Community Mobilization Project Officer (National Position-Sinjar)
Rights respected, People Protected
NRC in Iraq
Since the Government of Iraq declared that combat operations against the Islamic State group (IS) had ended in 2017, Iraq has been recovering from the significant damage and destruction caused by the armed conflict. Of the more than six million Iraqis who fled their homes since 2014, 4.5 million Iraqis have returned to their area of origin and 1.4 million remain internally displaced. Many Iraqis have returned to areas that lack basic infrastructure, services, and livelihood opportunities, or where explosive devices have not been cleared. Other challenges returnees and secondarily displaced people face include the lack of security, community acceptance, housing, property, and civil documentation issues as well as critical educational and health service gaps. Throughout this, Iraq continues to host over a quarter of a million Syrian refugees.
The UN estimates that more than 4.1 million Iraqis will need assistance in 2020, 1.77 million of them in acute need. With military operations against IS group having ended, the Iraqi government faces new challenges to ensure an inclusive reconstruction and reconciliation that will sustain peace.
Since 2010, NRC Iraq has been assisting internally displaced Iraqis, Syrian refugees, returnees, and host communities in Ninewa, Dohuk, Erbil, Kirkuk, Basra, Salahdeen, and Anbar Governorates.
We focus on assisting the newly displaced, those experiencing protracted displacement in camps, and people returning to and living in hard-to-reach places by improving their chance of obtaining a durable solution. NRC runs integrated programs across Iraq to respond to people in need using our shelter and settlements, education, camp management, legal assistance, livelihoods, and cash activities.
Role and responsibilities:
- Organize and lead needs assessments, focus group discussions, community meetings, and other community mobilization activities
- Supervise the beneficiary selection in accordance with the project selection criteria
- Assist the PM in developing messaging around project implementation methodology, the scope of work, selection criteria, and any other related beneficiary project documents and ensure effective delivery of such messaging to beneficiaries and stakeholders
- In collaboration with the Project Coordinator prepare Procurement Requests.
- Track and record information related to following up carried relating to any project beneficiary information requests and complaints as directed by the Project Coordinator and M&E unit
- Carry out field-level coordination with community stakeholders in areas of project implementation
- Organize and lead field level M&E activities and develop success stories from project implementation
- Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the line manager
Competencies:
- University degree in social work, humanitarian assistance/development, project management, or related subject
- two years experience working in an emergency setting or development work;
- Basic experience in financial, asset, and human resources management, budgeting, and administration;
- Proven skills and experience in monitoring and documenting humanitarian project implementation
- Experience in conducting, organizing, and managing conducting needs/vulnerability assessments and beneficiary selection processes.
- Ability to prioritize needs and carry out multiple tasks simultaneously
- Experience in field-level coordination with community stakeholders, local and international NGO’s, and local government officials.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical, and negotiation skills
- Basic understanding of concept note, proposal, and report writing
- Advanced computer skills, especially in Word and Excel. Knowledge of Microsoft Project is a plus.
- Very good in spoken and written English. Knowledge of additional local dialects is a plus.
Other information:
- Contract Duration: 5 months ( with the possibility of extension)
- Duty Station: Nenawa – based Sinjar with 70% traveling
- Health Insurance is provided
- Salary: G5/S1, According to NRC’s Iraq salary scale and terms and conditions.
- Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
- NRC is an equal opportunity employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
- For more information please read Job Description
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Community Mobilization Project Officer Iraq Nineveh (National Position-Sinjar)