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: Project Officer - (2 positions – 1 for Cash-for-Work; the other for Cash-for-Internship)      
Location:Gaza

Job Summary:
CRS is seeking an experienced Project Officer (PO) to assume responsibility for working with the local partners in support of the Palestinian Community Assistance Project (PCAP).  Under the supervision and guidance of the Program Manager (PM) and in close cooperation with other POs working on this project, the PO will be responsible for Cash for Work/Internship component of the sub-grant, including here planning and implementation, timely and accurate reporting to PM.  The PO will organize the implementation of the Cash for Work/Internship component of the project, providing technical support to local partners in four Gaza Governorates.  The PO will work as part of the project implementation team led by the PM and Field Manager (FM), maintaining relationships with other program staff in Gaza.

Qualifications:
1-Bachelor degree in a directly related field, such as operations research, quantitative analysis, etc.; significant work experience in a directly related field will be considered in lieu of graduate degree;
2-Minimum of five year work experience in managing CFW, job creation and internship programs/projects, and in post emergency programs or related fields;
3-Demonstrated experience in community mobilization, organization, management and mediation among local actors (preferably experience working with local implementing partners);
4-Excellent writing and communication skills in both English and the appropriate local language;
5-Proficiency in computer applications (MS Word, Excel).

 

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