Assessment Assistant

Overall Purpose Working as an important member of a diverse team, the employee will be responsible to 1) Assist the Team Leader in assessments of Informal Settlements (IS) and outside settlements in Unfinished Buildings 2) Ensure accuracy of assessments and provide leadership to casual labour in your team 3) Assist in distributions of Shelter kits, WASH items, Non Food Items (NFI) and Food Items (FI) both in Informal Settlements (IS) and Outside Settlements 4) Maintain organized records and ensure timely reporting. 5) Maintain Information Management systems LMMS and ODK. Project Overview In response to the Syrian Crisis and the resulting influx of refugees into Lebanon, Medair is assessing and distributing shelter kits and Non Food Items (NFI) within IS. Shelter and NFI are a large part of the Medair Lebanon’s programming which also includes site planning and GIS mapping. Major Duties and Responsibilities Assist the team leaders in assessments and distributions in IS Travel with the assessment team, distribution team or community officer to IS Assist the team leader to map out paths for assessment teams On conclusion of assessment assist the team leader in organizing the necessary paper work Work together with the assessment & distribution team leaders to plan and prepare assessments & distributions Ensure clear understanding of location and number of assessments & distributions per day Communicate with the team leader any problems on assessment or distribution day Communicate any further assessment needs identified on distribution day   Ensure accuracy of assessments and provide leadership to those in your team  Take lead of a group of 2-3 assessment collectors (casual labour) Ensure your group leaves the office in the morning organised Know the criteria for distribution of different shelter kits and NFI packs and ensue accuracy with assessments Become familiar with the LMMS assessment and distribution process   Ensure clear communication to beneficiaries Handle any complains within your means, refer complaints to team leaders when necessary      Oversee distributions of Shelter Kits, WASH items and NFI in IS and Unfinished Buildings. Ensure the team is organized on distribution days Work alongside the logistics department to coordinate distributions and complete necessary paper work Ensure your team are following their roles on distribution day Professionally handle and address any complaints Check records on conclusion of distribution Assist with crowd control and enforce security measures      Keep organized records and ensure timely reporting Ensure all paper work is accurate and correctly stored Keep updated records of assessments and distributions Be organized and prepared to provide team leader and shelter project manager with project reports when required. Person specification Previous community based experience Previous data collection Passionate about serving the poor, Self-motivated, Enthusiastic Aptitude for community mobilisation and engagement Team-player with good inter-personal skills Willing to support others and share workloads   Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner Ability to adapt communication strategies for different situations             Strong communication, particularly verbal Ability to translate between spoken Arabic and English  Able to take initiative Ability to encourage others Ability to working within hostile environments and deal with conflict       Data collection, plan ahead and be well organised Work well as part of a team Attention to detail