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Community Development Centre Assistant

We are looking for a highly qualified individual with a mind set to achieve success in a humanitarian organization working in a challenging but interesting environment.   Who are we The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental and nonprofit organization, founded in 1956, that works in more than 30 countries around the world. DRC has been operating in Lebanon since 2004, working with Palestinian and Iraqi refugees, as well as Lebanese communities affected by the war in 2006.  DRC is committed to basic humanitarian principles; including impartiality and neutrality, and offers the highest standards of accountability to the people it serves. For further information about DRC, please refer to our website: www.drc.dk   About the job Implementation and follow up of CDC related projects .  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; • Supervise and monitor all the Community Development Centre activities, • Attend the activities, trainings and courses to evaluate the performance of the trainers and the satisfaction of the    beneficiaries; • Provide constant feedback to his/her supervisor on progress, lessons learnt, achievements, gaps, issues and problems;  • Recruit beneficiaries for the different courses, trainings and activities (50% Lebanese and 50% Syrians); • Responsible of developing and filing all documents related to the center, partner and beneficiaries’ (ex: TOR, MOU, attendance sheets, minutes of meetings, evaluations, beneficiaries’ files, reports, pictures etc.); About you To be successful in this role you must have, University Degree; preferably related to social work, Minimum 2 years of work experience in humanitarian or relevant. -Experience in managing community centers and development projects or community mobilization -Experience in emergency work is a plus Ideally you will also have, Excellent interpersonal and reporting skills, Good communication and organizational skills     We offer An interesting job in one of the world’s best NGOs. DRC will offer the successful applicant an 6 months contract, renewable dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work from February 2016 and be willing and able to work in kobayat Akkar 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 1250 USD  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 find Current 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 14 of February 2016. The interviews are expected to take place in the following week.  
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Salary Range
Unpaid Position
Contract Type
Full Time
Requires a Cover Letter?
No
Education Degree
Bachelor Degree
English
Fluent
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