Coordinator Assistant

SOS Children’s Villages palestine is a non-governmental social development organisation that has been active in the field of children's rights and committed to children's need and concerns since 1966. Focussing its work on children without parental care and children in families in difficult
circumstances, the organisation has a wide range of programmes (in West Bank and Gaza) which include children's villages, a youth facility, family strengthening programmes, kindergartens and schools, psychosical- support mobile station.

We are looking for a coordinator assistant for the family strengthening programme in Bethlehem.

The coordinator assistant will support the day-to-day implementation of family strengthening activities, in accordance with organization’s policies, strategies, and available resources. She/ He will support the coordinator in coordinating FS activities; planning, budgeting, monitoring and
reporting. She/ He will assist in the development of sustainable community responses to the situation of children at risk of losing parental care.

She/ he will support the building of self-reliance in families of origin.

Qualifications/Competencies required:
-At least a Bachelor in human science, community development or any other relevant work.
-3 years of (social /community /development) work experience.
-Knowledge on children's rights and major social development issues.
-Good analytical and reporting skills: able to identify problems and possible short and long term solutions, able to clearly reflect these in a report.
-Must have good counselling skills.
-People development skills: facilitation skills to build the capacities of families, children and communities/volunteers.
-Fluent Arabic &English language skills (written & spoken).
-Good ICT skills.
-Pleas send your Curriculum Vitae, photocopy of certificates, and letters of recommendation with a covering letter to:
SOS Children’s Villages – Palestine
E-mail:- hr.istephan@sos -palestine.org
Closing date for submission of applications is 1/05/2012