Project Assistant

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. DRC is inviting local candidates to apply for the position of Project Assistant - to support its activities under the project “Empowerment of Women at Risk in Lebanon”, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).   The purpose of the project is to empower women at risk and/or victims of SGBV by prevention and a protection-oriented response based on livelihood support. It will help promoting economic and personal self-reliance of 300 vulnerable women and raise awareness of duty-bearers about SGBV and human trafficking. The project’s outputs are as follows: Advocacy on violence against women towards survivors’ communities. Assistance to 200 women at risk through a holistic package of support services delivered in a newly established centre in Saida. Coordination and capacity building of local NGOs delivering services to domestic migrant workers. The Project Assistant will support DRC’s project team constituted of the project manager and 2 project coordinators in the implementation of the project’s activities. The Project Assistant will support in the implementation of the advocacy campaign on violence against women, establishing the women center in Saida and coordination and sub granting for NGOs working with Migrant Domestic Workers. Key responsibilities: Administrative and programme duties -    Assist in the implementation of the action plan for the project’s activities.-    Participate and provide administrative and logistic support to meetings and seminars organized within the framework of the project. This includes coordinating travel, recruitment and payment of resources persons, and drafting relative correspondence.-    Assist in the preparation for the awareness initiative campaign on violence against women in Saida and Beirut area:o    Collection of Info o    Coordination of the logistics of the workshops on awareness o    Assisting partners in implementing the campaign and monitor the campaign activities.-    Assist in the launching and implementation of activities of the center.-    Provide support to the implementation of the “market study” in Saida area (coordination, logistics, facilitating contacts with relevant stakeholders).  -    Assist in the preparation of the final ceremony of for the vocational trained women (quotations, venue, and logistics).-    Assist in organizing data and information, and preparing and maintaining records, documents related to the project’s activities.-    Review narrative and financial report submitted by partners. Reporting -    Report back verbally as often as needed to the project coordinators and project Manager on the progress of the work. -    Assist in the preparation of donor and other reports. Coordination-    Coordinate with relevant stakeholders. -    Coordinate and work closely with wider DRC team project. -    Attend meetings with all local and international NGOs working in the areas necessary. Other -    Other tasks as requested by the Project Manager or Programme Manager Competencies: Knowledge and understanding of concepts and approaches relevant to protection, mental health, women at risk and SGVB. Ability to organize own work. Professionalism Commitment to the values, vision and mission of DRC Comply fully with DRC’s staff Code of Conduct and other humanitarian ethics and accountability commitments of DRC Communication skillsProven ability to speak and write English and Arabic Teamwork Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues on team agendas, provide support to team members and act in accordance with the final group decision. Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and work relations. Planning & Organization Ability to prioritize competing demands and to plan, coordinate and monitor work/project flow, while respecting deadlines. Proven ability to prepare “big events” Qualifications & Experience: University degree NGO experience Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills Duration: 5 months; with a 1 month probation period     Starting date:October 2012     Conditions:DRC offers a competitive local salary and benefits package.     Application: Applications should include a detailed CV and a cover letter that addresses the applicant’s motivation in applying for the position and the relevance of their skills to responsibilities of the position. Please forward application, in English and marked “Project Assistant”, to vacancy@drclebanon.dk. The closing date is Friday 28th of September 2012. Only those applicants short-listed for the position will be contacted.