Livelihood Field Officer - Bekaa

Action Against Hunger is looking for Livelihood Field Officer based in Bekaa. Action Against Hunger is committed to the principles of non-discrimination and diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified applicants. Action Against Hunger never asks for any payment during the recruitment process. It is entirely free.  GENERAL OBJECTIVES  Under the supervision of Livelihood Deputy Program Manager, the FSL Field Officer is responsible for the daily technical planning, supervision, monitoring and reporting of the field activities of public awareness, temporary employment in livelihood activities, and for ensuring proper coordination with municipalities, other authorities, beneficiaries and related Action Against Hunger departments. The position requires extensive field work and movement in Bekaa, Baalbeck, Aarsal, Qaa and Hermel Districts.   KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS  ·         Technical Diploma in Environmental or Health studies ·         Humanitarian action and/or any related field ·         Technical knowledge in solid waste management, public awareness and waste treatment is an asset ·         1 yr experience working in humanitarian action or development. Experience in Cash for Work program ·         Reporting capacity, organized and rigorous personality, availability/learning capacity. ·         Ability to work in a team, interpersonal qualities and diplomacy, flexible with respect to job priority - ·         Working language in: English & Arabic (written and spoken) ·         MS Office, compulsory expertise in Excel. Command of AutoCAD and mapping tools is highly desirable  SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND MAIN TASKS  Objective 1 - Technical planning, supervision and monitoring of the field activities  ·         To actively engage in the beneficiary selection process under the guidance of Deputy Program Manager and/or FSL Program Manager ·         To provide support to the Deputy Program Manager for the design of the livelihoods activities ·         To provide support to the Deputy Program Manager and FSL Program Manager in the design of the trainings to be provided to livelihoods program participants ·         To conduct livelihoods activities in the field under the guidance of the Supervisor (input distribution, trainings, set up, maintenance, monitoring, reporting, etc.) ·         To conduct household visits, focus group discussions and key informant interviews upon the request of Deputy Program Manager and/or FSL Program Manager ·         Daily follow up for the cash for work activities with the civil engineer and the municipality focal point. ·         Monitor the conformity of the field works (trainings, field visits, meeting, etc…) with the standards of Action Against Hunger, and as per the agreed activity planned, BoQs and contracts. ·         Ensure the timely implementation of field works as per the predefined schedule. ·         Inform and document the anomalies and the challenges carried out during the implementation phase of the program.  Objective 2 - Stakeholder coordination  ·         Field coordination with the local partners on best implementation including participants, local farmers and communities affected by the project activities. ·         Field coordinate with local authorities and ensuring continuous communication with beneficiaries and communities’ representatives regarding the implementation of works and in order to ensure a flawless progress of activities. ·         Support in building relationships between Action Against Hunger, district authorities, municipalities and communities.  Objective 3 - Data collection and reporting  ·         File, document and report work progress to his/her line manager on weekly basis ·         Regular reporting of work progress to the Deputy Program Manager and FSL Program Manager. ·         Report possible problem or conflict during the activities. ·         Report the use of materials and possible improvement.  Objective 4 – Security      ·         Respect the security rules specified in the mission and base security plan, see to it that the team under his/her responsibility complies with the security plan and perform the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols. ·         Communicate to the security managers of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan  Objective 5 - Support humanitarian activities of Action Against Hunger  ·         Support the emergency interventions of the organization as per the employee’s abilities. ·         Support any activity that helps reaching our humanitarian goals, as per the employee’s abilities.