Erm Field Officer

    PREMIERE URGENCE – AIDE MEDICALE INTERNATIONALE (Lebanon)   JOB DESCRIPTION   Position:                                 ERM Field Officer Based in:                                Beirut Supervised by:                      ERM Supervisors, ERM Project Manager Supervising:                          Community members and contractors Starting date:                        Monday, 27th May Application deadline:           Friday, 17th May Duration:                                2 months (but will surely be sustained beyond)     Project background information   Première Urgence - Aide Médicale Internationale (PU-AMI) is a non-profit, non-political and non-religious humanitarian NGO. Its objective is to bring about a global response to the basic needs of populations suffering from acute humanitarian crisis and to allow them to recover their autonomy and dignity. PU-AMI has been active in Lebanon since 2001 implementing emergency and recovery projects in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, in Shelter Rehabilitation and in Livelihood Recovery sectors.   PU-AMI is currently setting up an Emergency Response Mechanism (ERM) in order to address the immediate WASH needs of the Syrian refugees in the North, Center and South of the Country. This project aims at creating an emergency cell at Beirut level with adequate needs (HR, logistics, equipment…) allowing a 24-72 hours response to identified acute humanitarian situations. In terms of geographical coverage, PU-AMI proposes to cover all current districts where it has ongoing WASH activities i.e. Akkar, Minnieh-Dannieh, Saida, Chouf, Aley, Baabda and Beirut.   The projects activities include supply of safe drinking water (upgrading of existing water system, filter distributions, jerry can/bucket distribution, installation of water tanks, chlorination...), setting up of safe environmental sanitation (excreta disposal, waste water disposal, solid waste management...) and hygiene promotion (hygiene facilities, distribution of hygiene and baby kits, hygiene sessions...).   General requirements   Obligatory qualifications Language skills: Fluent in Arabic (speaking/reading/writing) Education degree: Technical institute degree / Apprenticeship / Vocational training / On-the-job training whatever the field of expertise Work experience: 1 year experience in NGOs/private companies either in Water Supply & Sanitation fields, Plumbing, Masonry, Civil works, Logistic, or Health, Hygiene, and Social fields Computer skills: N/A Other: -          Intermediate knowledge in Technical and Social fields -          Good knowledge of Lebanon and willing to travel a lot nationally (Akkar, Minnieh-Dannieh, Saida, Chouf, Aley, Baabda and Beirut) and valid driving license are obligatory -          On-night staying possible according to the crisis situation -          Excellent communication and diplomacy skills to manage relationship in potentially tense situations   Wished qualifications Fluent in English (speaking/reading/writing) Strong motivation to help people in needs Well organized Conflict resolution and diplomacy experience Understanding of the political situation in the area Ability to analyze and suggest improvement Ability to take initiative to deal with difficulties encountered in daily work Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organization itself Autonomy, neutrality Hard worker Able to manage stress and pressure   Objectives   Under the supervision of the ERM Supervisors (either Water Supply, Sanitation, Hygiene & Community Mobilization or Distribution depending on his/her education and working background, the Field Officer is responsible for the qualitative, quantitative and timely implementation of the Emergency Response Activities. He/she directly implement the hardware activities (water supply, sanitation, plumbing, masonry, distribution of NFI) or software activities (hygiene, community mobilization) or with the help of beneficiaries, daily workers or contractors.     Tasks & responsibilities   Emergency response Implement disaster response with stock items available and distribution to disaster affected people; Carry out the assessment, design and implementation of the ERM activities; Respect the planning, design and required quality of the works (technical specifications, cost estimation and methodology); Carry out signature of formal contracts for the implementation of works with beneficiaries, owner and local authorities and explain clearly its terms to all the parties to ensure its well understand; Ensure that all measures have been taken and rules followed to ensure security on-site; Give an expertise and contribute to the improvement of activities through critics, analysis and suggestions; Support and participate to the other activities of the ERM team when required.   Assessment, monitoring & evaluation of activities Assess regularly the WASH/Shelter situation and determine population needs; Collect any relevant information from the communities and partners; Produce assessment reports according to developed formats; Collect and monitor the results of the ERM activities.   Community mobilization Relation/negotiation with the community for the activities and free community participation; Check the contractors' interventions are achieved regarding the requirements of the contract; Supervise the community’s members; Manage and organize the community participation on-site.   Logistic & administration Ensure the follow-up and the proper use of materials and tools used during on-site works; Manage the supply of materials to the work site in collaboration with logistic department.   Reporting Collect all information and provide written/orally reports on the progress of ERM activities on a daily and weekly basis; Report immediately any delay, problem or other relevant information to the ERM Supervisor; Communicate with the other sectors to homogenize the methodology and the conditions of intervention.   Responsibilities and activities defined in this job description are not exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project needs.    Please join the details of managers who can provide us with professional references for your last works.   Note: Only those applicants meeting the above mentioned requirements will be contacted for an interview (with written test).