Head of Socio-pastoral Department

Caritas Jerusalem is a humanitarian and development organization that represents the socio-pastoral services of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land. It was founded in 1967 in the aftermath of the Six Day War. Caritas Jerusalem is a member of Caritas Internationals, a confederation of 165 Caritas organizations operating in more than 200 countries. For further information about Caritas Jerusalem, please visit: www.caritasjr.org

Caritas Jerusalem is seeking a highly qualified candidate for the following position: 

Position Title: Head of Socio-pastoral Department
Contract Period: One year with the possibility of renewal.
Location: Jerusalem, with work in the West Bank, and occasional visits to the Gaza Strip
Starting date: 1st April 2020

Reports to: Secretary General 

Responsibilities

Social

• To provide social and psychosocial counselling to target beneficiaries. 
• To provide financial support and relief services to needy families and students.
• To manage and develop a day care centre and home care services for the elderly
• To design and implement social awareness raising projects 
• To develop networks and partnerships with social organizations, professionals, and volunteers locally and internationally
• To conduct social needs assessment and baseline studies for the poor and marginalized communities
• To improve the quality of Caritas social counselling, care of the elderly, and relief services 
• To provide emergency social support services for victims of wars and natural disasters as a member of Caritas Jerusalem senior management team.

Pastoral

• To design and implement youth leadership development projects in collaboration with local priests and parish leaders. 
• To develop networks and partnerships with local parishes and communities and international Caritas youth networks
• To design and implement youth exchange programs
• To support the establishment and development of Caritas parish groups  
• To develop a youth network of volunteers to support the implementation of other departments’ projects with poor and marginalized beneficiaries.

Any other task that the supervisor may reasonably request.

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Required education and competencies: 

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in social work, youth ministry or other related discipline

6 years’ experience in similar or related work.

Proven team leadership skills.

Other requirements:

• Familiar with the Christian Church in the Holy Land
• Fluent written and spoken Arabic and English
• Jerusalem ID
• Current clean driving license.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates with relevant education and experience are requested to send their cover letter and CVs by email to [email protected] and Carbon Copy (CC) to [email protected]  by no later than 4:00 pm, March 15th, 2020.  Applicants should indicate the position title within the subject line of the email.

Please note that candidates who meet the above-mentioned requirements will be short-listed and invited to a job interview.