Community Empowerment And Livelihood Manager

We are looking for a highly qualified and motivated Community empowerment and Livelihood manager to Coordinate and supervise all community empowerment and livelihood projects and activities including community support and community mobilization activities, the management of collective centers and the municipal support assistance program in North Bekaa. 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. Duties• Coordinate the timely implementation of community empowerment and livelihood activities in his/her AoR and monitor team and respective activities/project implementation. • Organize and lead assessments and write reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually);• Provide technical input and quality oversight of community empowerment, community development and livelihood activities.• Maintain and improve relationship with the local actors and authorities as well as DRC partners;• Supervise the community empowerment and livelihood team and develop their capacity; • Conduct monthly coordination meetings with all relevant stakeholders;• Ensure constant coordination with the UNHCR staff member in charge of community Services or any other donor from within this sector. • Ensure coordination with donors as well as all other concerned actors (mainly the Ministry of Social Affairs and other partner local and international NGOs); • Assess sector procurement needs, coordinate and supervise the correctness of DRC finance/admin procedures in collaboration with the head of office and Logistic/Procurement manager. About youa) Essential qualifications: University degree; preferably related to social work and development projects. b) Essential experience: 3 years minimum experience in relevant work  (managing community support projects, community centers…etc.) Experience in emergency work is a plus and experience with INGO is an advantage. We offerAn interesting job in one of the best NGO’s in the world. DRC will offer the successful applicant a 6 months contract, renewable dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work from January 2015 and be willing and able to work in North Bekaa (Baalbek).Qualified Lebanese candidates are encouraged to apply and if selected will be offered a contract under Lebanese law and DRC Lebanon’s terms and conditions for national employees. Basic Salary: 1911 USD CommitmentsDRC 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 processInterested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.dk and find Current Vacancies.  All applicants should 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 the 13 December 2014. The interviews are expected to take place in the following week.