: As Soon As Possible

Reference Number: (Ref # 06/2022)

ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION

In the frame of the humanitarian mission of SIF in the area of West Bank, the Community Developer will assist the Education and Child Well Being (ECWB) Projects Manager in monitoring and tracking programs department projects and ensure a good follow up of the projects coordination procedures.

The tasks described here are not exhaustive or limited. Due to the nature of the mission and the organization, the Community Developer may be requested to perform further tasks related to his/her responsibilities here.

Specific Responsibilities

Support in conducting need assessment and data analysis:

Support in defining the tools for the data collection (home visits, collective meeting with possible beneficiaries, meeting with the representatives of the Village Councils, etc.);
Collect and analyze data;
Conduct home visits and interviews to possible beneficiaries and different project stakeholders;
Support in selecting the final beneficiaries;

Implement the activities of the ECWB projects:

Define and ensure the most suitable way to communicate with SIF project stakeholders (home visits, focus groups, collective information sessions, etc.);
Conduct regular follow up visits (including pre and post visits) to beneficiaries and other stakeholders (Village Council representatives, etc.);
Ensure a regular follow-up with SIF partners;
Coordinate with Village Councils and CBO’s by contacting them, organizing and conducting meetings;
Conduct and organizing awareness sessions for different targeted groups in line with the projects objectives;
Support in organizing/participating in distributions (Ramadan parcels, vouchers, gifts for the orphans, awareness material, etc.) accordingly to the project(s) assigned;
Participate in organizing and attending trainings and awareness sessions when required;
Closely coordinate with Logistics to ensure the efficient implementation of the activities planned;

Monitor and evaluate the project activities:

Support in defining the tools for monitoring the progress of the activities (emails, field reports, trackers, MoM, etc.) and fill/update them on a weekly basis;
Help in designing the satisfaction surveys and other evaluation tools (pre-tests, post-tests, questionnaires, etc.);
Fill trackers and databases;
Participating in lessons learnt session and share recommendation on the improvement of the projects activities already implemented or to be implemented;
Complete evaluation reports;

Reporting and ensuring accountability:

Complete and share field visits reports;
Prepare weekly plan and reports and submit them to the project officer;
Report both orally and in written to the supervisor about any vulnerable family, special needs or situation requiring particular attention;
Collect feedback from the field (local authorities, community members, beneficiaries, partners, etc.) and ensure to answer back to any question received;

Job Requirements

KNOWLEDGE / STUDIES

University degree in social sciences, community development or other related relevant field;

QUALIFICATIONS:

At least 3-year professional experience, preferably in the field of humanitarian projects and public awareness;
Experience in a similar position and previous experience with a non-governmental organization will be considered an asset;
Demonstrated experience in monitoring of project activities, data collection and analysis;
High level communication skills (both oral and written);
Previous experience in building relationship with local partners;
Previous experience in conducting household visits;
Previous working in remote vulnerable communities and good interpersonal skills;
High level computer skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Internet;
Professional level in English and Arabic (reading, writing, spoken);
Demonstrated commitment to work as part of the team, in a supportive role;
Qualities: team spirit, patient, flexible, open minded, sociable and highly motivated.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Position based in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine with:

Regular travels to the field in all West Bank governorates expected, respecting specific travel requirements
Exceptional travels (based on the need) to Gaza base expected, if possible and respecting specific travel requirements

Job Details

Job Title Community Developer

Deadline 20 - Feb - 2022

Location Ramallah

Job Type Full time

Position Level Mid Career

Salary n/a

Degree Bachelor's degree

Experience 3 Years

Category Social Science

Application Instructions

Interested candidates are requested to send the followings only in English, and as a word or PDF document:

CV;
Motivation letter with the name of the position and 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 04:00 p.m. on the February 20th 2022 to the following e-mail address:

[email protected]

Sending emails without the Post Title & Ref # will be neglected. Only candidates possessing relevant experiences will be shortlisted.

Secours Islamique France is an equal opportunity employer

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