Project Assistant

World Vision is an international Christian humanitarian aid agency working with the most marginalized and poor communities of the world.

The project “ Strenghtening Community Resilience in the Gaza Strip” aims to improve the liveihoods and resilience of targeted househlds within 15 commonuties in the the northern and southern regions in Gaza that have been severely impacted by recent conflict. The project will strengthen the capacity of key partner agencies to deliver better services to their constituencies in Gaza. World Vision Australia as the lead agency with World Vision JWG, will work with two major project partners: The Union of Agricultural Works Committee and four CBOs to implement the Project. The project will directly benefit up to 1,180 poor and vulnerable households (approximately 8,260 individuals) with a total budget of AUD 5.4 million and be implemented in five components over 53months (December 2009-April2014) in four phases. Extension for additional 12 months is confirmed to end in April 2015.

Project Assistant - Gaza

The successful candidate will:

Supervise numerous technicians and laborers in the field
Create necessary job scopes, estimates and schedules for major maintenance tasks
Maitain operating record and files as required by the project coordinator
Work closely with other members to ensure that tasks are being performed up to standards, in proper priority and in a timely manner
Provide logistical support to training interventions and to procurement committee

Qualifications/Requirements
-Bachelor degree in social science, business administration or a relevant field
-Minimum 1 year relevant experience
-Experience in writing reports is a definite asset
-Advanced oral and written skills (English & Arabic)
-Proficiency in MS Office
-Experience in relief and emergency projects and trainings facilitations
-Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
-Commitment to achieving quality results and service
-Ability to communicate information and ideas effectively
-Ability to think clearly, deeply and broadly
-Demonstrated ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships
-Integrity and strong identification with WV Core Values

Please send resume and cover letter to HR Manager to: Email: [email protected] by 22 April 2013 (indicate the vacancy reference number: WVGZ010 in subject line)
We thank all applicants for their interest, but regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated in confidence. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not employee staff whose background is not suitable for working with children.
 

Jobs.ps, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.