Project Officer

Major Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Monitor activity implementation progress and ensuring quality Quarterly and annual narrative reporting.
• Monitor project expenditure and adherence to contract/agreement established with project partner on project implementation.
• Assisting Projects Coordinator in preparation of overall project reports.
• Support WCH implementing partner in ensuring that data encoding and data analysis is being done properly and diligently.  
• Support WCH implementing partner in activity planning framework and strengthen the implementation including ensuring effective MEAL framework. 
• In consultation with related project members, lead the planning and implementation of event, regular field visits, workshops, and facilitate workshops, discussions and consultations with partners and stakeholders.
• Attend meetings with project partners and take minutes of project meetings when required. 
• Work with implementing partner staff to collect and compile all available data and information on the progress, key threats, and issues related to project and present field data gathered for further analysis and for MEAL and communications’ products. 
• Provide Projects Coordinator with technical information related to the development of project field activities and approaches. 
• Perform administrative tasks such as support finance and logistics (e.g. financial documentation, procurement, visits, travels, etc.) for the project, provide translation and interpretation when required, maintain project filling system to be applied and followed by all project staff (SharePoint). 
• Develop and maintain database of all technical reports, presentation, maps, data and information, pictures produced by the project as well as list of organizations and related stakeholders working in related fields, related products, etc.    
• Develop network of project collaborators and agents for implementation, from local sources and provincial/district offices. 
• Promote organization’s presence in the community by attending meetings, workshops and related field activities Implemented by partners.
• Coordinate the evaluation and monitoring of implementation of the project work plan, and ensure that MEAL system is well-maintained and constantly updated by the project implementing partners. 
• Provide inputs to communications products, materials, and campaigns to ensure accurate information of the project when required. 
• Secure community and project stakeholder participation and ensure accountability to projects participants in development of the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, and support the implementation of the feedback and complaint response mechanism (FCRM).  
• When needed, required to produce technical reports and assessments on the Education and protection from violence.
• Additional duties and responsibilities as required by the projects Coordinator.
• Ensuring that War Child safeguarding measurements are taken into consideration in all project activities implemented by the partners and report any breaching to the code of conduct or the child safeguarding policy to line manager/ child safeguarding focal point.
• Assist in the planning and preparations for trainings and co-facilitating trainings when required.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in management, business administration, education and development or other related fields. Master’s degree would be an advantage.
• At least 4 years of professional experience in coordinating and implementing child rights projects including education projects.
• At least 3-years of experience working with/for INGOs.
• At least 2-years’ experience in the sector of Education and or CSO/CBO 
• Experience in implementing MEAL plans, data collection and analysis.
• Experience in maintaining online database and reporting.
• Practical experience with focus on application of CSO/CBO engagement tools, policy and MEAL capacity building processes.
• Experience in coordinating EU funded projects is preferred.

• Good understanding of Education, child’s protection and community-based organization engagement in Gaza. 
• Good understanding of partnership building and engagement strategies in Gaza. 
• Excellent Report writing skills in English.
• Good knowledge of project cycle management. 
• Excellent English speaking and writing skills.
• Team player and contributing effectively to WCH team. 
• Working independently with WCH implementing partners and spending periods of time in the field.
• Proficiency in MS office (word, excel, PowerPoint, and outlook…etc.)  
• Full adherence to WCH’s values and safeguarding policies.
• Fluency in Arabic.