Assessment Officer

Job Title: Assessment Field Officer Line Manager: Assessment Team Leader Location: Lebanon Child Safeguarding Policy: - Commit to respect the Tdh Child Safeguarding Policy and principles of child protection. - Commit to ensure the best implementation possible of the Tdh Child Safeguarding Policy in Lebanon. - Commit to inform supervisors and to deal with any cases, allegations, or possibility of transgression, even potential, of the Tdh Child Protection Policy. Main duties and responsibilities: The Assessment Field Officer is in charge of carrying out assessments and mapping of the actors and gaps in the assigned area while providing accurate and qualitative data collection. General: - Responsible for implementation of need assessments under the direct supervision of the Assessment Team Leader - Ensures that Tdh’s need assessment actions or activities are non-biased, neutral and inclusive of all actors present in the Lebanese context. - Ensure an efficient and respectful external coordination with all stakeholders in link with the assessment towards whom he/she represent the organization. - Operates in the field 90% of the time to meet the assessment objective in timely manner. - Informs his/her direct supervisor about any difficulty met in Tdh activities implementation. - Ensures a strict adherence to Tdh Child Protection Policy at all times, including respect for confidentiality and child centered approach, acts in the best interests of the child. - Carries out a professional relationship as a Tdh staff with relevant authorities, humanitarian actors and community leaders within each community. Specific duties and responsibilities: Data collection and Reporting: - Punctual data collection to enable measurable results - Ensure quality and accuracy of data collected on the field and the serious follow-up of available guidelines - Ensure good coordination with other members of the Programs' Team and ensure regular communication and information sharing with them and the wider organization. - Respect the plan set is followed and raise and concern or challenges that may affect the capacity to meet expected results. - Provide narrative and data analysis reports as required and directed by the Assessment Team Leader and the Program Manager Assistant - Participate in regular internal coordination and external meeting to serve the project objective. - Using project monitoring tools and send it to Data Entry within the dead line. - Report immediately on achievements or difficulties faced on the field Security - Raise any security concern to the Program Manager Assistant immediately Non-Violent Communication: - Adheres to the principles of the NVC process while in communication with all project actors, including colleagues. - Ensure that conflict is addressed with the principles and process of NVC with all project actors and colleagues. Administration: - Adheres to Tdh policies and procedures of purchasing and accountability. - Adheres to Tdh policies and procedures on leave applications, sick leave, overtime and time taken in lieu. - Adheres to Tdh staff regulations. Language skills: Fluent in Arabic and English (speaking/reading/writing) Education: Preferably Bachelor degree in Social Science, Social Work, or relative. - Work experience: Two year experience in data collection and carrying out assessments preferably in the non- profit sector, with previous experience in facilitating Key Informant interviews as well as Focus Groups Discussions Knowledge & skills: - Good analytical and writing skills - Very good team spirit - Task and deadline oriented - Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills - Well organized and self-motivated - Ability to work under pressure Computer skills: Knowledge of the MS office software (including Word, Excel, Outlook) Other: - Good understanding of the Lebanese, Syrian, and Palestinian context - Good knowledge of the area (Saida, Tyre, Nabatye and Bent Jbeil) - Flexible to work after hours if deemed needed - Valid driving license The Assessment Officer is also responsible for complying with all Tdh procedures regarding logistics, administration, security and with the anti fraud/anti corruption policy. Any change to the proposed assessment activities should be discussed with the Program Manager Assistant. A high degree of flexibility on the part of all staff is expected in order to respond to the ever-evolving situation. This job description may change based on the situation in the field. He/she can be asked required to perform other related duties as identified by his supervisor.