Field Officer

CISP has been active in the Lebanese humanitarian sector since 1996 and has a particularly strong track record in supporting local communities including Lebanese population as well as Palestinian and Syrian refugees. Since then more than 50 projects have been implemented with funding of the European Commission (ECHO, EC), UN agencies (UNHCR, UNICEF, OCHA, UNRWA), Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Italian Cooperation.

CISP activities aim to support the most needed Lebanese in areas lacking of basic services and without access to economic opportunities (Mainly in the North and in the South). Moreover, the humanitarian assistance support Syrian and Palestinian Refugees through WASH, shelter, NFIs infrastructures rehabilitation & civil works, supply of equipment and materials, human resources training, social and educational activities, etc.

Job Description

Under the coordination and monitoring of the Project Coordinator competent for the geographical area assigned, the Field Officer will be responsible for:

• Liaison with local authorities including those competent for security in the target districts;
• Participate to assessments for the relevant sectors of interest either giving personally follow up to referrals (he/she will visit referred households and assess them) or organizing assessment on identified areas leading teams of evaluators and monitoring the collection of data and the quality of their work;
• Identification of Shelters to be inserted in the programs of rehabilitation including evaluation of the motivation and the commitment of the owners to project principles (i.e.: support to people in need);
• With support of Social workers, he/she will give follow up and monitor on the relocation and use of the shelters rehabilitated by the project;
• Liaison with owners and resolution of conflicts during implementation of works and for all the period of commitment; this includes delivery of payments, general acceptance of works (on the base of reports prepared by the technical staff);
• Liaison with Donor for the sectors of competence under strict coordination with Project Coordinator;
• Support to Project Staff and Donor’s staff during field visits, including organization of meeting with relevant subjects and interpretation (arabic/english);
• Reporting to the Project Coordinator and to the Area Manager or Country Representative

REQUIREMENTS:

Mandatory:

• University Degree;
• Proficiency in English and Arabic both oral and written;
• At least 3 years of professional experience in emergency projects, with similar position;
• Very good knowledge of the territory;
• Good capacity in organizing work and to lead teams;
• Very good capacity in solving problems;
• Very good communication skills;
• Be rigorous, precise, calm and polite;
• Excellent inter personnel skills and team spirit;
• Good Computer skills including good knowledge of Office Package, Email packages, etc.;
• Valid driving license.

Desirable skills:

• Good reporting skills;
• Managerial skills;
• Good knowledge of the standards of intervention for Shelter and WASH in emergency project;
• Willingness and ability to be flexible.