Project Coordinator

Catholic Relief Services is an international aid agency 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.  For further information about CRS, please visit: www.crs.org.

 

CRS is seeking highly qualified candidate for the following position:

Position Title: Project Coordinator 
Reports to: Project Officer
Location: Gaza
 

Job Summary:

The Project Coordinator (PC) will support field operations for Humanitarian Innovation Fund-supported Gaza Risk Reduction and Mitigation (GRRAM) project.  Under the supervision and guidance of the GRRAM Project Officer, the PC will be responsible for day-to-day interaction and management of 2 partners who will be providing disaster risk reduction (DRR) technical assistance to 200 House Hold in urban, conflict-prone areas. The PC will Review partner liquidation documents and payment requests and Prepare monthly narrative reports.

 
Position Requirements and Qualifications:

-University  degree in social sciences, community development, communications, business, international development, and/or other related field; significant work experience in a directly related field will be considered in lieu of a university degree;
-Minimum of two years work experience in community mobilization;
-Demonstrated experience in humanitarian assistance (i.e. disaster risk reduction, emergency. preparedness, emergency response) ;
-Excellent writing and communication skills in both English and Arabic;
-Familiar with developing training manual and/or how-to-guides;
-Demonstrated capacities to establish and maintain strong, collaborative working relationships with donors, local organizations, communities and other stakeholders;
-Proven ability to develop proposals and write reports meeting donor requirements;
-Proficiency in computer applications (MS Word, Excel).

Interested candidates with relevant education and experience are encouraged to send their CV and a cover letter by email to [email protected]  and must indicate the position title and location within the subject line of the email to which they are applying (i.e. Project Coordinator  /Gaza) no later than August 5, 2011.