Community Supervisor

Job Title : COMMUNITY SUPERVISOR (1 POSITION)
Country & Base of Posting : OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, GAZA OFFICE
Contract Duration : 5 MONTHS - FULL TIME
Starting Date :    As soon as possible
Salary    : ACCORDING TO THE GVC TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR LOCAL STAFF


General Information on the Mission

Context

GVC – Gruppo di Volontariato Civile, is a non-governmental, secular, and independent organization, founded in Bologna in 1971. We are active in international development aid projects with complex action strategies: from humanitarian aid to populations suffering from conflicts and natural disasters to reconstruction, hygiene, and food security; from rural development to education, to the protection of women's and children's rights.
In over forty years of activity, GVC has operated in all parts of the world, carrying out thousands of projects. We collaborate with public institutions, cultural associations, cooperatives, and Italian and European NGOs, organizing seminars, conferences, exhibits and festivals, laboratories in school and training courses for teachers. We produce educational materials and carry out communication activities on sensitive issues such as differences, human rights, women's issues, sustainable trade, and biodiversity.

BACKGROUND: since 1967, occupation and political stagnation have directly affected the socio-economic situation of the Palestinian population. The movement restrictions policy are severely limiting Palestinians’ access to essential services and markets, and leading to serious and negative impact upon all aspects of their lives, and mainly their livelihoods.

Palestine is a sui generis case for aid delivery and cooperation, due notably to the occupation and the fragmentation of the territory. Efficiency and performance of development cooperation continue to be challenged by the Israeli occupation of Palestine, in all sectors NGOs are involved in. Palestine is divided into the Gaza Strip (under the control of de facto authorities not recognised by the international community), East Jerusalem (a de facto annexation by Israel also not recognised) and the West Bank (over which the Palestinian Authority (PA) has entire control only on Area A, i.e. 18% of the West Bank). The PA has therefore only a very limited authority, both in terms of territory and legal jurisdiction.

The situation of the PA remains challenging, with the persistence of a systemic fiscal crisis and crisis of political legitimacy following the suspension of the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2007 and the absence of national elections subsequently. In July 2013 direct talks were resumed between Israelis and Palestinians in the context of the Middle East Peace Process with the ambitious aim of achieving -agreement on all final status issues within nine months. The failure of the peace talking and the operation “Protective Edge” leaded to a more tense escalation, for which international NGOs are challenged to respond with innovative and sustainable cooperation strategies.

GVC’s Development Strategy in the Country

The consolidation of the PA institutional infrastructure open to foster democratic participation of civil society, through the improvement of representative processes and the implementation of specific effective tools to promote dialogue. These criteria should lead any kind of intervention, preparing both decentralized institution and civil society to better advocate for a final recognition of Palestinian statehood.
GVC focuses strategically on 4 main sectors for its development program, namely:

-Food Security
-Local Development and Governance
-Integrate Water Resource Management 
-LRRD: Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development


Tasks and Responsibilities

-Supervising the Community Mobilizers work according with the work plan developed.
-Coordinating, closely with the Community Mobilizers and local women CBOs, the daily implementation of the project at the community and household level.
-Participating in the implementation of the pre and post needs assessments, including conducting beneficiaries’ home field visits and data filling/elaboration in coordination with GVC IT Manager on a daily basis.
-Supervising the implementation of the project hard components, the rehabilitation/construction kitchen and toilet facilities, domestic water network connections, domestic water rehabilitation at household level, among others ad-hoc activities.
-Checking that the technical designs and shop drawings according to required project standards;
-Preparation and/or revision of bills of quantities, cost estimates for quantities and materials, specifications, interim and final payment certificates, etc.
-Ensuring quality control and health and safety matters on site;
-Ensuring the quality of all provided works and supplies in the field.
-Ensuring that all materials used and work performed are as per specifications;
-Be involved in any evaluation on field survey implemented by GVC.
-Responsible of collection all the field data from Community Mobilizers to the archiving after ensure all collected data is reliable to the expected achievements.
Report on a daily and weekly basis all the incidents and activities achievements to the Technical Coordinator in coordination with the Field Coordinator.
-Ensuring accuracy, reliability and relevance of data collected in the field.
-Assisting in the coordination with the hygiene promotion officer the implementation of the awareness and hygiene sessions campaigns.
-Reporting to the Technical Coordinator any problem rose during the implementation of the works.
-Keep records on a day to day progress regarding the works on site;
-Communicate to the Technical coordinator in collaboration with the Field Coordinator related information affecting the works and staff security.
-Preparing activities progress reports on regular basis including achievement of project indicators.
Attending all the required meetings at GVC and/or local women CBOs and/or local contractor(s) office.

Report to
-Field Coordinator
-Technical Coordinator
-Project Manager

Accountable to
-Project Manager

Works in Coordination with
-Area Manager
-Project Manager
-Hygiene Promotion Officer
-Local administrator
-Community Mobilizers

Duty Station
Gaza Strip


Core and Functional Competences

Required Knowledge

-Bachelor degree with at least 3 year of experience in a relevant field, such as engineering or architecture.
-Experience of at least 1 year in data collection and needs assessment methodologies.
-Experience in field work tasks and responsibilities for at least 2 years.
-Good knowledge and experience of the project cycle management, specifically in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation phases.
-Good knowledge of relevant building and health and safety legislation
-Previous experience in quantity surveying and construction
-Previous experience in conducting needs assessments and data entry
-Good knowledge about the WASH situation in the Gaza Strip.
-Incorporating gender in programming will be an added value.
-Previous experience with international, local NGOs, stakeholders and local contractors.
-Good in reading, writing and speaking in English and Arabic.
-Solid experience in data collection and assessment methodologies.

Required Personal Characteristics and Skills

-Strong personalities and good communication skills with at community and household level.
-Good reporting skills.
-Negotiation and problem-solving skills
-Accuracy and attention to detail
-Women candidates are encourage to apply.
-Ability to work under pressure.
-Good computer skills, in particular MS applications and AutoCAD
-Fluency in reading, writing and speaking in both Arabic and English.
-Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks while fostering quality, team spirit and positive working relationships with colleagues.


Application process

Starting date:    As soon as possible (5 months position)

Application:     Interested candidates should submit their CV along with a cover letter, both in English to:
 

[email protected]

Please indicate the reference “CS/Gaza-2017” in any correspondence.

Only the short listed candidates will be considered and informed of the recruitment process. 
Due to the urgency to fill the position, GVC reserves the right to recruit a candidate before the below mentioned deadline.
Application deadline:    Monday - 17 April 2017 – 17:00 p.m.
 

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