Assistant Project Officer

BACKGROUND:
Catholic Relief Services is an international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States and has been present in the Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza since 1961. The CRS JWBG country program currently supports development/relief programs and activities in the sectors of civil society, humanitarian assistance, youth development, education, and peace & justice. In Gaza, CRS’ primary focus is humanitarian assistance.  For further information about CRS, please visit: www.crs.org. CRS is seeking highly qualified candidates for the following positions:

Position Title:Assistant Project Officer – Cash for Work/Humanitarian Assistance - (2 positions: 1 for Cash-for-Work and 1 for the Humanitarian Assistance program)

Location:Gaza

Job Summary:
The Assistant Project Officer (APO) will assume responsibility for working with the local partners in support of the Palestine Community Awareness Program (PCAP).  Under the supervision and guidance of the PO and in close cooperation with other staff working on this project, the APO will be responsible for the Cash-for-Work or the Humanitarian Assistance component of the sub-grant, including here planning and implementation of activities, and timely and accurate reporting to PO.  The APO will organize the implementation of the cash-for-work: identification of the work sites, project beneficiaries for CFW activities, providing technical support to local partners in selected Gaza Governorates.  The Humanitarian Assistance APO will focus on coordinating and organizing NFI distributions to beneficiaries. The APO will work as part of the project implementation team led by the PCAP Program Manager and Gaza Field Manager.

Qualifications:
1-University degree preferred; ; significant comparable work experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
2-Minimum of three years’ work experience in cash-for-work, emergency programs, recovery and rehabilitation or related fields;
3-Demonstrated experience in community mobilization, organization and mediation among local actors;
4-Proficiency in computer applications (MS Word, Excel).
5-Excellent English report writing skills. 

 

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