Community Development Assistant - Tripoli

We are looking for a highly qualified and motivated candidate to support our activities in the community center Who are we DRC has been operating in the Middle East and North Africa for over a decade, running a combination of livelihood, protection, advocacy and relief projects. DRC has six project offices throughout Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia/Libya, Turkey, and both a country and regional office in Jordan. DRC Lebanon has been assisting the Syrian displaced, fleeing Syria into northern Lebanon, since May 2011. This assistance has come through the provision of food and non-food items, various outreach activities (registration, follow-up and awareness sessions) rehabilitation of collective shelters and the implementation of quick impact projects. For further information about DRC, please refer to our website: www.drc.dk About the job Empowering targeted people and help them improve their skills in order to be effective in their societies. Duties Conduct FGDs and fill out questionnaires with beneficiaries to assess POC’s needs and interests. Develop, plan and organize courses and activities responding to the beneficiaries’ needs. Evaluate constantly the quality of the services provided in the community center by conducting evaluation exercises with beneficiaries, trainers, center staff and establish a proper complaints mechanism. Follow up on all payments and Ensure timely and supervise payments in his/her sector of responsibility. Represent the DRC Community Centre team when requested Conduct monthly coordination meetings with the community center staff and volunteers. Develop a capacity building plan for the partner and ensure its implementation.   About you To be successful in this role you must have a university degree preferably in social science, fluency in English Written and spoken and with 2 minimmum 2 years of relevabt experience. Ideally you will also have a masters degree and an experience with NGO. We offer An interesting job in one of theworld’s best NGOs. DRC will offer the successful applicant a 2 months contract, renewable dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work from 1st of April 2014 and be willing and able to work in Tropoli. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National staff. This position will be placed at level B1, equivalent to Basic Salary of $1180 per month. Commitments DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html). Application process Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.dk and findCurrent Vacancies.  All applicantsshould send a cover letter and an updated CV no longer than four pages, both in the same language as the vacancy note.Your CV should also include contact details of three professional referees. Applications close April 13, 2014. The interviews are expected to take place one week after the closing date. ________________________________________________________________________________ About DRC The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than thirty countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the Red Cross/ Red Crescent and NGOs in Disaster Relief.